 Eruption: Favourable winds have kept the bulk of the ash away from Rabaul. |
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A CSIRO report has warned climate change will threaten the region's economy and security unless governments and aid agencies start preparing for its impacts.
The two-part CSIRO report was commissioned by a new coalition of aid, church and development groups.
It warns that a two degrees Celsius increase in temperature by 2030 will have a devastating impact in northern Pakistan, India and western China.
A Queensland family living 17 kilometres from an exploding volcano in Papua New Guinea (PNG) says their bags are packed and they are ready to evacuate if necessary.
A volcanic eruption on the Papua New Guinea island of New Britain has sent ash plumes 18 kilometres into the air.
Geoscience Australia says volcano activity near the town of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea is being closely monitored.
Australia has told top Melanesian officials that the behaviour of the Solomon Islands Government has been extraordinary and unwarranted.
Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says he expects the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government to act according to the rule of law and allow the extradition of the suspended Solomon Islands Attorney-General Julian Moti.
A planned vote of no confidence against Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was deferred amid claims by the opposition that some of its supporters had been threatened.
Opponents of the Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, have deferred a vote of no confidence in his Government.
The Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, is facing a vote of no confidence in the Honiara Parliament.
Justice Minister Chris Ellison says Australian authorities will pursue the Solomon Islands Attorney-General if he flees from Papua New Guinea (PNG) to the Solomons.
The Solomon Islands Attorney-General, Julian Moti, has been suspended from his job on the orders of the country's Chief Justice.
Two Catholic clergymen facing extradition to New Zealand on child sex offences are likely to make a bail application in the High Court next week.
The Solomon Islands Attorney-General, Julian Moti, has been seen leaving the Solomons High Commission in Port Moresby.
A pie manufacturer is calling for the legal definition of the product to be changed to include more "real meat".
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare, has criticised Australia for trying to extradite Solomon Islands Attorney-General Julian Moti from Port Moresby.
Federal Justice Minister Chris Ellison says the Solomon Islands Government is setting a dangerous precedent if it is harbouring a man wanted in Australia for child sex offences.
The Solomon Islands Prime Minister says he will not give in to the interests of Australia by revoking the appointment of controversial lawyer Julian Moti as the country's Attorney-General.
Prime Minister John Howard says Australia will take diplomatic steps to ensure fugitive Solomon Islands Attorney-General, Julian Moti, is extradited to Australia.
Federal Justice Minister Chris Ellison says Australia's pursuit of the Solomon Islands Attorney-General is not politically-motivated.
The United Nations needs to stop the destruction of deep sea ecosystems by banning fishermen from trawling nets on the ocean floor, Australia, New Zealand and Palau say.
Rescuers say an elderly British woman and her daughter were lucky to have survived two days in New Zealand's Southern Alps after crashing their campervan on a mountain road.
There are conflicting reports over whether controversial Australian lawyer Julian Moti has had his commission as the Solomon Islands Attorney-General revoked.
Justice Minister Chris Ellison has rejected suggestions Australia's investigation of allegations of child sex offences against the Solomon Islands' Attorney-General is politically motivated.
There is still no sign of the Solomon Islands Attorney-General, Julian Moti, in Port Moresby this evening as the Australian Federal Police (AFP) seeks to extradite him to Australia to face alleged child sex offences.
The Federal Government says the Solomon Islands Attorney-General Julian Moti should be handed over to Papua New Guinea (PNG) authorities.
The Solomon Islands Government has confirmed it is protecting its Attorney-General Julian Moti in its High Commission building in Port Moresby.
Federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley says he supports Australia's efforts to extradite Solomon Island's Attorney-General Julian Moti.
Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says Australia has done everything correctly in its attempt to extradite the Solomon Islands Attorney-General to face sex abuse charges.
The Papua New Guinean Government has criticised Australia for trying to extradite the newly appointed Solomon Islands Attorney-General, Julian Moti, from Port Moresby.
Solomon Islands' police have 12 youths in custody over their suspected involvement in attacks on two Australian missions in Honiara at the weekend.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has called on the Solomon Islands Government to hand over its newly-appointed Attorney-General to face extradition to Australia on child sex charges.
The Solomon Islands Government says a no-confidence motion to topple Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is not expected to debated in the country's Parliament before Friday.
A Papua New Guinea court has ordered police to arrest the newly-appointed Solomon Islands Attorney-General, Julian Moti, after he broke his bail conditions over the weekend.
An Australian mission in the Solomon Islands has been attacked by a gang of more than 20 men. | 