Regional News

  1. UN Rohingya investigation

    The top United Nations human rights body will send an international fact-finding mission to investigate widespread allegations of killings, rape and torture of Rohingyas.

  2. Guterres wins presidency

    A lawyer who helped write Timor Leste's constitution says this week's presidential election shows the country is growing as a nation.

  3. War crime allegations

    Six people — including a three-year-old girl — were killed in the botched raid and now lawyers for their relatives are demanding a full, independent inquiry.

  1. Chinese Premier touches down

    Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in Canberra for a five-day visit focussed on strengthening China's economic relationship with Australia

  2. Tough choices with China

    As China's stocks continue to rise the superpower wants to be treated differently in exchange for access to its lucrative markets.

  3. Corporal punishment in Tonga

    A Tongan advocacy group calls for more education for teachers about disciplinary techniques after an 11-year-old is beaten and hospitalised.

  1. CBA, ANZ and St George raise rates

    Commonwealth Bank, ANZ and St George join NAB and Westpac in another out-of-cycle increase in mortgage rates for investment and owner-occupier loans.

  2. Cheap property?

    You might think Australia's houses are ridiculously overpriced, but that's not how China's millionaires see it.

  3. WA GST black hole

    The new WA Government is handed a major budget blow, with the state set to be hundreds of millions of dollars worse off due to a lower than expected GST allocation.

  4. Harvey Norman's week of woes

    Is Harvey Norman under investigation for troubling accounting practices by the corporate watchdog or is it a mere "review"?

  1. Bulldogs' only premiership hangover is belief against Pies

    If the Western Bulldogs' win over Collingwood is anything to go by, their only premiership hangover is an unshaken belief and the confidence of champions.

  2. Hamilton tops both practices Australian Grand Prix

    Lewis Hamilton tops the time sheets in both practice sessions at the Australian F1 Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo not far off the pace in Melbourne.

  1. Pet taxi driver has the pawfect job

    Covered in fur, scooping up poo and never happier. Working as a pet taxi driver provides plenty of challenges but plenty of cute, adorable clients to cuddle too.

  2. New centre provides day care for sick children in Canberra

    A new childcare centre in Canberra provides flexible places for children with serious illnesses.

  3. Burnie man's cloud dreams come true

    Gary McArthur's photo of asperitas clouds in Burnie is chosen as the world's best example for the newly classified formation.

  1. DNA discovery

    Benjamin Button aged backwards, but could you? The prospect may not be as far-fetched as you think, with hopes a breakthrough discovery on how cells repair DNA could bring a drug to reverse ageing one step closer.

  2. Preventing childhood asthma

    Can a simple breath test reduce the risk of passing asthma from mother to baby?

  3. Diet and gut health

    What foods should we eat (and avoid) to keep our gut health in check?

  1. Beefed up exports

    More Australian meat processors to be allowed to send more product to China.

  2. Are gene editing regulations too stringent?

    A university professor believes breeders would be able to produce products at a far more rapid pace, if Australian GMO regulation was changed.

  3. Footrot vaccine available

    It is hoped a new footrot vaccine will better target most strains of the disease in livestock.