The Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has resigned after his affair with a staff member turned the spotlight on his political integrity.

"I cannot thank the AFL for allowing me to do something that is open to every other Australian and which the science and research has supported all along."

The buzz around the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's pregnancy is just the beginning of months of the inevitable media circus.

After five years, Australia's Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse issued its final recommendations. For many, its real achievement was creating space for survivors to be heard.

As Victoria becomes the first Australian state to legalise euthanasia, the country remains divided over what is being called a new, progressive trend in Australian politics.

"First bloody vote result in years that made me feel like reasonable, kind, compassionate people are still the clear majority."

The viral social media campaign "All the Bowling Ladies" was not enough to save the Melbourne lawn bowls club from a hostile local council vote.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney has indicated that Pell will return to Australia to try to clear his name.

Audio of Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull mimicking US President Donald Trump in a stand-up at Canberra's midwinter ball has been leaked by political journalist Laurie Oakes.

"The overwhelming Twitter response to the plan to drug test welfare recipients: drug test politicians and their staff too"