Fear of Philippine insurgency in Marawi alarms region
South-east Asian nations and the United States have pledged to support the Philippines in its fight against Islamic State-allied militants.
Lindsay Murdoch is a three-time winner of the Walkley Award, Australia's top award for journalistic excellence. Lindsay is a former correspondent based in Singapore, Jakarta and Darwin. In 1999 he covered the tumultuous events in East Timor, and in 2003 he covered the Iraq war while embedded with US Marines.
South-east Asian nations and the United States have pledged to support the Philippines in its fight against Islamic State-allied militants.
Cambodian authorities say an Australian filmmaker has been arrested in Phnom Penh for allegedly living in Cambodia illegally, and not for spying as earlier reported.
An award-winning Australian filmmaker has been arrested in Phnom Penh and accused of spying after using a drone on the eve of nationwide local elections.
Footage released on Saturday shows an armed man setting fires and stealing gambling chips but making no attempt to shoot fleeing customers and employees.
Australia's move to ban paedophiles from travelling to impoverished countries could have an unintended consequence.
A mother has been arrested in the Philippines after she allegedly spent five years sending sexually explicit images of her two daughters to an Australian paedophile.
At least 36 bodies have been found at a Philippine casino resort that was attacked by a gunman.
The disturbance was heard at a complex that includes hotels, casinos, clubs and a shopping centre.
A military air strike has killed 11 soldiers in 'friendly fire' in the Philippine city of Marawi, which has been besieged by Islamist militants, officials say.
A new video has emerged of Myanmar soldiers kicking, beating and threatening to kill six ethnic villagers as they were handcuffed on the ground.
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