Regional News

  1. Protests at PNG LNG

    Protesters picket outside an LNG plant near Port Moresby as Papua New Guinea's government withholds long overdue royalties.

  2. Shorten to confront Netanyahu

    Bill Shorten will raise his party's opposition to Jewish settlements in the West Bank when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes an historic visit to Australia this week.

  3. 'Immediate' crackdown on illegal aliens

    The US Department of Homeland Security drafts sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the US illegally.

  1. Four more suspects

    Malaysian police are looking for four more North Korean suspects in connection with the murder of Kim Jong-nam.

  2. Army joins drug war

    The Philippine army will create a task force to support President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, the country's military chief says.

  3. South China Sea patrols

    A United States aircraft carrier group begins patrols in the South China Sea amid renewed tension over the disputed waterway.

  1. Clean coal research funds used for ads

    The coal industry's multi-million-dollar advertising and lobbying campaign in the run-up to the last federal election was bankrolled by money deducted from state mining royalty payments.

  2. 'Energy catastrophe' warning

    BlueScope Steel's chief executive warns that Australia faces an "energy catastrophe" if new gas power stations are not built to maintain baseload power.

  3. Gas missing in energy mix

    As politicians continue trading barbs over the merits of renewable energy versus coal-fired power generation, missing from the debate these days has been the role of gas.

  4. Mixed profit results

    Shares in engineering services firm Worley Parsons and pallet company Brambles plummet as investors react to disappointing profit results, while health insurer NIB jumps on earnings growth.

  1. Vickerman spoke of difficulties he faced after retiring from rugby

    Former Wallabies player and Brumbies captain Owen Finegan says former Wallabies star Dan Vickerman confided in his friends about the difficulties he faced after retiring from the game.

  2. ACA says CA is withholding financial information as pay dispute rolls on

    The Australian Cricketers Association accuses Cricket Australia of withholding important financial information as their pay dispute remains unresolved.

  1. Fire-affected farmers receive a helping hand

    One week after devastating fires ripped through central western NSW, farmers are being given a helping hand with fodder being delivered from across Australia.

  2. 100 women help veteran fulfil wartime wish for 100th birthday

    A wartime promise turns into a very special 100th birthday celebration for a former British Army officer now living near Newcastle, who promised his troops he would celebrate with 100 women if he made it that far.

  3. Bird banding and one man's 30-year duty tracking diversity

    Alan Leishman has spent 30 years catching and recording birds in the Australian Botanic Garden, and has not only honed his talent for mimicking their chirps, but has witnessed the effects of climate change and industrial development.

  1. The real Mediterranean diet

    A traditional Mediterranean diet has been shown to have significant health benefits. But can you follow it if you live nowhere near a Greek island?

  2. What it's like to live with 'face blindness'

    People with prosopagnosia know when they see a face, but their brain can't process who it belongs to.

  3. GP care 'worth more than $37'

    A GP says she's worth more than the $37 the "frozen" Medicare rebate provides because her patient care saves the health system a fortune.

  1. Biosecurity failures

    An increase in exotic pests and diseases prompts Australian farmers and environmentalists to demand more focus on biosecurity.

  2. Fishing village floods

    Shacks in the fishing village of King Ash Bay are being flooded by the McArthur River.

  3. Q fever vaccine trial for children

    A medical trial is to begin testing the effects of Q fever vaccine on children.