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With a longer and hotter summer season predicted for this year, authorities are reminding people to be safe in the surf.   The safety of new migrants and tourists around water is of extra significance, with many being unfamiliar wit...

Anger over the United States spying on European leaders has culminated in U-S president Barack Obama announcing a review into the operations of the National Security Agency.   Ex-U-S intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has fuelle...

The Migration Institute of Australia says people need to be fully informed about the advantages and disadvantages of dual citizenship.   Being a citizen of two countries brings many advantages, such as better-paying jobs, access to ...

Frøy Aagre is coming to Australia in the end of October.   Curios about her music? Do you want to know where and when she is going to play when she is here?

Today we hear about the new Norwegian government and a bit about what we can expect from it. We also get a look at the weather, some sport and cutlure.

As ferocious bushfires continue in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, questions are already being asked about who - or what - is to blame.   The fires, being dubbed the state's worst in almost half a century, come three ye...

The language used in the asylum seeker debate is again under scrutiny after Immigration Minister Scott Morrison last week directed department staff to describe all people coming by boat as "illegal maritime arrivals".   The directiv...

"The Norwegian Hytte" - is the title of the new book from Jenny K Blake, and she tells us about all her observations of us Norwegians. She clearly loves us and our country, but being from the outside she sees us in a brilliant way.

Today Lena Rebekka talked about finding peace. both inner and outer peace, and how they often are intertwined .

Millions of children still toil in factories, mines and fields in the developing world despite international efforts to eradicate the problem.   And it's Western consumers, as well as retailers, who activists say should shoulder the...

The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The OPCW, based in the Dutch city of The Hague is currently helping to oversee the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.

Globalskolen is teaching 1600 children worldwide to read and write Norwegian. 55 students are currently from Australia. The service is free of charge, supported by the Norwegian Government, says inspector in globalskolen.no Arne Heimestøl. &nb...

At number 14, Australia could be considered to be reasonably well-placed on a new index comparing the wellbeing of older people around the world.   But lobbyists for older Australians say if a closer look is taken, it can be easily...

An assessment of Australia's performance in areas ranging from asylum seekers to climate change has produced a mixed report card. The report by the United Nations Association of Australia says the country has performed well on some iss...

ScanArt is held for the eight time at the moment.   Our reporter Miriam Alveberg was at the opening last Friday.