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Fiji faces unfolding flood crisis
by australianetworknews 2,403 views
Six people have died in fiji, after torrential rain led to flooding and landslides.
The death toll rose after a family of four was killed by a landslide in the country's north-west.
The crisis has stretched the island nation's resources, with more than a thousand people left homeless. -
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5:12
Political crisis in PNG
by australianetworknews 1,669 views
PNG has two men claiming to be prime minister and two groups of politicians claiming to be the government.
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1:58
Footy in the Pacific
by australianetworknews 868 views
Young people in the Pacific are getting the chance to improve their football skills at this year's AFL Oceania Cup in Fiji.
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Nauru and New Zealand have all joined the host nation to take part in the competition.
And this year's participants are receiving special mentoring from AFL stars Nic Naitanui and Israel Folau. -
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1:01
O'Neill backed in PNG leadership bid
by australianetworknews 134 views
Peter O'Neill tells Radio Australia he has the numbers to beat Constitutionally recognised Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare in their struggle for power.
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1:57
Philippine tropical storm tragedy
by australianetworknews 481 views
Filipino authorities scramble to bury the growing number of dead bodies found after tropical storm Washi struck, fearing the decomposing corpses could spread disease.
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2:42
Poisoned legacy of Agent Orange
by australianetworknews 186 views
Fifty years since US forces first used the chemical defoliant Agent Orange in Vietnam, its poisonous legacy is still felt, causing birth defects in children born long after the war ended.
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2:28
University competition soars
by australianetworknews 211 views
Growing international competition overshadows Australian universities' attempts to crack into the Asian tertiary market.
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1:59
Fiji to relax emergency laws
by australianetworknews 345 views
Fiji's prime minister says emergency laws which restrict freedom of assembly and censor the press will end on January 7.
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2:13
Fiji leader defends martial law
by australianetworknews 311 views
Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has defended the government's emergency rule, crediting it with improving the country's stability and economic growth.
On Saturday, authorities will lift the public emergency regulations that have been imposed on the nation for the past three years. -
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2:15
Baby boom expected for Year of the Dragon
by australianetworknews 960 views
The year of the dragon is considered by many to be the most auspicious time to have a baby.
And the boom in dragon babies every 12 years leads to an unusually high demand in many things, including hospital beds, places in schools and even so-called 'confinement nannies'.
China correspondent Huey Fern Tay reports from Beijing. -
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1:42
Hairdressing workshops proving a success in remote Australia
by australianetworknews 179 views
A hairdressing program in remote central Australia is helping young Aboriginal people to learn the art of cutting and colouring.
For many, it's their first experience working in a small business environment.
Tom Nightingale reports from Santa Teresa. -
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2:16
Flooding forces mass evacuations across Fiji
by australianetworknews 4,637 views
Fiji's interim government says it appears floodwaters have peaked and are falling around Nadi and other regions of western Viti Levu.
Fijian interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has launched a flood relief appeal to assist families affected by the flooding on the Western side of Viti Levu.
Seventy-four evacuation centres across the country are housing close to three and a half thousand people.
There have been six confirmed casualties. -
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1:50
Fiji faces unfolding flood crisis
by australianetworknews 2,403 views
Six people have died in fiji, after torrential rain led to flooding and landslides.
The death toll rose after a family of four was killed by a landslide in the country's north-west.
The crisis has stretched the island nation's resources, with more than a thousand people left homeless. -
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4:21
Papua New Guinea army mutiny over, says PM O'Neill
by australianetworknews 652 views
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea says the crisis sparked by a mutiny by soldiers loyal to Sir Michael Somare is over.
Earlier, PNG's defence chief was locked up and soldiers called for Sir Michael to be reinstated as prime minister.
But after a day of uncertainty, Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, announced the defence chief had been released and the soldier who led the mutiny was being "dealt with."
From Port Moresby, Liam Fox looks at how the situation unfolded. -
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3:07
PNG's mutiny crisis continues
by australianetworknews 274 views
PNG correspondent Liam Fox speaks to News Breakfast about the latest developments in the mutiny saga.
He says tensions have eased, with leaders looking to resolve the issue in the so-called 'Melanesian way', choosing not to take action against many of those involved. -
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1:23
Fears of more landslides in PNG
by australianetworknews 907 views
Emergency crews at the scene of a massive landslide, are being hampered by wet weather.
It's believed around 50 people were buried in the collapse and authorities fear the land is so unstable, there could be another landslide. -
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1:01
O'Neill backed in PNG leadership bid
by australianetworknews 134 views
Peter O'Neill tells Radio Australia he has the numbers to beat Constitutionally recognised Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare in their struggle for power.
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1:57
Philippine tropical storm tragedy
by australianetworknews 481 views
Filipino authorities scramble to bury the growing number of dead bodies found after tropical storm Washi struck, fearing the decomposing corpses could spread disease.
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2:42
Poisoned legacy of Agent Orange
by australianetworknews 186 views
Fifty years since US forces first used the chemical defoliant Agent Orange in Vietnam, its poisonous legacy is still felt, causing birth defects in children born long after the war ended.
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2:28
University competition soars
by australianetworknews 211 views
Growing international competition overshadows Australian universities' attempts to crack into the Asian tertiary market.
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1:59
Fiji to relax emergency laws
by australianetworknews 345 views
Fiji's prime minister says emergency laws which restrict freedom of assembly and censor the press will end on January 7.
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1:12
Afghan sisters dreaming of London Olympic boxing gold
by australianetworknews 4,016 views
It's been ten years since the Taliban was toppled, but Afghan women are still fighting for their rights - and some women are taking the idea of a fight quite literally.
Afghan teenage sisters Sadaf and Shabnam Rahimi are training in a spartan gym which lacks even a boxing ring for this year's London Olympics. -
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2:13
Fiji leader defends martial law
by australianetworknews 311 views
Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has defended the government's emergency rule, crediting it with improving the country's stability and economic growth.
On Saturday, authorities will lift the public emergency regulations that have been imposed on the nation for the past three years. -
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3:02
Anwar Ibrahim cleared of sodomy charges
by australianetworknews 478 views
Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim says he's still coming to terms with the not guilty verdict in his trial for sodomy charges.
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1:42
Hairdressing workshops proving a success in remote Australia
by australianetworknews 179 views
A hairdressing program in remote central Australia is helping young Aboriginal people to learn the art of cutting and colouring.
For many, it's their first experience working in a small business environment.
Tom Nightingale reports from Santa Teresa. -
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2:33
Expat second hand store helping Thailand's poor
by australianetworknews 565 views
Expats in Thailand have set up a second hand store with their unwanted items. And it's helping some of the country's poorest to generate income.
South East Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel reports. -
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2:15
Baby boom expected for Year of the Dragon
by australianetworknews 960 views
The year of the dragon is considered by many to be the most auspicious time to have a baby.
And the boom in dragon babies every 12 years leads to an unusually high demand in many things, including hospital beds, places in schools and even so-called 'confinement nannies'.
China correspondent Huey Fern Tay reports from Beijing. -
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2:16
Flooding forces mass evacuations across Fiji
by australianetworknews 4,637 views
Fiji's interim government says it appears floodwaters have peaked and are falling around Nadi and other regions of western Viti Levu.
Fijian interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has launched a flood relief appeal to assist families affected by the flooding on the Western side of Viti Levu.
Seventy-four evacuation centres across the country are housing close to three and a half thousand people.
There have been six confirmed casualties. -
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1:23
Fears of more landslides in PNG
by australianetworknews 907 views
Emergency crews at the scene of a massive landslide, are being hampered by wet weather.
It's believed around 50 people were buried in the collapse and authorities fear the land is so unstable, there could be another landslide. -
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1:50
Fiji faces unfolding flood crisis
by australianetworknews 2,403 views
Six people have died in fiji, after torrential rain led to flooding and landslides.
