Phil Mercer

Britain’s phone hacking scandal is reverberating in Australia, where Rupert Murdoch got his start.

The political battle on climate change intensifies in Australia.

Phil Mercer reports on the heated debate in Australia over a proposed carbon tax. The government says the tax would help fight greenhouse gas emissions, but some of Australia’s most powerful interests are against it.

Former Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib is starring in a new play about his three years in U.S. custody. The BBC’s Phil Mercer spoke to the cast at rehearsals and tells us about the play.

We sprint around the globe from east to west, beginning with a call from the future.