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The Australian opposition leader, who many believe will be Prime Minister later this year, has delivered his budget reply speech, insisting he will scrap the carbon tax and will make Jakarta his first overseas visit if elected.

A federal government decision to excise Australia's mainland from the migration zone has has the support of the Opposition, but the Greens have labelled the bill as cruel legislation.

Malaysia's Prime Minister has chaired the first meeting of his new cabinet after the contentious May 5th election.

Japan's nuclear watchdog has refused to give the go-ahead to commission an experimental fast-breeder reactor due to safety concerns.

The partial collapse of a garment factory in Cambodia has claimed the lives of three workers and left another 10 seriously injured.

For the past decade Australia has hitched its economic wagon to China and the relationship has underpinned a protracted surge in growth.

With violence against women in India in the spotlight, so too is the portrayal of women in Bollywood and how much it may perpetuate a culture of misogyny.

For the world's cricketers, there's no richer competition than the Indian Premier League.

Three Indian cricketers have been arrested on suspicion of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League.

The most famous footballer of his generation, David Beckham, has hung up his boots.

An opera written about German composer Richard Wagner is set to be performed partly in the ancient language spoken by the Buddha.

The Indian Film Festival is in full swing in Melbourne.

As Cyclone Mahasen bears down on India, Bangladesh and Myanmar, many Rohingya's living in temporary camps after violence last year are refusing to evacuate, saying they don't trust the authorities.

Taiwan has imposed sanctions on the Philippines, rejecting as unacceptable an apology from Manila over the killing of a fisherman from Taiwan last week.

25 miners remain trapped underground at the giant Freeport gold and copper mine in Papua province in Indonesia.

As the melting of the Arctic ice opens up new shipping routes and new opportunities for oil and gas exploration, the world is suddenly paying more attention to the North Pole.

The Indonesian Government has decided to extend a forest moratorium for another two years, winning praise from environmentalists.

Australian Scientists have discovered that malaria parasites communicate with each in order to synchronise their sexual development and prime themselves for being transmitted back into mosquitoes.

A group of Australian scientists have been honoured for developing a test to identify tuberculosis.