The death toll rose after a family of four was killed by a landslide in the country's north-west.
The crisis has stretched the island nation's resources, with more than a thousand people left homeless. -
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4:21
Papua New Guinea army mutiny over, says PM O'Neill
by australianetworknews 652 views
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea says the crisis sparked by a mutiny by soldiers loyal to Sir Michael Somare is over.
Earlier, PNG's defence chief was locked up and soldiers called for Sir Michael to be reinstated as prime minister.
But after a day of uncertainty, Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, announced the defence chief had been released and the soldier who led the mutiny was being "dealt with."
From Port Moresby, Liam Fox looks at how the situation unfolded. -
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2:54
Australia's Prime Minister honoured at an International Women's Day - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 1,645 views
Australia's Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has been honoured as Australia's first female prime minister at an International Women's Day event in the United States.
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1:46
Beijing ends New Year celebrations with a bang - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 191 views
Fifteen days of Chinese New Year celebrations have come to an end.
The fireworks were out in force in Beijing, lighting up the night sky.
China correspondent Huey Fern Tay was there to take it all in.
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2:10
China confronts cost of living pressure - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 945 views
China's inflation rate has risen again, adding pressure on Beijing to cool the cost of living.
And while the increase was lower than expected, there's now speculation the country's central bank will increase interest rates again.
China correspondent Huey Fern Tay reports.
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4:17
Cyclone Yasi leaves trail of destruction in Queensland - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 4,529 views
First light has revealed the trail of destruction left by Cyclone Yasi in the north-eastern Australian state of Queensland.
Residents have described a terrifying night in evacuation centres - and emergency crews say some areas have been flattened.
There have been no reports of deaths or serious injuries so far, but authorities have cautioned it's too early to draw any conclusions.
The cyclone made landfall as a category five system, unleashing its fury on the small north queensland communities of Mission Beach, Tully, Cardwell and Innisfail.
Yasi has now been downgraded to Category 2 and is heading inland. -
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3:47
Queensland braces for Tropical Cyclone Yasi - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 4,434 views
A severe Category 5 tropical cyclone is bearing down on the Australian state of Queensland, and is due to hit the north of the state late tonight.
After days of warnings, evacuations and preparations, Tropical Cyclone Yasi is expected to bring widespread destruction and devastation and authorities are telling residents to prepare for the worst. -
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1:33
Fiji democracy on the agenda for Pacific talks - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 348 views
Fiji's return to democracy is expected to be a major talking point on a tour of the north Pacific, by the Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Affairs.
Already, Fiji's suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum has been raised in discussions between Richard Marles and the president of Palau, Johnson Toribiong. Pacific correspondent, Sean Dorney reports from Palau. -
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1:37
Laos youth receive a helping hand - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 820 views
Disadvantaged youth from Laos are being given a chance to shine at a popular restaurant.
An aid project is helping the country's growing hospitality sector, but also many young people, giving them self esteem and purpose. Joanna McCarthy reports from Vientiane.
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2:12
New citizens celebrate Australia Day - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 392 views
In Australia, many migrants to the country have chosen its national day to become Australian citizens.
More than 13,000 people have taken out citizenship this year, from more than 140 countries. Peta Donald reports.
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2:13
Deadly cluster bomb legacy in Laos - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 724 views
Cluster bomb survivors in Laos are urging all countries, including Australia, to ratify an international ban on the explosives.
Australia's Senate is currently considering a bill to implement the treaty.
But human rights groups say it doesn't go far enough. Joanna McCarthy reports.
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2:16
Australia, Afghanistan sign asylum seeker agreement - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 1,334 views
Australia is planning to send more failed Afghan asylum seekers back to their country, after Australian and Afghan officials signed a new Memorandum of Understanding.
The MOU allows for voluntary and involuntary returns, and while the UN refugee agency is onboard, some are concerned lives will be in danger.
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1:53
World Cup woes for Indian cricket facilities - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 934 views
India's Cricket World Cup preparations are in danger of going the way of the Commonwealth Games.
Two of the nation's main grounds have missed the deadline for the completion of major upgrades.
Kolkata's Eden Gardens is well behind schedule, and may not finish renovations before the start of the cup. Richard Lindell reports.
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4:41
Brisbane River recedes as Australian states face fresh flooding - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 637 views
The Queensland capital has had good news overnight, with the Brisbane River level dropping by almost two metres.
Inland and further south the town of Goondiwindi is waiting and hoping the waters will not rise above the town's levee.
Meanwhile, several regions in the states of Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales are now facing flood threats and many residents are preparing to evacuate.
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4:30
'Australia's worst flooding disaster' sweeps across Queensland - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 15,026 views
Three quarters of the Australian state of Queensland is now a disaster zone, and after 19 days - the human toll has risen dramatically.
Ten people have been killed and nearly 80 are missing in the worst hit area of the Lockyer Valley to the west of Brisbane.
And the crisis is far from over, with the state capital, Brisbane, being warned that a peak higher than the record 1974 flood is likely to hit in the next 48 hours.
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3:46
Queensland floods 'like a tsunami' - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 85,617 views
A raging torrent of water swept through the Queensland city of Toowoomba killing several people and leave others missing.
The flooding came without warning, and many people scrambled onto rooftops to escape the wall of water.
A major search and rescue operation is underway for the missing.
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2:21
Solomon Islands rugby goes pink for a cause - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 474 views
A Solomon Islands charity hopes to be able to fund the country's first mammogram equipment this year, to help detect breast cancer.
It's fund raising efforts have so far included a rugby match with a difference - players on both sides decked out in pink.
Sean Dorney reports.
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3:36
Border fence damaging livelihoods for Punjab farmers - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 8,187 views
It's some of the most fertile land on the Subcontinent.
Crops from the Punjab region of northern India and Pakistan provide food for many of the people living there.
But on the Indian side of the border, a security fence built inside the line of control is making life much tougher for farmers.
Richard Lindell reports from the India-Pakistan border.
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3:58
Australia's gay marriage debate gains momentum - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 1,362 views
In Australia, the debate over whether to legally recognise gay marriage is gathering momentum.
The country's parliament recently passed a motion calling on all MPs to consult their electorates on the issue, and government MPs have begun agitating to change the ruling labor party's policy against allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. -
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3:07
Free dining in the Golden Temple kitchen - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 15,118 views
It's the world's biggest free dining room and it can be found in the north-western Indian city of Amritsar.
The langar - or kitchen - at the golden temple serves 50,000 meals every day - and double that on weekends and holidays.
Anyone is welcome to eat there - in what is Sikhism's greatest act of sharing and equality. Richard Lindell reports -
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2:01
Tongan capital slowly rebuilding - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 1,285 views
It's taken four years, but the reconstruction of the central business district of the Tongan capital is finally gathering pace.
November 2006 riots left much of the centre looted and burnt, but low interest loans from China have seen it gradually being rebuilt. Sean Dorney reports.
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3:20
Life on Delhi's streets - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 981 views
As many as 18 million children live on the streets of India. While it's not a sight most people go there to see, former street kids are now showing tourists their old haunts.
They hope to encourage them to support the charities that are doing their best to alleviate the problem.
Richard Lindell reports from New Delhi
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2:23
India's new market for male beauty - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 958 views
Manicures, pedicures, skin and hair care. Traditionally the exclusive domain of women, India's men are taking to beauty treatments in ever increasing numbers.
It's a market with huge potential and advertisers are employing Bollywood's biggest names to create a rugged image for India's best kept men.
India correspondent, Richard Lindell reports. -
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2:07
Taxing times for Jakarta cafe owners - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 151 views
Cafe owners in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, are worried a proposed new tax will send them to the wall.
They claim it will push up prices and drive customers away.
Indonesia correspondent, Helen Brown reports. -
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4:20
Australia's asylum policy plans - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 285 views
The Australian Government is about to begin a major shakeup of its immigration detention policy, moving asylum seekers out of the crowded Christmas Island centre to the mainland, but it's not just the overcrowding driving the policy.
