Norway, New Zealand and Australia are among the top ten best countries in which to be a mother, according to Save the Children’s annual State of the World’s Mothers report, issued this month.

The pianist, composer and unusual comedian, Aksel Kolstad, will perform in Perth in May 2012

The famous Norwegian Brewery "Nøgne Ø" is represented at Melbourne Good Beer Week festival.

The documentary "A balloon for Allah", made by the Turkish-Norwegian filmmaker Nefise Ozkal Lorentzen, is screening in New Zealand.

14 December 2011 one hundred years had passed since Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his expedition became the first to reach the South Pole. In a speech at the South Pole Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg honoured Amundsen and his men. He also paid tribute to the bravery of British explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition.

Minister Julia Gillard today welcomed Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to Australia.

The Norwegian Prime Minister, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Australia as a guest of the Australian Government. His first stop is Perth, where he will focus on opportunities for closer economic cooperation, in particular in the oil and gas sector as well as the shipping and maritime offshore sectors.

Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will attend the UN Convention on Climate Change, in Durban, South Africa on 7 December 2011. Stoltenberg will participate in the high-level part of the conference, where he will deliver Norway’s official statement. He will also moderate a high-level discussion on financing efforts to tackle the effects of climate change, together with UN Secretary Genera...