NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has thrown the spanner in the Coalition works by calling on prime minister Malcolm Turnbull to quit.

There have been emotional scenes in parliament as the House of Representatives debate the same sex marriage legislation.

An employee at the Department of Immigration in Samoa has been charged with the illegal sale of Samoan passports.

Alcohol has been identified as the contributing factor in most cases of domestic violence in Samoa.

Police in Victoria say they have arrested a 20 year-old man suspected of planning a terror attack at Melbourne's Federation Square on New Year's eve.

Toa Samoa needs to turn it up a few notches to cause an upset win over Australia in their Rugby League World Cup quarter final in Darwin tonight.

The citizenship saga continues in parliament

Faamavae nisi sui o le palemene ona o le le mautinoa poo i latou o umia sitiseni mai nisi atunuu i fafo.

The Socceroos must win their return match with Honduras tonight to take part in next year's world Cup in Russia.

Ua toe tula'i mai le vaega upufai a le Labour i le foe o le faigamalo i Niu sila ina ua tusilima iai le taitai o le NZ First Winston Peters ma faamuta ai le faigamalo a le National lea ua iva tausaga. 

A ban on the sale of loose cigarettes and age limit are some of the measures to curb tobacco smoking in Samoa.

Ua faatulafonoina e le malo Samoa le faatauina o le sikaleti.