Newsline is Australia Network's flagship current affairs program. Anchor Jim Middleton draws on 40 years experience to bring you interviews, analysis and in-depth reports on the issues affecting you and your world today.
Newsline is Australia Network's flagship current affairs program. Anchor Jim Middleton draws on 40 years experience to bring you interviews, analysis and in-depth reports on the issues affecting you and your world today.
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Linda Jakobsen from the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney discusses the shroud of secrecy surrounding the selection on China new leaders during the Communist Party's National Congress.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, china
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With a disturbing increase in maternal and child mortality rates, along with more backyard abortions, the Philippine President, Benigno Aquino, is supporting legislation aimed at allowing free access to fertility control and sex education.
Topics: reproduction-and-contraception, pregnancy-and-childbirth, death, contraception, government-and-politics, philippines
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The new governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo, discusses his plans and the challenges he faces in developing the mega city.
Topics: community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, indonesia
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The Deputy Secretary General of external affairs at the European Union, Helga Schmid, discusses the implications of the leadership transition in Beijing and the future of Europe's ties with China.
Topics: european-union, china
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In the midst of a property boom, the Indonesian capital is finding it difficult to meet the demands from new businesses and a growing middle class.
Topics: indonesia
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Australia's Workplace Minister, Bill Shorten, discusses the issue of labour rights in Burma, as the Southeast Asian nation opens its doors to international investors.
Topics: workplace, industry, regional-development, burma
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Thailand's former deputy Prime Minister, Surakiart Sathirathai, discusses efforts to resolve the region's crises through the establishment of the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, asia, thailand
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Unofficial results suggest there will could up to 18 different political parties represented in the Vanuatu parliament, following the recent poll.
Topics: elections, parliament, vanuatu
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Political stand offs in Thailand are distracting the government from focussing on a resolution to the insurgency in the country's south.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, thailand
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The Australian Opposition's Foreign Affairs Spokeswoman, Julie Bishop, say the country must broaden trade and education links with its Asian neighbours.
Topics: government-and-politics, australia, asia
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Australia's Foreign Minister, Bob Carr, discusses the challenges and possibilities that lie ahead as Australia seeks closer integration with Asia.
Topics: government-and-politics, australia, asia
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The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, says her country may need to send more troops to Afghanistan before handing over security responsibilites to local forces.
Topics: defence-forces, unrest-conflict-and-war, defence-and-national-security, afghanistan, australia
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Southeast Asia ranks among the worst regions in the world for road deaths. But a new crash test laboratory in Malaysia is having a positive impact.
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The chairwoman of the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights in Jakarta, Dewi Fortuna Anwar, gives an Indonesian perspective to Australia's latest policy paper on the Asian century.
Topics: world-politics, indonesia, australia
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Corruption charges against the former Philippines president, Gloria Arroyo, has cast a positive light on her successor's anti-graft campaign.
Topics: corruption, courts-and-trials, philippines
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