Patrick Martin is a reporter and digital producer working in the ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom.
He has previously reported for the ABC in London, Adelaide and Port Pirie.
Kiwis around the world will head to the polls on November 7, including New Zealanders who live in Australia and have an eye on the future of the country.
FirstDate is exclusively for public servants and comes as fertility and marriage rates fall in the city-state. Will it help turn them around?
The man was reportedly on holiday with his family and had been drinking alcohol.
Several prison officers have been suspended as investigators probe whether prisoners paid to access the units.
Both countries have struck a deal to lower tariffs on non-sensitive goods worth $US60 billion, with the list including live animals, surgical robots and toys.
Seoul accuses Ukraine of announcing the transfer of North Korean soldiers caught fighting for Russia to South Korea in breach of a non-disclosure agreement.
China said the pair agreed to back each other's hosting of APEC in Shenzhen and the G20 in Miami later this year, but there were no announcements of further agreements. Take a look back at how the day unfolded.
The apology comes after different arms of the organisation tried to explain how the situation was managed after the competition went viral online.
The former rapper is the world's youngest national leader, having taken the top job just six months ago. His response to the flooding crisis is being closely watched.
The ABC understands the person was not in the disaster zone and is the eighth Australian to be found since the floods devastated Nepal and Tibet.
A week on from the flood disaster, another four Australians have been found safe.
The first national plan of its kind is broadly criticised by gay rights proponents and legal experts for supporting the status quo.
A Papua separatist group has shot dead an American pilot who allegedly transported Indonesian troops into the restive province.
A parliamentary report recommends a sweeping overhaul of Asian language education in Australia, saying the lack of knowledge is a sovereign risk to the country.
It has become the centre of international attention after an Australian allegedly murdered a teenage girl, but Pattaya City has had an international reputation for decades.
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The billionaire family behind the Singha beer company is being torn apart by explosive allegations of assault and a century-old law that protects parents from neglectful children.
A 45-year-old Australian man is in custody as investigations continue into the discovery of the body of a teenage girl found stuffed inside a suitcase.
Rich and powerful families have a strong interest in one particular language, with experts saying it is no surprise given the country's rise.
Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez says at least 971 have been confirmed injured after emergency services worked through the night to find those trapped under collapsed buildings.
Chinese, Russian and Iranian officials met about a day before the deal was publicly announced, with experts saying it proves Beijing and Moscow helped shape the agreement.
The country is taking a big step in its efforts to address gay rights but not everyone is convinced it goes far enough.
India's Great Nicobar Island is home to one of the world's last isolated tribes who are believed to have lived there for thousands of years, but a rising China is set to see it undergo a major transformation at the Indian government's insistence.
A Japanese mayor will take maternity leave this year, becoming the first in the country's history to do so while in office.
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping agreed to a raft of deals in front of invited press less than a week after Donald Trump left China's capital with no confirmed deals.
The Titan Ridge Volcano is erupting in the Bismarck Sea, sending ash and smoke into the sky and prompting authorities to warn of possible tsunamis in the area.