Many of the asylum seekers are unaccompanied minors or in family groups with children, and the government is keen to avoid the ugly images of children being kept behind razor wire.
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2:13
Indoleaks: WikiLeaks copycat for Indonesia - Australia Network News
by australianetworknews 622 views
One of the world's newest democracies is taking its cue from the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks.
Indoleaks is yet to make any startling revelations, but its supporters have high hopes, as Indonesia correspondent Helen Brown reports from Jakarta.
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2:22
UNDP report highlights East Asian progress
by australianetworknews 173 views
East Asian nations have figured prominently in a United Nations report on human development.
The report found that countries, such as Indonesia, have powered ahead - improving income, health and education. China has also scored well, but not in all areas.
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2:38
Aquino's popularity drops
by australianetworknews 287 views
Benigno Aquino was elected President of the Philippines with the highest popularity of anyone since his mother in the 1980s.
But, as Kesha West reports, he's since been under fire.
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10:02
Julia Gillard calls for leadership vote
by australianetworknews 10,770 views
Australia's Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has announced that she will call a caucus vote on the leadership of the Labor Party next week.
The call follows the resignation of Kevin Rudd as Foreign Minister in a surprise announcement during a Washington visit.
Ms Gillard says the ballot will be held at 10am AEDT on Monday. -
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12:41
Kevin Rudd to challenge for Labor leadership
by australianetworknews 3,924 views
Former Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd has announced he will take part in a leadership vote for the ruling Australian Labor Party.
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called the ballot to try to end speculation over the leadership.
Mr Rudd says if his challenge fails, he will return to the backbench and not seek the leadership again -
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2:14
Julia Gillard confident she'll win Labor leadership ballot
by australianetworknews 2,890 views
Australian PM Julia Gillard says high office is about achieving things and not just talking about them.
She says she can "get things done", using her carbon tax legislation as an example.
Ms Gillard also says the nation and the Labor caucus must decide which leadership candidate has the character and the temperament to run the country. -
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8:23
Newsline's Jim Middleton analyses Labor leadership spill
by australianetworknews 142 views
Jim Middleton spent 20 years covering the leadership ructions in Canberra, including eight leadership challenges.
He joins ABC News Breakfast ahead of the showdown between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd for the Labor leadership -
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1:43
Rudd congratulates Gillard on leadership win
by australianetworknews 2,721 views
Kevin Rudd has made a bid to mend the relationships with his colleagues that have been badly damaged in recent days.
Julia Gillard has held her position as Australian Prime Minister after winning a vote by Labor Party members of parliament 71-31, following a challenge by Kevin Rudd.
He has congratulated Julia Gillard and says he accepts the verdict of the caucus. -
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2:05
Julia Gillard retains Labor leadership
by australianetworknews 460 views
Julia Gillard says a sometimes "ugly" fight iss now over, and the Australian people had had "a gutful" of seeing Labor focus on itself.
She's held her position as Australian Prime Minister after a 71-31 vote by Labor Party members of parliament, following a challenge by Kevin Rudd. -
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2:08
Media freedom in Fiji
by australianetworknews 593 views
It's been nearly two months now since emergency laws in Fiji were lifted.
And while censors may have left the newsrooms, just how free are journalists to report what's going on under the military dictatorship?
The ABC's Philippa McDonald was given exclusive access to Fiji's most popular newspapers, and she reports from Suva. -
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2:00
More violence following Koran burning
by australianetworknews 153 views
At least nine people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack, targeting a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was revenge for last week's burning of the Koran at a US military base. -
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2:21
China warned economic growth 'unsustainable'
by australianetworknews 247 views
China is being warned that its rapid economic growth is unsustainable, unless major reforms, aimed at freeing up the market, are introduced.
A new report from the World Bank and a Chinese Government think tank says the world's second largest economy has reached a turning point.
And it says action needs to be taken in order to avoid a sudden slow-down in growth. -
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2:01
Tokyo evacuation considered in wake of Fukushima disaster
by australianetworknews 660 views
An independent report into Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster last March has revealed plans for a possible evacuation of Tokyo.
Based on interviews with hundreds of Japanese and US government officials, the document outlines fears the stricken power plant would emit huge plumes of radiation, which would spread to the capital.
The ABC's North Asia Correspondent Mark Willacy says the evacuation of the capital was the Japanese government's last resort. -
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2:05
Solomon Islanders still show support for RAMSI
by australianetworknews 212 views
The people of Solomon Islands are still in support of the Regional Assistance Mission in the country, otherwise known as RAMSI.
The finding has been made in a new report looking at the public views about the country's government and law enforcement officials.
Mignon Stewart speaks with Radio Australia's Campbell Cooney to find out more about the survey which led to report. -
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1:50
Population explosion tipped for Pacific
by australianetworknews 72 views
The Pacific is set for a population explosion between now and 2050.
A new report commissioned by the New Zealand government predicts it will swell from around 10 million to 18 million by the middle of the century. -
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1:42
EU drops another hint over lifting Burma sanctions
by australianetworknews 206 views
The European Union says free and fair elections in Burma in April could be the last hurdle to the lifting of European sanctions.
The EU's comments come after a string of rapid democratic reforms from the previously isolated South East Asian nation. -
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1:54
Greenpeace reports illegal logging in Indonesia
by australianetworknews 1,449 views
The environmental group, Greenpeace, says it has uncovered widespread illegal logging by one of the world's largest timber mills.
The organisation is accusing "Asia Pulp and Paper" of cutting down the endangered Ramin species, which forms a vital part of the Sumatran Tiger's habitat. -
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2:16
Tibetan tension ahead of India, China talks
by australianetworknews 315 views
Rare vision has emerged of a Tibetan town which has been under Chinese lockdown for more than three years.
The town's Kirti Monastery has been the scene of many recent self-immolation incidents.
The Chinese Foreign Minister is meeting his Indian counterpart in New Delhi where the Tibetan issue could be raised. -
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3:09
Bob Carr takes on Australia's foreign affairs role
by australianetworknews 1,403 views
Australia's new foreign minister says the region and near neighbourhood, will be his focus ahead of wider global issues.
Bob Carr, the former premier of New South Wales is taking over from Kevin Rudd.
Mr Rudd has gone to the back bench, after losing this week's leadership ballot.
Defence minister Stephen Smith, who also wanted the foreign affairs portfolio, says he accepts the prime minister's decision.
From Canberra, Political Editor Catherine McGrath reports. -
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2:34
New recruit boosts Papua New Guinea's Twenty20 World Cup hopes
by australianetworknews 488 views
Papua New Guinea's national cricket squad is about to head off to Dubai, for the Twenty20 World Cup qualifying tournament.
They face a tough task to get through, with competition from teams like Ireland, Kenya and Canada.
But their chances haven't been harmed by a late arrival, the former England test wicketkeeper, Geraint Jones.
He tells Gloria Kalache how his selection for the side came about. -
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3:51
Floods threaten Australia's eastern states
by australianetworknews 1,172 views
Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes due to floods in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria.
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2:06
Australia's newest 'living treasures'
by australianetworknews 291 views
Australian singers, Olivia Newton John and Kylie Minogue are among a group of seven new national living treasures.
The diverse lot also includes sporting, science and environmental luminaries.
But the selection of one person, has ruffled a few feathers, as Ben Worsley reports. -
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1:36
India's women win Kabaddi world championship
by australianetworknews 3,109 views
India has claimed victory in the first ever women's world championship in the game of Kabaddi.
The national team beat Iran after a tense match in the indian state of Bihar. -
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1:27
Thailand's Don Muang airport reopens after flooding
by australianetworknews 1,694 views
Thailand's second largest airport has re-opened.
It was forced to close late last year after one of the country's worst floods.
