
Sharks killed in secretive Indonesian trade despite government efforts to protect some species
There were only a few sharks for sale on the day the ABC was invited to the fish market in the north...

Indonesia denies blasting Papuans with banned phosphorous bombs
Indonesia’s Military has dismissed “ridiculous” claims it used a banned weapon to subdue separatist forces in West Papua. Photos published by The...

Australian nun Patricia Fox loses Philippines deportation as visa confiscated
Australian nun Patricia Fox has vowed to continue fighting for people in need even after she leaves the Philippines, following a long...

Indonesia tsunami: Palu a land of camps and makeshift clinics as earthquake recovery efforts continue
For tens of thousands of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami survivors, home for the next few months, if not years, will be one...

Indonesia earthquake: Man urges government to help as he searches for his mother in the rubble
Lalu Fauzan paces up and down the towering pile of rubble that used to be his village mosque, listening for voices. When...

Australian nun Sister Patricia Fox’s order to leave Philippines nullified by Justice Department
The case against an Australian nun facing deportation in the Philippines has been struck down by the country’s Department of Justice. “The...

Bali Nine member Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen dies in hospital in East Java
The Indonesian Corrections office has confirmed a member of the Bali Nine has died in hospital in East Java. Vietnamese-Australian citizen Tan...

Rocket launcher handed in during gun amnesty
Thousands of automatic rifles, handguns and a rocket launcher are among the weapons handed in during last year’s National Firearms Amnesty. The...

Foxtel fights for pay-TV exemptions to gambling-ad ban
Foxtel is pushing for exemptions to the government’s upcoming gambling-ad ban, because some of its channels have “very small audiences”. Last year,...

Manus Island asylum seekers fed ‘devastating’ drug
Mefloquine, an anti-malarial linked to severe side effects, was the only treatment offered.