Australia
Woman accused of strawberry needle scare faces up to 10 years jail
A farm supervisor who allegedly put needles in strawberries did so out of spite, a Brisbane court has heard.
Sharp objects found in Adelaide strawberries
Sharp objects were found in strawberries in the Adelaide suburb of Salisbury and in South Australia's Clare Valley yesterday.
Melbourne attacker had passport cancelled over Syria travel plans
The terrorist who carried out yesterday's fatal stabbing in Bourke Street, had his passport cancelled due to fears he planned to travel to Syria in 2015, the Australian Federal Police say.
Canberra vows it's with the Pacific on climate change
Australia's assistant minister for international development and the Pacific, Anne Ruston, says Canberra is continuing to build on its Pacific relationships a year on from its announcement of a step… Audio
Australia 'absolutely committed' to Pacific climate resilience
Australia's assistant minister for international development and the Pacific says she is adamant her country will meet its climate change commitments.
PM begins life as leader of a minority government
Australia correspondent, Bernard Keane on how the Prime Minister is navigating his role as leader of a minority government with confirmation of Kerryn Phelps' win in Wentworth. Meanwhile, Scott… Audio
Australia lifting Pacific work scheme numbers
The number of Pacific people employed in Australia's temporary work schemes will nearly double over the next year, the Australian government says.
Man dies after shark attack off Queensland coast
A 33-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark off the north Queensland coast, in the same area where two other people were attacked in September.
Proteas crush Australia in first ODI
Dale Steyn claimed two early wickets as South Africa's pace attack combined superbly to heap more misery on Australia with a six-wicket thrashing in Perth to take a 1-0 lead in their three-match…
Australia Pacific Aid - Step Up or Stumble
It's a year since Australia announced a different approach to its engagement with the Pacific. Audio
Sport: Aus, NZ's Pacific Games presence to grow
The Pacific Games Council expects the involvement of Australian and New Zealand athletes will continue to grow in the coming years but said any further expansion will be on their terms.
Aus housing contagion
Opinion is divided about the Australian property slowdown being contagious here. House prices in Sydney and Melbourne are falling by $1000 a week. The knock-on effects include the possibility of a 20%… Audio
Malcolm Turbull becomes a special envoy?
Australia correspondent, Karen Middleton reports on Malcolm Turnbull's unusual new role as the Prime Minister's personal envoy, representing Australia at an oceans conference in Bali. There has also… Audio
Nauru dependent on refugees - academic
An academic says Nauru's economic dependence on detaining refugees could be making its government uneasy about recent evacuations. Audio
Aussie confectionery empire's bitter-sweet tale
'Rocky Road' is the story of Darrell Lea, the Australian family confectionery company which has seen four generations of the Lea family make bitter sacrifices to try and make it in the sweet business… Audio
Australia's Labor Party commits to maintaining offshore detention
Australia's opposition Labor Party will maintain the offshore processing of asylum seekers if it forms government.
Suggestions Australia's Border Force changing tack
Australia could end legal opposition to Nauru refugee transfers, an advocate says. Audio
Australian politican Fiona Patten on sex, drugs and the electoral roll
Fiona Patten is an MP in the Victorian state parliament and the founder of the Australian Sex Party, now renamed the Reason Party. In the past, she's been a fashion designer, a sex worker and… Audio
Wentworth, Nauru and a Royal Visit
Australia correspondent Donna Field has the latest following the Wentworth by-election win for Independent Kerryn Phelps, the children transferred 11 children from Nauru to Australia for medical… Audio
By-election gives hope to Manus, Nauru refugees
There is hope the Australian government's defeat in the Wentworth by-election could lead to a change in its offshore detention policy. Audio