And the government says it has plans to protect Bangkok from unexpected flooding in the future. -
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2:45
Bob Carr discusses Pacific, Indonesia ahead of parliament endorsement
by australianetworknews 372 views
Australia's foreign minister designate, Bob Carr, says Australia's relationships with the Pacific and Indonesia will be his first priorities.
Mr Carr was speaking ahead of his endorsment by a joint sitting of the New South Wales parliament as Mark Arbib's replacement in the Senate. -
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1:09
Papua New Guinea's top judge arrested
by australianetworknews 406 views
Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested the country's top judge.
The Chief Justice Sir Salamo Injia was questioned for several hours before being charged with perverting the course of justice.
PNG Correspondent Liam Fox filed this report. -
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2:16
China's Foreign Minister appears at National People's Congress
by australianetworknews 212 views
China's Foreign Minister has apppeared before hundreds of journalists as part of the National People's Congress in Beijing.
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3:18
Receding flood waters offer hope to some Australian towns
by australianetworknews 852 views
It's been another day of 'watch and wait' for many people in flood-affected South East Australia, but others are breathing a sigh of relief as water levels slowly recede.
The city of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales escaped major flooding when the local river peaked below predictions and the levee held up.
And in the state of Victoria, several towns have already been flooded, and water levels are expected to remain high for some time. -
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2:09
From online monsters to monster empire
by australianetworknews 53 views
If you have a child between 6 and 12, you've probably heard of the latest internet sensation: 'Moshi Monsters'
Now, its creator is parlaying online success into a retail empire, turning over 100 million dollars a year.
Neal Woolrich reports on the invasion of the dollar snatchers. -
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3:10
Setback in Australia's flood fight
by australianetworknews 337 views
The flood crisis in south-eastern Australia has worsened in recent hours.
In northern Victoria in the town of Nathalia, efforts to keep the swollen Broken Creek at bay have suffered a setback.
State emergency workers have now issued an evacuation order for people to leave their homes, as water contiues to breach the levee.
And floodwaters are continuing to make life very difficult for tens of thousands of people in the south of New South Wales.
The latest town on alert there is Forbes, in the central west of the state. -
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2:03
Anger as Cambodian forest demolished to build casino
by australianetworknews 1,224 views
The Cambodian Government has come under fire for allowing a Chinese company to demolish hundreds of square kilometres of forest in a national park, to build a city-sized casino.
Activists say Chinese development has forced more than 1,000 families from their homes, a trend many fear is on the rise. -
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1:00
Irregularities reported in Burma electoral role
by australianetworknews 201 views
Burma's pro-democracy party led by Aung San Suu Kyi, says it has discovered many irregularities in the country's electoral rolls.
Khin Mar Win from Radio Australia's Burmese service reports. -
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1:57
Chinese police given revised detention powers
by australianetworknews 55 views
The Chinese Government has revised the criminal law affecting the way people can be detained.
The new laws still give police broad powers, but detainees' families will now have to be informed within 24 hours. -
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2:03
Fiji's leader Frank Bainimarama on the planned constitution
by australianetworknews 399 views
Fiji's interim Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, says for the first time Fijians will have input into the development of a new constitution for the nation.
Commodore Bainimarama unveiled the public consultation process for the country's new constitution this morning.
He says a civil education program on developing a new constitution will run from May until July. -
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1:57
Chinese police given revised detention powers
by australianetworknews 55 views
The Chinese Government has revised the criminal law affecting the way people can be detained.
The new laws still give police broad powers, but detainees' families will now have to be informed within 24 hours. -
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2:03
Fiji's leader Frank Bainimarama on the planned constitution
by australianetworknews 399 views
Fiji's interim Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, says for the first time Fijians will have input into the development of a new constitution for the nation.
Commodore Bainimarama unveiled the public consultation process for the country's new constitution this morning.
He says a civil education program on developing a new constitution will run from May until July. -
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1:00
Irregularities reported in Burma electoral role
by australianetworknews 201 views
Burma's pro-democracy party led by Aung San Suu Kyi, says it has discovered many irregularities in the country's electoral rolls.
Khin Mar Win from Radio Australia's Burmese service reports. -
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Malaysian protests rise over rare earths plant
by australianetworknews 2,013 views
With a snap election widely expected in malaysia in the next few months, a rare earths plant built by an australian company is emerging as a hot political issue.
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ASEAN chief on Burma strategy
by australianetworknews 1,044 views
Has ASEAN's Burma approach paid off? Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan talks to Jim Middleton.
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2:09
From online monsters to monster empire
by australianetworknews 53 views
If you have a child between 6 and 12, you've probably heard of the latest internet sensation: 'Moshi Monsters'
Now, its creator is parlaying online success into a retail empire, turning over 100 million dollars a year.
Neal Woolrich reports on the invasion of the dollar snatchers. -
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3:10
Setback in Australia's flood fight
by australianetworknews 337 views
The flood crisis in south-eastern Australia has worsened in recent hours.
In northern Victoria in the town of Nathalia, efforts to keep the swollen Broken Creek at bay have suffered a setback.
State emergency workers have now issued an evacuation order for people to leave their homes, as water contiues to breach the levee.
And floodwaters are continuing to make life very difficult for tens of thousands of people in the south of New South Wales.
The latest town on alert there is Forbes, in the central west of the state. -
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2:03
Anger as Cambodian forest demolished to build casino
by australianetworknews 1,224 views
The Cambodian Government has come under fire for allowing a Chinese company to demolish hundreds of square kilometres of forest in a national park, to build a city-sized casino.
Activists say Chinese development has forced more than 1,000 families from their homes, a trend many fear is on the rise. -
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1:41
Call for apology over tsunami school children deaths
by australianetworknews 309 views
Relatives of a group of school children who died in Japan's tsunami disaster nearly a year ago are calling for an official apology.
They believe their sons and daughters could have been saved if the staff at their school had been better prepared. -
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3:18
Receding flood waters offer hope to some Australian towns
by australianetworknews 852 views
It's been another day of 'watch and wait' for many people in flood-affected South East Australia, but others are breathing a sigh of relief as water levels slowly recede.
The city of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales escaped major flooding when the local river peaked below predictions and the levee held up.
And in the state of Victoria, several towns have already been flooded, and water levels are expected to remain high for some time. -
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2:28
Five years on from Fiji coup
by australianetworknews 838 views
It's been five years since Commodore Frank Bainimarama seized power in a military coup in Fiji, and almost two months since public emergency laws were lifted.
But critics of his regime say there's still an air of intimidation, and little has changed for the average Fijian.
Philippa McDonald reports from Suva.
For more on this story visit http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2012/s3447304.htm -
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2:16
China's Foreign Minister appears at National People's Congress
by australianetworknews 212 views
China's Foreign Minister has apppeared before hundreds of journalists as part of the National People's Congress in Beijing.
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1:46
Indian govt faces election blow
by australianetworknews 118 views
India's ruling Congress party has suffered a mid-term blow to its re-election hopes after early results in five crucial state elections showed it trailing behind three of its rivals.
The dismal preliminary results have also been a big setback for the Congress party's prime minister-in-waiting, Rahul Gandhi.
With vote counting barely underway, the ruling Congress party was already conceding defeat.
Australia Network's South Asia correspondent Richard Lindell reports. -
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5:16
Southern NSW braces for biggest flood in 40 years
by australianetworknews 914 views
The flood crisis in the eastern states of Australia is continuing, with much of New South Wales underwater, and river levels rising.
Thousands of residents in the state's south are bracing for the biggest floods in the region for 40 years.
The main area now under threat is the city of Wagga Wagga, where more than 8,000 residents have been evacuated as they wait for the Murrumbidgee river to peak. -
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1:09
Papua New Guinea's top judge arrested
by australianetworknews 406 views
Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested the country's top judge.
The Chief Justice Sir Salamo Injia was questioned for several hours before being charged with perverting the course of justice.
