Australia
Out of time: Australian govt's pre-election headaches
The Government's move to cut back on the number of sitting days may have backfired - it won't have time before the election to implement changes recommended by the banking royal commission. Scott… Audio
Nauru refugees receive new telehealth service
The humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières has launched a telehealth service in Australia to care for people on Nauru. Audio
Canberra looking to stimulate private sector investment in Pacific
Australia's Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific on development opportunities in Papua New Guinea and stimulating the Australian private sector to invest in the region. Audio
Townsville, QLD declared disaster zone
The army has been called out in the Northern Queensland city of Townsville to help evacuate thousands of people from flood hit areas. Local MP Nick Dametto joined Checkpoint, and described just how… Video, Audio
Evac centres fill up as Townsville dam gates open fully
The gates of Townsville's dam have opened, releasing 2000 cubic metres of water per second into the Ross River and posing an unprecedented flooding threat to life and property, officials say.
Townsville declared insurance catastrophe after floods
Townsville's flood emergency has been declared a catastrophe by Australia's Insurance Council as rain continues to fall across north Queensland, however the water level in city's dam has stabilised.
Sport: Fiji 7s chasing history in Sydney
The Fiji men's sevens team will attempt to create history in Sydney this weekend and win World Series tournaments on consecutive weekends.
Voluntarily leaving society behind ...
An Australian couple has moved into rural New South Wales, away from public power and water, and by their accounts they're absolutely loving it. Audio
Australia correspondent Donna Field
Donna Field on the latest fish kill in Menindee - the Darling River is blanketed with fish - with thousands dead - the third fish kill in two months, and Australians of the year - cave divers Richard… Audio
Manus detention 'cruelty and torture'
Australia's detention of refugees on Manus Island amounts to mental and physical torture, the Catholic church says. Audio
ABC Wantok Programme for 28 January 2019
Crime related deaths in Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay; Alleged fraud clouds development of land near Solomon Islands main international airport; Australia Day and indigenous recognition, and; PNG… Audio
ABC Wantok Programme for 28 January 2019
Crime related deaths in Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay; Alleged fraud clouds development of land near Solomon Islands main international airport; Australia Day and indigenous recognition, and; PNG… Audio
Crowdfunding campaign frees Aboriginals jailed for unpaid fines
In Western Australia there's a law that if you cannot pay your fines, you go to prison. According to the group Sisters Inside - single aboriginal mothers make up the majority of those in prison for… Audio
Cummins crushes Sri Lanka
Pat Cummins took a career-best 6-23 to help Australia crush Sri Lanka by an innings and 40 runs inside three days in the series opening day-night test in Brisbane on Saturday.
Early Australian explorer's body found under London train station
The body of the British navigator who named Australia has been found under a London train station - ending a 200-year mystery.
Temperature records tumble as Adelaide reaches 46.6C
Adelaide hit 46.6C this afternoon, surpassing the previous 1939 record, while Port Augusta reached 49.1C.
Australian TV in the Pacific not what is needed - lobby group
An Australian media lobbying group says plans to broadcast Australian television content into the Pacific isn't what the region needs. Audio
Australia seeks whereabouts of writer 'missing' in China
The Australian government is investigating reports a Chinese-Australian writer is missing in China.
Killing of student drives fresh debate on violence towards women in Australia
In the past week, Australians have been shocked by the killing of a young woman who had been walking home at night in Melbourne.
Turning outback dust into a diamond empire
Frauke Bolton-Boshammer was a young mother of three when she and her husband Friedrich moved from Germany to the remote Australian outback town in far north Western Australia. Frauke and Friedrich… Audio
