August is the is the date for the Aussie rules international cup. One of the countries involved will be Nauru which has high hopes, after all AFL is its national sport. Amazingly the worlds smallest island nation hasn’t had an AFL league for almost two years after their local tournament was disbanded due to violence on and off the pitch.
Kevin Rudd, the Australian prime minister, has said there are significant human rights problems in Tibet, but on his first state visit to China he has reiterated his opposition to an Olympic boycot…
Barack Obama, the US Democratic presidential hopeful, attended two schools in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, in the late 60s.Al Jazeera’s Dan Nolan reports from Jakarta on Obama’s school days.
Voting in Australia’s national elections is already underway in some remote communities.Al Jazeera’s Dan Nolan reports from the 200-strong Aboriginal community in Hermansburg in the country’s Northern Terrritory.
New Zealand has been mourning its national hero Sir Edmund Hillary at a funeral service in the country’s main cathedral. Sir Edmund was the first man to conquer Mount Everest - the world’s highest peak. Al Jazeera’s Dan Nolan reports from Auckland.