Oceania

Australia

Kyrgios pleads guilty to pushing ex-girlfriend but faces no charges

Nick Kyrgios admits to assaulting ex-girlfriend but avoids a criminal record. Magistrate describes the assault as an act of “stupidity” and “frustration.”

03/02/2023

Money

King Charles III will not feature on Australian bank notes

King Charles III will not feature on Australian bank notes as the UK monarch is replaced by an indigenous design.

02/02/2023

Health news

Missing radioactive capsule found in Australia: What you need to know

Authorities in Western Australia have found the missing radioactive capsule. But how did it go missing and what danger did it pose?

01/02/2023

No Comment

New Zealanders mourn four victims of Auckland floods

Four people are reported to have died in Friday's floods in Auckland. A record 15cm of rain fell on New Zealand's largest city, flooding homes and roads and triggering landslides.

29/01/2023

Australia

Djokovic wins Australian Open title in ‘biggest victory of his life'

Serbian superstar defeated Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas for his 10th trophy in Melbourne, equaling Rafael Nadal's 22 Grand Slam titles.

29/01/2023

New Zealand

Three dead and one missing after record rain pounds Auckland

Three people have died after record-breaking rainfall pounded New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland.

28/01/2023

Sport

Sabalenka beats Kazakhstan's Rybakina to win Australian Open

The Belarusian went down in the first set but managed to recover and win the first Grand Slam of her career after falling in the semifinals three times in the last two years.

28/01/2023

No Comment

New Zealanders wade through floodwaters as wild weather continues

Torrential rain and wild weather continued to hit Auckland and the north island of New Zealand on Friday. Cars were submerged and people waded through rising flood water, while first responders came to their rescue.

27/01/2023

Sport

Serbia's Novak Djokovic through to Australian Open semifinals

Serbia's Novak Djokovic to face American Tommy Paul in the semifinals of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne.

25/01/2023

Sport

Third-seeded Tsitsipas advances to semifinals at the Australian Open

Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas beat his Czech opponent Jiri Lehecka on Tuesday and is through to the semifinals at the Australian Open.

24/01/2023

Ecotech

Bill Gates backs burp-busting cow feed by Aussie start-up

Methane gas is one of the biggest drivers of global warming. This startup hopes to combat it using seaweed.

24/01/2023

Earth News

Giant ‘toadzilla’ highlights Australia’s battle with invasive species

A record-breaking 2.7 kg cane toad found in an Australian national park has now been euthanised.

24/01/2023

New Zealand

Sole candidate Chris Hipkins formally endorsed as New Zealand's leader

Hipkins was confirmed Sunday as New Zealand's next prime minister. He chose Carmel Sepuloni as his deputy, marking the first time a person with Pacific Island heritage has risen taken the post.

22/01/2023

New Zealand

Who is New Zealand's next prime minister Chris Hipkins?

"I hope New Zealanders see me as someone who is outspoken, unafraid to admit mistakes and who is self-deprecating," Hipkins told reporters.

21/01/2023

Sport

Rafael Nadal loses at Australian Open hampered by a bad hip

Rafael Nadal said he felt "sad" and "tired" on Wednesday, after his earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2016 Australian Open when he was eliminated in the first round.

20/01/2023

Australia

Nadal's MRI shows injured left hip flexor after devastating defeat

Rafael Nadal injured his left hip flexor during his loss at the Australian Open and could need about six to eight weeks to fully recover.

19/01/2023

New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern 'calls it a day' as New Zealand's Prime Minister

Jacinda Ardern said 'I think we'll call it a day' as she announced she's quitting as New Zealand's Prime Minister with the support of her family.

19/01/2023

New Zealand

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to quit before election

Fighting back tears, Ardern told reporters that her last day as prime minister will be 7 February.

19/01/2023

New Zealand

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces resignation

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced her resignation. She had been expected to set an election date - which she did, for October 14 - but shocked reporters by declaring her exit from politics in February, all the while fighting back the tears.

19/01/2023

Sport

Injured champion Rafael Nadal bows out of Australian Open

No. 1 seed Nadal injured his left hip and lost to Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in the second round on Wednesday.

18/01/2023

Australia

Russian and Belarusian flags banned from Australian Open venues

The other three Grand Slam tournaments have allowed tennis players from the two countries to compete as "neutral" athletes, meaning that their flags and nationalities are not shown in graphics and other materials.

17/01/2023

Travel News

Meet Australia’s crime-fighting plane spotters

The group of enthusiasts have been given rare access to the tarmac at Adelaide Airport.

12/01/2023

Nature

How scientists could ‘rewild’ the Great Barrier Reef with frozen coral

The Great Barrier reef is under threat from coral bleaching and invasive species. Could 'coral freezing' help?

19/12/2022

Health news

New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes

An annually rising legal smoking age aims to prevent the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes.

13/12/2022

New Zealand

Farmers in New Zealand seethe over proposed 'fart tax'

The levy hopes to contribute to the goal of being climate neutral by 2050 and reducing methane emissions by 10 per cent by 2030.

06/12/2022

Australia

Giant radio telescope to be based in Australia and South Africa

Construction gets underway in Australia and South Africa of a network of antennas which together will form the world’s largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array.

05/12/2022