Regional News

  1. Tiny elite to decide HK's leader

    Sunday's three-way race to decide Hong Kong's next chief executive is almost certain to see Beijing-backed official Carrie Lam win the ballot of just 1,194 voters.

  2. South Korean ferry loaded onto transport vessel

    South Korean salvage crews prepare to bring a ferry which sank and killed more than 300 to shore.

  3. London attack investigation

    British police say they have released without charge six of the 10 people being held in connection with the attack near Britain's Parliament.

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  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. India's Kuldeep stars on debut, Smith hits century for Australia

    Steve Smith's century helps Australia struggles to reach 300 on day one, as Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav has a debut to remember.

  2. Daniel Ricciardo crashes out of Melbourne Grand Prix qualifying

    Daniel Ricciardo says he will turn a frustrating qualifying crash into a "bit of aggro" during the F1 grand prix 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.