PNG Correspondent Liam Fox filed this report. -
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2:45
Bob Carr discusses Pacific, Indonesia ahead of parliament endorsement
by australianetworknews 372 views
Australia's foreign minister designate, Bob Carr, says Australia's relationships with the Pacific and Indonesia will be his first priorities.
Mr Carr was speaking ahead of his endorsment by a joint sitting of the New South Wales parliament as Mark Arbib's replacement in the Senate. -
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1:27
Thailand's Don Muang airport reopens after flooding
by australianetworknews 1,694 views
Thailand's second largest airport has re-opened.
It was forced to close late last year after one of the country's worst floods.
And the government says it has plans to protect Bangkok from unexpected flooding in the future. -
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5:58
PNG Government moves to stamp out sorcery
by australianetworknews 634 views
The fear of sorcery and withcraft is deeply rooted in Papua New Guinean society.
Every year hundreds of people, many of them women, are murdered as witches and sorcerers.
Amnesty International was so disturbed that it appealed to the PNG Government to do something about it.
And now the government has agreed to try to find a way to stop this disturbing practice.
Pacific Correspondent Sean Dorney reports. -
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Australian flooding
by australianetworknews 1,182 views
Australian authorities have begun an urgent evacuation of Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales with floodwaters threatening thousands of homes.
More than 8,000 people have been ordered to leave as the Murrumbidgee River continues to rise. -
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2:45
Australian flood crisis deepens
by australianetworknews 1,758 views
The rain that's caused havoc in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales has now swept into southeast Queensland with deadly force.
A man died north of the town of Gympie, after his car was swept away in flash floods.
It is the second such fatality in 24 hours.
While in New South Wales, hundreds of people are preparing to leave the township of Forbes in coming days, with major flooding expected.
The situation is more urgent in Wagga Wagga, with authorities there ordering thousands of people to immediately evacuate, with the Murrimbidgee River expected to peak Tuesday morning.
While in Victoria's north, floodwaters continue to rise in towns near the regional hub of Shepparton.
Amy Bainbridge reports. -
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2:07
Fukushima clean-up criticised
by australianetworknews 289 views
Nearly a year after the Fukushima meltdown, Japanese officials in charge of the nuclear clean-up stand accused of going through the motions.
Scientists say the process is flawed, and some families are facing evacuation for a second time.
Gloria Kalache reports. -
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1:36
India's women win Kabaddi world championship
by australianetworknews 3,109 views
India has claimed victory in the first ever women's world championship in the game of Kabaddi.
The national team beat Iran after a tense match in the indian state of Bihar. -
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2:22
Putin back in power
by australianetworknews 342 views
Vladimir Putin has sealed his return to the Kremlin, after claiming victory in Russia's Presidential election.
He'd served as president from 2000 to 2008 - now he's captured around 60 per cent of the vote.
But election monitors say the ballot was tainted by vote rigging, and fraud.
Moscow Correspondent Norman Hermont reports. -
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2:33
End of an era at China's National People's Congress
by australianetworknews 1,149 views
China Correspondent Huey Fern Tay is in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, where Premier Wen Jiabao is delivering his annual address to the National People's Congress, the world's largest parliament.
This year's meeting takes place against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, outbreaks of ethnic discontent and a once-in-a-decade leadership transition which is due later this year. -
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2:06
Australia's newest 'living treasures'
by australianetworknews 291 views
Australian singers, Olivia Newton John and Kylie Minogue are among a group of seven new national living treasures.
The diverse lot also includes sporting, science and environmental luminaries.
But the selection of one person, has ruffled a few feathers, as Ben Worsley reports. -
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3:51
Floods threaten Australia's eastern states
by australianetworknews 1,172 views
Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes due to floods in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria.
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2:34
New recruit boosts Papua New Guinea's Twenty20 World Cup hopes
by australianetworknews 488 views
Papua New Guinea's national cricket squad is about to head off to Dubai, for the Twenty20 World Cup qualifying tournament.
They face a tough task to get through, with competition from teams like Ireland, Kenya and Canada.
But their chances haven't been harmed by a late arrival, the former England test wicketkeeper, Geraint Jones.
He tells Gloria Kalache how his selection for the side came about. -
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3:09
Bob Carr takes on Australia's foreign affairs role
by australianetworknews 1,403 views
Australia's new foreign minister says the region and near neighbourhood, will be his focus ahead of wider global issues.
Bob Carr, the former premier of New South Wales is taking over from Kevin Rudd.
Mr Rudd has gone to the back bench, after losing this week's leadership ballot.
Defence minister Stephen Smith, who also wanted the foreign affairs portfolio, says he accepts the prime minister's decision.
From Canberra, Political Editor Catherine McGrath reports. -
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2:16
Tibetan tension ahead of India, China talks
by australianetworknews 315 views
Rare vision has emerged of a Tibetan town which has been under Chinese lockdown for more than three years.
The town's Kirti Monastery has been the scene of many recent self-immolation incidents.
The Chinese Foreign Minister is meeting his Indian counterpart in New Delhi where the Tibetan issue could be raised. -
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1:54
Greenpeace reports illegal logging in Indonesia
by australianetworknews 1,449 views
The environmental group, Greenpeace, says it has uncovered widespread illegal logging by one of the world's largest timber mills.
The organisation is accusing "Asia Pulp and Paper" of cutting down the endangered Ramin species, which forms a vital part of the Sumatran Tiger's habitat. -
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6:01
Positive push for 'Made in China' tag
by australianetworknews 140 views
Chinese brands are trying to change the negative stereotype associated with 'Made in China' tag.
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1:42
EU drops another hint over lifting Burma sanctions
by australianetworknews 206 views
The European Union says free and fair elections in Burma in April could be the last hurdle to the lifting of European sanctions.
The EU's comments come after a string of rapid democratic reforms from the previously isolated South East Asian nation. -
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1:50
Population explosion tipped for Pacific
by australianetworknews 72 views
The Pacific is set for a population explosion between now and 2050.
A new report commissioned by the New Zealand government predicts it will swell from around 10 million to 18 million by the middle of the century. -
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3:18
Asian phone giants battle for smartphone supremacy
by australianetworknews 139 views
Asian telecommunications giants have increased the battle for more of the global smartphone market.
More than a thousand companies have gathered in Spain to showcase the latest advances in the industry. -
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2:05
North Korea agrees to suspend nuclear enrichment
by australianetworknews 187 views
North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment and testing in exchange for US food aid.
In return for 240,000 tonnes of food aid, Pyongyang has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, long-range missile tests and to allow UN inspectors to monitor the Yongbyon reactor. -
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10:10
The World Bank's Sri Mulyani calls for sweeping reforms in China
by australianetworknews 2,803 views
Not so long ago, what happened in China mattered little to the rest of the world.
Now, it is the engine driving much of the world economy, but for how long.
The World Bank has just released a telling report warning that without sweeping economic liberalisation China risks its future prosperity.
The report is one of the last important initiatives of the bank's president, Robert Zoellick, before he retires.
In keeping with tradition, Mr Zoellick is almost certain to be succeeded by yet another American.
If the position were decided strictly on merit, one candidate hard to ignore would be the World Bank's managing director and former Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani, who has a reputation for calling a spade a spade.
She's speaking with Jim Middleton. -
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6:03
India's corruption whistleblowers face threats
by australianetworknews 101 views
India's Right to Information laws have helped fight corruption from the village level all the way to the top of the country's national government. But now whistleblowers are facing threats to their safety.
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1:52
150 days to London Olympics
by australianetworknews 115 views
London is celebrating a milestone - 150 days until the Olympic Games begin.
And despite increasing security costs and more money for the opening ceremony, the London games look set to come-in under budget.
