Latest and Most Recent News from Oceania

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From the time she was in high school, Lina Abirafeh knew she wanted to help women who have survived violence and to prevent others from experiencing it.

Source: Gender-based violence a affects everyone,a Lina Abirafeh tells Women in Power guests

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The federal opposition says there are huge divisions within the government over the new health funding deal to go before the states and territories on Sunday.

Source: Govt divided over new health plan: Libs

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange,with his lawyer, Mark Stephens, outside Belmarsh Magistrates' Court.

Source: Betrayals could force Assange back home

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ON PATROL: WA Digger, Private Josh Boon on patrol in Chora Valley, Afghanistan. Picture: Australian Defence Force Source: PerthNow BACK TO WORK: WA Digger, Private Josh Boon back on the job after being shot by a Taliban sniper in Chora Valley, Afghanistan.

Source: Shot Digger 'wants revenge' on sniper

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Children will always find the magic of Christmas. Kiwis planned their Christmas and Boxing Day shopping carefully and mostly managed to stay within their budgets but that still left nearly a third worried about post-Christmas debt.

Source: Festive headache for Kiwi shoppers

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Convicted killer Luke Hunter was on the run from police for almost 15 years. Source: Supplied Escapee had been state's most wanted Escaped prison after cutting through fence Convicted of "cold-blooded assassination" A "cold-blooded assassin" who's been on the run for 15 years has been caught in north Queensland.

Source: Most wanted: Freckled killer caught after years on run

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Head for fashion: Internationally renowned society milliner Lindsay Kennett with some of the hats from his 20th Century exhibition, which opened at the Lakes District Museum this month.

Source: Take your hat off to this milliner

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Leighton Holdings expects full-year net profit to fall by more than 20 per cent in 2010/11, after reporting a 25 per cent drop in first-half profit.

Source: Leighton cuts forecast as profit drops

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Monday, 14 February 2011, 8:45pm Source: TV3 A Northland fisherman caught and landed an 80kg striped marlin - from his jetski.

Source: VIDEO: Man catches marlin from jetski

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Border security shemozzle proves Gillard unfit to govern February 14, 2011 212 Illustration: michaelmucci.com After Federal Parliament returns next Monday, there are sufficient grounds for the opposition to move the first no-confidence motion in the Gillard government.

Source: Gillard unfit to govern