Australia’s parliament doesn’t reflect our multicultural society — that’s a problem not just for those not reflected, but for the very legitimacy of our democratic institutions bbc.com/news/world-aus…

Australia election: Do people trust their PM candidates? bbc.co.uk/news/world-aus…

The polls are now open. Millions of Australians set to vote for their next leader throughout the day… Our coverage on BBC News (World) BBC World Service BBC News (UK) and of course on our live page on the website - #AusVotes2022 #ausvotes bbc.co.uk/news/world-aus…

Australia election: Anthony Albanese vows unity after Labor seizes power bbc.in/38Igs5t

Watch: I managed to speak to Australia’s new leader #AnthonyAlbanese before he left #Labor HQ. He told me he was looking forward to working closely with the UK. Also pledged more action on climate change. More here 👇 #AusVotes22 #Albo

Australia election: Anthony Albanese signals climate policy change bbc.in/3MESjLJ

How #ScottMorrison ran out of miracles… It’s been a bruising night for him - My piece on what went wrong for Scott Morrison and how that image he was trying to build led to his political demise. #ausvotes  #auspol #Australia bbc.co.uk/news/world-aus…

Australia has long been considered a "big brother" by many small Pacific nations, but its approach in recent times has been tearing the family apart, some say. So how does the new government plan to patch things up? ⬇️ bbc.com/news/world-aus…

Have the Sydney floods been *"engineered"*? Of course not, but this hasn't stopped some people from spreading this allegation online. 🧵 1/12

Price rises: Why a simple lunch is costing more in Asia-Pacific bbc.co.uk/news/62160733

Homophobia in sport is a global problem but Australia seems particularly reluctant to address it, Erik Denison tells the BBC in the wake of the Manly jersey saga. "(There’s) a lack of care… and a lack of honesty about themselves." bbc.com/news/world-aus…

“She was love and light.” My take on #Australia mourning its darling - #RIP #OliviaNewtonJohn 💔 bbc.co.uk/news/world-aus…

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BBC Exclusive: Five Australian women have sued Qatar Airways and the Qatari government after being taken off a plane and subjected to intimate, invasive examinations on the tarmac at Doha airport in October 2020.

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“It's unbelievable this could have happened here in South Korea, a developed country… I am here because all South Korean young people should live in a safe, fair and peaceful place.” My latest piece is on Seoul reeling from the #Itaewon crush, w Youmi Kim bbc.com/news/world-asi…

“In those days you had to walk into China, there were no flights.” Fascinating chat with former ambassador Stephen FitzGerald about the trip that paved the way for Australia & China to forge diplomatic ties - 50 years ago today bbc.com/news/world-aus…

From China to Sri Lanka, Asia has seen a rash of protests that erupted seemingly out of nowhere. But as mass demos become increasingly common, they're also more likely to fail. I find out why: bbc.com/news/world-asi… w tks @jwassers Ho-fung Hung Diana Fu 公民日报 Citizens Daily

Read the remarkable story of Songmi Park - a teenage North Korean escapee. She was on a quest to find her mother who had left her behind as a child more than a decade earlier. She was one of the last people to make it out before the borders closed. bbc.com/news/world-asi…

Horrific air strike by military jets and helicopters this morning on the village of Pa Zi Gyi in Sagaing. It was crowded as they were opening a pro-NUG local admin office. Video posted by locals too awful to upload here but they say at least 53 dead, including women & children.