Lisa Millar reports from the capital. -
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2:05
Solomon Islanders still show support for RAMSI
by australianetworknews 212 views
The people of Solomon Islands are still in support of the Regional Assistance Mission in the country, otherwise known as RAMSI.
The finding has been made in a new report looking at the public views about the country's government and law enforcement officials.
Mignon Stewart speaks with Radio Australia's Campbell Cooney to find out more about the survey which led to report. -
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2:01
'SOS' on oceans from World Bank
by australianetworknews 115 views
The World Bank has issued an 'SOS' call for the world's oceans, which are under threat from overfishing, pollution and climate change.
It made the call while launching the 'global partnership for oceans', a powerful coalition of governments, scientists, activists and the private sector. -
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8:03
PNG remains 'land of the unexpected'
by australianetworknews 1,893 views
Its dubbed "the land of the unexpected", and Papua New Guinea's politicians have certainly lived up to that reputation over the past few months.
Since December, two men have claimed the prime minister's job - one with the support of parliament, the other initially backed by the courts.
Last month the division led to a brief military mutiny.
But still the country's two most powerful men squabble over political power.
Pacific Correspondent Sean Dorney spent 20 years covering PNG and he returned to file this report. -
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1:43
India recovering from massive strike
by australianetworknews 58 views
A one-day stoppage by millions of workers in India may be over but their demands for justice remain a challenge for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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1:51
Occupy London evicted from the cathedral
by australianetworknews 68 views
Police in the British capital get authority to break up a camp of the 'Occupy' movement outside St Paul's Cathedral and evict protesting squatters from the area.
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6:17
Fresh allegations of animal cruelty at Indonesian abattoir
by australianetworknews 2,445 views
A new diplomatic and trade row between Indonesia and Australia seems likely to break out after video footage emerges alleging fresh cruelty at an Indonesian abattoir.
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2:01
Tokyo evacuation considered in wake of Fukushima disaster
by australianetworknews 660 views
An independent report into Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster last March has revealed plans for a possible evacuation of Tokyo.
Based on interviews with hundreds of Japanese and US government officials, the document outlines fears the stricken power plant would emit huge plumes of radiation, which would spread to the capital.
The ABC's North Asia Correspondent Mark Willacy says the evacuation of the capital was the Japanese government's last resort. -
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1:28
Operation 'Boss-Lift': Visiting ADF Reservists in Solomon Islands
by australianetworknews 219 views
A group of prospective employers of Australian Defence Force Reservists has arrived in Solomon Islands to find out what their employee's would actually do while they're away.
They're guests of the Defence Force and are participating in its Operation 'Boss-Lift'.
Radio Australia's Pacific Correspondent, Campbell Cooney reports from Honiara. -
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2:21
China warned economic growth 'unsustainable'
by australianetworknews 247 views
China is being warned that its rapid economic growth is unsustainable, unless major reforms, aimed at freeing up the market, are introduced.
A new report from the World Bank and a Chinese Government think tank says the world's second largest economy has reached a turning point.
And it says action needs to be taken in order to avoid a sudden slow-down in growth. -
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5:19
The aftermath of Labor's divisive leadership vote
by australianetworknews 134 views
It was ugly, spiteful and at times more compelling than fiction.
But after the most vituperative leadership battle in modern Australian political history it ended with no change at the top.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard saw off her predecessor Kevin Rudd, 71 votes to 31.
She's now demanded Labor party unity and promised renewed focus on the needs of Australians.
But convincing voters all is well with her government won't be easy.
From Canberra Political Editor, Catherine McGrath. -
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5:47
Interview with Craig Emerson, Acting Australian Foreign Minister
by australianetworknews 164 views
Kevin Rudd's defeat leaves a vacancy as foreign minister.
In the interim, the job will go to Trade Minister, and Gillard supporter, Craig Emerson.
He spoke to Catherine McGrath immediately after the leadership ballot. -
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6:49
China's role in the Middle East
by australianetworknews 277 views
Non-intervention was the mantra this month, when China decided to join Russia in a veto of a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Assad regime in Syria.
But Beijing's reluctance to interfere doesn't tell the full story.
Quietly, China has been building deeper strategic ties along its western border and into the middle east.
Anthony Bubalo is the program director for West Asia at the Lowy Institute for international policy.
He's speaking with Jim Middleton -
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2:00
More violence following Koran burning
by australianetworknews 153 views
At least nine people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack, targeting a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was revenge for last week's burning of the Koran at a US military base. -
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24:36
Sports Minister Mark Arbib resigns
by australianetworknews 449 views
Labor's right-wing powerbroker Senator Mark Arbib made the shock announcement that he was resigning from Australia's Parliament.
Senator Arbib said the decision was also personal to spend more time with his family. -
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2:08
Media freedom in Fiji
by australianetworknews 593 views
It's been nearly two months now since emergency laws in Fiji were lifted.
And while censors may have left the newsrooms, just how free are journalists to report what's going on under the military dictatorship?
The ABC's Philippa McDonald was given exclusive access to Fiji's most popular newspapers, and she reports from Suva. -
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2:05
Julia Gillard retains Labor leadership
by australianetworknews 460 views
Julia Gillard says a sometimes "ugly" fight iss now over, and the Australian people had had "a gutful" of seeing Labor focus on itself.
She's held her position as Australian Prime Minister after a 71-31 vote by Labor Party members of parliament, following a challenge by Kevin Rudd. -
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1:43
Rudd congratulates Gillard on leadership win
by australianetworknews 2,721 views
Kevin Rudd has made a bid to mend the relationships with his colleagues that have been badly damaged in recent days.
Julia Gillard has held her position as Australian Prime Minister after winning a vote by Labor Party members of parliament 71-31, following a challenge by Kevin Rudd.
He has congratulated Julia Gillard and says he accepts the verdict of the caucus. -
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6:11
Pakistan faces new monsoon season
by australianetworknews 498 views
It's two years since Pakistan suffered the worst floods in its history.
Just 12 months later, almost to the day, floodwaters ravaged the country yet again.
The destruction was swift and devastating.
The government was criticised for being under-prepared and failing to respond quickly enough.
Now with this year's monsoon season just months away, aid agencies are asking whether the authorities in pakistan have finally learnt the lesson.
Kesha West reports. -
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1:47
Returning officer confirms Julia Gillard retains Labor leadership
by australianetworknews 467 views
Julia Gillard has held her position as Australian Prime Minister after a vote by Labor Party members of parliament, following a challenge by Kevin Rudd.
Returning officer Chris Hayes said she won support from 71 MPs, against Mr Rudd's 31 votes.
Ms Gillard's supporters are now demanding an end to the days of damaging arguments. -
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8:23
Newsline's Jim Middleton analyses Labor leadership spill
by australianetworknews 142 views
Jim Middleton spent 20 years covering the leadership ructions in Canberra, including eight leadership challenges.
He joins ABC News Breakfast ahead of the showdown between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd for the Labor leadership -
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23:26
Labor Minister Anthony Albanese sheds tears as he supports Kevin Rudd
by australianetworknews 658 views
Labor Minister Anthony Albanese sheds tears as he supports Kevin Rudd
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2:14
Julia Gillard confident she'll win Labor leadership ballot
by australianetworknews 2,890 views
Australian PM Julia Gillard says high office is about achieving things and not just talking about them.
She says she can "get things done", using her carbon tax legislation as an example.
Ms Gillard also says the nation and the Labor caucus must decide which leadership candidate has the character and the temperament to run the country. -
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12:41
Kevin Rudd to challenge for Labor leadership
by australianetworknews 3,924 views
Former Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd has announced he will take part in a leadership vote for the ruling Australian Labor Party.
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called the ballot to try to end speculation over the leadership.
Mr Rudd says if his challenge fails, he will return to the backbench and not seek the leadership again -
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6:23
Singapore's push to develop new lifesaving medications
by australianetworknews 186 views
Singapore has long had a reputation as a technology hub.
