Australia
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has rejected claims from his predecessor Tony Abbott that the next election will be run on Mr Abbott's record.
As controversy rages in Norway about mass killer Anders Breivik protesting against his solitary confinement, Australia's secretive prisons are increasingly reliant on prolonged isolation, writes Matthew Thompson.
Monty Python references, a colonoscopy analogy and a pyjama-clad senator featured during an all-night sitting of Australia's upper house.
In the Australian state of New South Wales, tiny inflatable pools deeper than 30cm must have a fence around them. This fence must be at least 1.2 meters tall and have a self-latching gate.
Researchers say the discovery of "fairy circles" in the Australian outback has brought them closer to solving one of nature's mysteries.
Police in Australia believe a lawyer who represented some of the country's most notorious organised crime figures was the victim of a contract killing.
An Australian man whose "creepy" van became an internet meme speaks to Royce Kurmelovs.
A stand-alone public vote on same-sex marriage would cost Australia $A525m (£275.5m; $396m), a new report says.
