Barnaby Joyce gone from the Nationals leadership, but he insists he's not sad, and for the Liberals it's Peter Dutton, the new leader of the opposition.

The latest from Fiji – where China has failed to win support for an ambitious agreement that's supposed to deepen its ties with Pacific nations.

The UN Human Rights Commissioner accused of conducting a farcical trip to China as she appears to adopt Chinese government language, and fails to condemn human rights abuses against China's Uigher Muslims.

Fury in the cattle industry after a gas firm cut fences to enter a Northern Territory property without permission.