Now its aiming to become a regional leader in the development of new medicines.
At the same time, Singapore's leading researchers say it's about time pharmaceutical companies paid more attention to Asian patients, who suffer different rates of disease and react differently to drugs than patients elsewhere.
Bernadette Nunn reports. -
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1:53
Victorian Premier on India mission
by australianetworknews 169 views
The Premier of the Australian state of Victoria has hit the ground in India, pitching Victorian business to one of the world's biggest markets.
It's also a country with a reputation for crippling bureaucracy and inefficiency.
Our India Correspondent Richard Lindell, joined Ted Baillieu and the delegation for the day. -
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18:35
Former foreign minister Kevin Rudd returns to Australia ahead of a leadership vote
by australianetworknews 1,685 views
Former Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd returns to Australia, calls on people power in leadership dispute but fails to nominate for party vote.
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11:32
Lowy Institute's Michael Wesley criticises Rudd diplomacy
by australianetworknews 487 views
Whatever the outcome of Monday's leadership ballot, one thing is for sure - Australia will have a new foreign minister.
Announcing his decision to quit the post on Wednesday, Kevin Rudd listed as achievements his role in opening up Burma and the international response to Libya.
But there are critics of Mr Rudd's time as Australia's top diplomat.
Michael Wesley is executive director of the lowy Institute for International Policy.
He's speaking here to Newsline's Jim Middleton.
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11:03
Marty Natalegawa discusses 'dynamic equilibrium' in the Asia Pacific
by australianetworknews 1,250 views
The Asia-Pacific is in strategic ferment.
Nations throughout the region are looking on anxiously as the United States responds to China's military rise by reiterating its determination to remain a Pacific power.
As a down payment, the United States will base troops in northern Australia.
China has responded by trying to bolster defence ties in South East Asia.
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has come up with what he calls 'dynamic equilibrium' - a doctrine under which Washington and Beijing would agree to co-exist rather than compete for supremacy.
He's speaking with Jim Middleton. -
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6:42
President of Ford India, Michael Boneham, on India's automotive future
by australianetworknews 510 views
The chief of Ford in India, Michael Boneham, has reiterated his confidence in the growth prospects for the country's auto market.
He's stressed the need for stability not just in policy matters, and labour relations.
But as he explains to New Delhi Correspondent Richard Lindell, the company has plans for new models and factories. -
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10:02
Julia Gillard calls for leadership vote
by australianetworknews 10,770 views
Australia's Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has announced that she will call a caucus vote on the leadership of the Labor Party next week.
The call follows the resignation of Kevin Rudd as Foreign Minister in a surprise announcement during a Washington visit.
Ms Gillard says the ballot will be held at 10am AEDT on Monday. -
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1:39
Kevin Rudd quits as Australia's Foreign Minister
by australianetworknews 2,382 views
Kevin Rudd has announced he is stepping down as Australian Foreign Minister.
The former prime minister called a late-night press conference in Washington DC to announce his decision. -
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12:23
Talking with Xanana Gusmao
by australianetworknews 2,908 views
East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao talks with Newsline presenter Jim Middleton about politics,corruption and development.
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6:17
By-elections a test for Burma reform
by australianetworknews 840 views
Burma has seen some astonishing change in the last year since Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest.
Now she's running for parliament, hundreds of political prisoners have been freed, cease-fire deals are being negotiated with ethnic rebels, and media freedom is on the rise.
But the conduct of elections in six weeks time will be a key test of the regime's credibility.
Kate Arnott reports. -
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8:04
Burma's reforms not set in stone: Quintana
by australianetworknews 239 views
For the past four years, Tomas Ojea Quintana has been the UN's Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma.
He's just completed another visit to Burma to check on progress. Tomas Ojea Quintana is speaking with Jim Middleton. -
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5:59
On the campaign trail with India's 'reluctant prince'
by australianetworknews 96 views
They're India's version of the Kennedys - for decades the Nehru family has dominated Indian political life.
Now, the next anointed member of the dynasty, Rahul Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru's great grandson, is emerging as a force of his own.
Over the past few weeks, the man known as the "reluctant prince" has been on the campaign trail, talking up his congress party in elections in India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh.
India Correspondent Richard Lindell reports. -
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5:30
Foreign firms bemused by Indonesian food import ban
by australianetworknews 876 views
Indonesia is an economy on the up and up, even though it's a notoriously difficult place to do business - especially for foreign firms.
And now the government seems determined to add to the problems.
In a surprise move, authorities have decided to stop food imports from coming into the country through the port of Jakarta.
The government is citing quarantine concerns, but business leaders are not convinced.
Indonesia Correspondent Helen Brown reports. -
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5:47
Australian banks sending jobs offshore despite healthy profits
by australianetworknews 437 views
Australia is the envy of many of the countries formerly known as the developed economies, with two decades of uninterrupted growth, low inflation and full employment.
But it's not without problems which are bedeviling the Gillard Government.
Australia's biggest banks are still announcing growing profits, even as the finance sector sheds jobs at a record rate, sending them offshore, notably to India and the Philippines.
With interest rates on the rise, it's a decision which has angered consumers and bank workers alike.
Political Editor Catherine McGrath reports from Canberra. -
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Fake medicines hampering malaria eradication
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Around the world every year no fewer than 200 million people still contract malaria.
In the Asia-Pacific, progress has been made in tackling the disease, but now that good work is being threatened.
An international investigation has found that criminal syndicates are behind the emergence of fake malaria medication.
And the use of these fakes is endangering lives across the region.
Pacific Correspondent Sean Dorney reports. -
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P. Sainath discusses India's economic paradox
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P. Sainath is rural affairs editor at The Hindu newspaper. He's also a champion of the rural poor, who - he says - are not getting even a small share of the dividends from India's bustling economy.
He's speaking with Jim Middleton -
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Understanding Kim Jong-un: The view from Beijing
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Within weeks, South Korea and the United States will hold their first joint military exercises since the death of North Korea's Kim Jong-il late last year.
As usual, the announcement was greeted with condemnation from Pyongyang - one sign, at least, that some things remain the same after the transition to Kim Jong-un.
But just what the full implications are remain a mystery, even across the border in China - the north's lone ally.
China Correspondent Huey Fern Tay reports from Beijing. -
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Australia's casinos betting big on Chinese gamblers
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In the lingo of casinos, they're known as "whales" - high rollers who wager hundreds of thousands of dollars on a single bet.
Many are Chinese billionaires, who've helped transform Macau and Singapore into some of the world's biggest gambling destinations. Other countries, such as Australia, want a slice of this over-stuffed pie.
Peter Gotting reports. -
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'Work to do' on Australia, India relationship
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India and Australia may share a tradition of democracy and a passion for cricket, but over the years relations have been marked by neglect and tension.
Racially motivated bashings of Indian students, unscrupulous Indian migration agents and a perceived snub over uranium exports have been among the pressure points in recent years.
Through it all, Sujatha Singh was India's top diplomat in Australia, and at times, as High Commissioner in Canberra, she was an outspoken critic of Australian authorities.
Now her term is up and she's heading to berlin to take up a new posting as India's Ambassador to Germany.
Sujatha Singh is speaking with Jim Middleton. -
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Australia's role in the Asian Century: Trade Minister Craig Emerson
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There has been much talk about this being 'The Asian Century', and the prime minister hammered home the importance of Australia using its unique geographical position to optimise trade opportunities with the region in the government's white paper, launched in September last year.
So strategically what does this mean? How does Australia practically engage with the region? Is it at risk of falling behind the United States on regional trade deals? And what about Doha - is it time to draw up a new approach?
To look more closely at these issues Whitney Fitzsimmons spoke to Australia's Federal Trade Minister Craig Emerson. -
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Drama and dance turning Cambodian kids' lives around
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Phnom Penh is home to some of the roughest and poorest neighbourhoods in the world.
