Australia's Socceroos have qualified for next year's World Cup in Brazil.As it happened: Socceroos v Iraq World Cup qualifierwww.abc.net.auAustralia has qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil after a nervy 1-0 win over Iraq in Sydney.

Much loved Socceroo Tim Cahill has been given the somewhat dubious honour of having one of the least loved roads in Sydney named after him. The Cahill Expressway behind Circular Quay, has been renamed the Tim Cahill Expressway for the next 48 hours. There is talk of making it a permanent change if the star player scores in tonight's World Cup qualifying match against Iraq. Who's going to win?

How important is art in building cultural understanding? Ayleen O’Hanlon is an Australian musician who has performed in Indonesia and Rani Pramesti is an actor from Indonesia who is now studying in Melbourne. In the middle is Radio Australia’s Tito Ambyo, who spoke with them about building artistic collaborations between their two countries. Read and listen to the story in Indonesian:

Samoa Air chief executive Chris Langton has told our program Pacific Beat that the company has modified one of the rows in the aircraft and added a ramp for easier access by people weighing over 130kg. He says he expects more airlines to make modifications to accommodate the changing shape of their passengers. "That's where the XL has come in - we do it with shirts and clothing and other things where we have different standard sizes," he said.Samoa Air introduces 'XL class'www.abc.net.auSamoa Air, the world's first airline to charge people according to their weight, is set to introduce an 'XL class' to cater for bigger passengers.

Fotos de la biografíaLet's celebrate the mid-year with holiday spirit. We challange you to take (or share) photos of your trip. Tag with #ramyworld. Don't forget to tell where it is and what's the most exciting about it. We will repost the best ones and give you shout out. Let's the journey begins!

Have you ever been the victim of an online scam? New figures show Australians reported losing more than $93 million to scams last year. Delia Rickard from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the most common form of scam is "advance fee fraud". She says many people do not know they have been scammed until it is too late. "You might get an email out of the blue telling you that you've inherited $1 million from a long-lost aunt in the United States, but you have to pay this fee to get it out," she told the ABC. Do you get emails like that? They're likely to be a scam! (photo from Flickr by Cimexus)

The chilled out Pacific reggae tunes of bobby Alu are sure to get your weekend off to a great start. We love music at Radio Australia, and we're lucky enough to get a lot of great musicians into our studios. Check out more live performances at the link:Alu - 'You Know' live

Police in London have arrested a man after a spray paint attack on a painting of Queen Elizabeth II by Australian artist Ralph Heimans. A fathers' advocacy group says one of their members was responsible. It says the man painted "Help" on the picture as part of a desperate appeal to the Queen on behalf of fathers denied access to their children. Full story:

There are new allegations that the Thai navy is involved in the human trafficking of Rohingya Muslims fleeing religious violence in Myanmar. Rohingya Muslims in Malaysia are claiming they were intercepted, brutally beaten and then sold to traffickers by the Thai military.Thai navy alleged to be involved in human traffickingThere are new allegations that the Thai navy is involved in the human trafficking of Rohingya Muslims who are fleeing religious violence in Myanmar. Rohingya...

While driving home last night, Gold Coast ABC Open Producer Solua Middleton saw a great ball of fire in the sky. What do you think it was? Read her story:

Burqas, veils and hoodies - a new exhibition in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong is hoping to put to rest some misconceptions about other cultures. Are we really so different? More:

Sunny Gajjar is the MotoGrapher. He's riding his motorbike across Australia in just 65 days. Gajjar, who hails from New Delhi, has spent the journey uploading photos and live blogging his experiences. Read more about his trip here: Follow him on Facebook or Twitter (@themotographer) for more incredible images.

"I will not wear a wetsuit. I will not use a shark cage. I will not hold on to anything. I will not get on the boat at any time." What message of encouragement would you send Chloe McCardel?Australian marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel sets off on record attemptAustralian marathon swimmer has started her record-breaking attempt to complete the 166-kilometre swim from Cuba to the United States without a shark cage.