But rising out of the hopelessness is an organisation called "Tiny Toones", which helps underprivileged Cambodian kids turn their lives around with drama, dance and education.
Kate Arnott spent time with some of the "Tiny Toones" on a recent Australian tour. -
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Indonesia conflicted over colonial heritage
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Should the cities of Asia nurture their remaining colonial architecture or are the old buildings inevitable victims of the race to modernise?
It's an argument which flared again in Jakarta following the demolition of a Dutch colonial house in one of the Indonesian capital's most stunning suburbs.
This report from Indonesia Correspondent Helen Brown. -
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A new year for Australia's Parliament
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In Australia, Federal Parliament is resuming as it concluded at the end of last year - with talk of a leadership challenge to Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her ruling Labor Party struggling for public support.
Apparently undeterred, the Prime Minister insists that with hard work and good decisions her government can recover.
But she is resisting comment on leadership tensions with the man she ousted, Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd.
From Canberra, Political Editor Catherine McGrath. -
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Chinese women ready to fight for Olympic Boxing gold
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China is not just racing towards economic superpower status, it's also now a real force in world sport.
At the Beijing Olympics, Chinese athletes won more gold medals than any other nation.
Come July in London, China wants to do it all again.
And along the way, it's hoping to sweep the medals in a sport being contested by women at the Olympics for the first time.
China Correspondent Huey Fern Tay reports. -
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Trouble at the top in Pakistan
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Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban again, and backed by Pakistan. That's the assessment of a secret United States military report for top NATO commanders.
The grim prediction comes with Pakistan itself in the midst of a dangerous new period of turmoil.
Embattled president Asif Ali Zardari is facing enemies on all sides and his government is just clinging to power.
The military are staying in their barracks for now, but the judiciary is demanding the president answer corruption charges
And all the while, Pakistan remains wracked by a deadly struggle with insurgents.
India correspondent Richard Lindell reports. -
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Australian Opposition's foreign policy takes regional focus
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2012 promises to be yet another massive year in global politics, with Europe in deep financial trouble, a US election campaign in full swing, rumblings and ructions throughout the Middle East, foreign forces closer to withdrawal from Afghanistan after a decade of mixed results in the struggle against the Taliban, Papua New Guinea in crisis, and that's just for starters.
In Australia, it's set to be a make-or-break year for the minority Labor government of Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
The Opposition has headed the government in the polls for more than a year.
Now Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is promising that if he wins the next election he would have a foreign policy focussing on "Jakarta rather than Geneva".
Julie Bishop is Australia's shadow foreign minister. -
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Antarctic adventures in a polar plane
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A trip on a plane that's nearly 70 years old might not be everyone's idea of fun, but for travellers in Antarctica, it's the only way to fly.
And that includes the ABC's Karen Barlow, who took to the air in a World War II plane, together with her cameraman, Peter Curtis, and producer Ben Hawke. -
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PNG's mutiny crisis continues
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PNG correspondent Liam Fox speaks to News Breakfast about the latest developments in the mutiny saga.
He says tensions have eased, with leaders looking to resolve the issue in the so-called 'Melanesian way', choosing not to take action against many of those involved. -
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Papua New Guinea army mutiny over, says PM O'Neill
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The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea says the crisis sparked by a mutiny by soldiers loyal to Sir Michael Somare is over.
Earlier, PNG's defence chief was locked up and soldiers called for Sir Michael to be reinstated as prime minister.
But after a day of uncertainty, Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, announced the defence chief had been released and the soldier who led the mutiny was being "dealt with."
From Port Moresby, Liam Fox looks at how the situation unfolded. -
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Fiji faces unfolding flood crisis
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Six people have died in fiji, after torrential rain led to flooding and landslides.
The death toll rose after a family of four was killed by a landslide in the country's north-west.
The crisis has stretched the island nation's resources, with more than a thousand people left homeless. -
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Fears of more landslides in PNG
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Emergency crews at the scene of a massive landslide, are being hampered by wet weather.
It's believed around 50 people were buried in the collapse and authorities fear the land is so unstable, there could be another landslide. -
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Flooding forces mass evacuations across Fiji
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Fiji's interim government says it appears floodwaters have peaked and are falling around Nadi and other regions of western Viti Levu.
Fijian interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has launched a flood relief appeal to assist families affected by the flooding on the Western side of Viti Levu.
Seventy-four evacuation centres across the country are housing close to three and a half thousand people.
There have been six confirmed casualties. -
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Hairdressing workshops proving a success in remote Australia
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A hairdressing program in remote central Australia is helping young Aboriginal people to learn the art of cutting and colouring.
For many, it's their first experience working in a small business environment.
Tom Nightingale reports from Santa Teresa. -
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Baby boom expected for Year of the Dragon
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The year of the dragon is considered by many to be the most auspicious time to have a baby.
And the boom in dragon babies every 12 years leads to an unusually high demand in many things, including hospital beds, places in schools and even so-called 'confinement nannies'.
China correspondent Huey Fern Tay reports from Beijing. -
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Expat second hand store helping Thailand's poor
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Expats in Thailand have set up a second hand store with their unwanted items. And it's helping some of the country's poorest to generate income.
South East Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel reports. -
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Rogue US soldier kills Afghan villagers
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An American soldier in Afghanistan has shot dead at least 16 villagers in their homes, nine of them were women and children, prompting vows of retaliation by the Taliban.
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Recovery continues one year after the tsunami
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To mark the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy returned to some of the destroyed communities he covered in the aftermath of the disaster.
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Flooding persists in eastern Australia
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In Australia, there's been some improvement in several flood-stricken parts of New South Wales - but the threat has moved to areas further downstream.
Major flooding is still current in Narrandera, but the levee there is holding.
North Wagga Wagga and Gumly Gumly are moving into a recovery phase, though residents are still under evacuation orders.
Around 240 properties have been affected.
In Griffith, residents are returning home but an evacuation order is still in place for Yenda.
Moving to the state's central west and the situation in Forbes remains steady, with residents in low-lying areas still not allowed to return home.
Meanwhile downstream on the Lachlan River, authorities have issued a new evacuation warning for residents of Condobolin. -
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Fijians to have a voice in new constitution
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Fiji's interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has released details of the public consultation process, for the country's new constitution.
It's just one of the measures promised ahead of elections, which are due to be held in 2014.
Gloria Kalache asked Radio Australia's Pacific correspondent, Campbell Cooney, about the significance of what Commodore Bainimarama has had to say. -
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A year on from Japan's tsunami
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This Sunday marks the first anniversary of the earthquake, which sent an unstoppable tsunami barrelling into the east coast of Japan.
The waves killed about 19,000 people, all but wiped dozens of communities off the map and triggered nuclear meltdowns.
North Asia correspondent, Mark Willacy, has just returned from a journey along Japan's once-scenic route 45, which cuts through coastal communities that were devastated by the tsunami.
That report from Mark Willacy. -
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Chinese police given revised detention powers
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The Chinese Government has revised the criminal law affecting the way people can be detained.
The new laws still give police broad powers, but detainees' families will now have to be informed within 24 hours. -
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Fiji's leader Frank Bainimarama on the planned constitution
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Fiji's interim Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, says for the first time Fijians will have input into the development of a new constitution for the nation.
Commodore Bainimarama unveiled the public consultation process for the country's new constitution this morning.
He says a civil education program on developing a new constitution will run from May until July. -
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Irregularities reported in Burma electoral role
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Burma's pro-democracy party led by Aung San Suu Kyi, says it has discovered many irregularities in the country's electoral rolls.
Khin Mar Win from Radio Australia's Burmese service reports. -
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Malaysian protests rise over rare earths plant
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With a snap election widely expected in malaysia in the next few months, a rare earths plant built by an australian company is emerging as a hot political issue.
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ASEAN chief on Burma strategy
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Has ASEAN's Burma approach paid off? Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan talks to Jim Middleton.