The International Labour Organization says as many as 10.5 million children are working as domestic servants. Almost three quarters of these child domestic servants are girls.More than 10 million children work as domestic servants: ILOInternational Labour Organization says as many as 10.5 million children worldwide, mostly girls, are working as domestic servants.

Old MacDonald had a ... robot? Researchers say new technology means the agricultural industry is likely to rely on more robots and less manual labour. This would free up people to do less dangerous work. Is the future of high tech in rural areas? More: (Please note - this photo has been digitally altered.)

A beautiful shot of the Simpson desert from ABC Rural reporter Caddie Brain.

Our reporter Astrid Berendsen goes dumpster diving. Have you ever heard of it? Full story:diving for edible treasure in Australia's trashOur reporter Astrid Berendsen goes dumpster diving. Have you ever heard of it? Full story:

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will return to Cambodia two statues taken from the Koh Ker temple site close to Angkor Wat during the brutal civil war. When you go to a museum, do you ever wonder where the artefacts came from?Cambodia welcomes New York Met's return of looted ancient artifactswww.radioaustralia.net.auCambodia has welcomed moves by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to return looted Khmer artifacts.

Are you a gamer? Hex from Good Game is at E3 - the biggest video game conference and show around. Wish you could tag along?

Do you hold any really odd beliefs—in ghosts, UFOs or tooth fairies? You're likely to find troves of evidence online to support it. Tory Shepherd explains why science is now in mortal combat with the internet, and why for many children science is losing.

Wang Yaping will be the second women from China to be sent into space. She'll spend 15 days in orbit, doing experiments and giving lessons to schoolchildren from outer space.China to send second woman into spacewww.radioaustralia.net.auChina is preparing to send its second female astronaut into space on its longest mission to date.

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei's work is getting a lot of attention at the Venice Biennale. Part of it includes boxes like this, where people can peer in to watch him as he was watched during his detention. What do you think of his work? More on his solo show here:

Sad news out of Mumbai. An apartment block has collapsed, killing at least one person with more feared trapped inside on the second day of heavy monsoon rains in the city.Five-storey Mumbai apartment block collapses on second day of monsoonapartment block has collapsed in central Mumbai, killing at least one person with more feared trapped inside, on the second day of heavy monsoon rains in the city.

What's your passion? Meet Brenden Kupsch. He's passionate about model tractors. Why not?Collector of model tractorsBrenden Kupsch is passionate about model tractors. He received his first model tractor at the age of three and has been fascinated with tractors ever since. So much so that Brenden actually works as an agricultural mechanic fixing up real tractors during the day, and collecting model ones in his spa...

A seven-metre long dinosaur sculpture made out of barbed wire and scrap metal has been installed in a tiny outback Queensland town. The dino is nicknamed 'Barb'. What would you call it? Read more: Thanks to Milynda Rogers for the photo.

In Australia, famous Aboriginal artists can sometimes be taken advantage of by unscrupulous dealers. It's a sad reality. Now a group of community art centres is tackling the issue themselves by creating an innovative pop-up studio for artists visiting from remote communities. More:

This weekend King Kong will premiere in Melbourne. The musical features cast of 49 actors, singers, dancers, and arguably the most technologically advanced puppet in the world - a six-meter tall giant King Kong will be an epic theatrical experience. ABC's Jon Faine met King Kong on the stage, find out more here:

What are you grateful for? Photographer Hailey Bartholomew changed her life, one image at a time, by documenting the wonderful, small things. Watch the video from ABC Open and be inspired.story of 365 GratefulIt all began back In 2007. I was feeling depressed and incredibly out of sorts with life. I knew in my head I had it good but I wasn’t alive. I wrote this in my journal: “A restlessness and dissatisfaction with life has been haunting me... I am tired all the time. I wonder what the point of it all...