Rachel Mealey
Rachel Mealey is an ABC reporter based in Japan.
She did her cadetship with ABC Brisbane in 1997, then moved to ABC Longreach for one year. I got a job in Sydney Radio CAFF straight after that and worked there for four years before moving to TV news.
Rachel reported from Bali when the Bali 9 were arrested and went to Aceh after the tsunami.
Most recently she was the Sydney reporter for ABC news Breakfast before moving to Tokyo with my family in 2010.
In March 2011 Rachel reported on the Japan earthquake and tsunami for the ABC.
Latest by Rachel Mealey
Daily pill gives hayfever sufferers hope of long-term protection
Australian researchers say a daily tablet can induce changes in immune cell memory, reducing allergic reactions to triggers such as grass pollen and giving hayfever sufferers relief from the sneezing season.
Could this refugee resettlement program be the answer to Australia's crippling skills shortage?
Essam Mahmoud arrived in Australia a fortnight ago, and already businesses are clamouring to hire him due to a refugee resettlement program.
'Active' treatment offers hope to millions of back pain sufferers
A new approach to treating back injuries could help millions of Australians who suffer debilitating pain each year.
This essential guide can help you flood-proof your home
Understanding your home's flood risk and shelling out for a few key upgrades could make a huge difference when the next big flood hits Queensland.
Community groups want to help resettle more Afghan refugees under direct sponsorship plan
Communities around Australia are prepared to sponsor more refugees from Afghanistan, over the existing intake figure, according to Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia.
Ford says it's here to stay and may be able to hire Holden workers
Following the closure of its great rival Holden, Ford reassures the Federal Government it is in Australia to stay and it may be able to offer jobs to some Holden workers.
Optus has been fined $504,000 for spamming Australians with texts and emails
Optus is fined after three-quarters of a million customers unsubscribed from the company's marketing texts and emails but continued to receive messages.
The government kept the sinking of this ship quiet during WWII. Its fallen have now been honoured
Sailors that died in Victorian waters after being sunk by Japanese forces during WWII have finally been remembered, 77 years after the government suppressed news of the attack to keep people calm.
Tamil asylum seeker family taken to Christmas Island, lawyer says
The lawyer for a Tamil family facing deportation from Australia says she is deeply concerned about access to her clients now they have been relocated to Christmas Island.
Once the night parrot's enemy, feral cats could soon be key to rare bird's survival
In a bid to boost the population of one of Australia's rarest birds, researchers from the University of Queensland embark on a new feral cat control program.
Here's how 'It's OK to be white' made its way from internet trolls to a vote in our Senate
The "It's OK to be white" phrase comes directly from white supremacists in the United States trying to wedge their political opponents, an Australian academic says.
What's dangerous is the lack of perspective on so-called African crime, says Tim Soutphommasane
There's a clear and urgent risk to racial harmony in Australia if the public debate about Sudanese-Australians and crime continues as it is, says the Race Discrimination Commissioner.
Brisbane considers new speed limit, licence for mobility scooters
The Brisbane City Council wants to reduce the speed of mobility scooters and see the introduction of a basic licence in the hope of lowering the risk of injury for other pedestrians.
Historians correct the record: Sir John Monash not at Villers-Bretonneux
Historians are correcting the record after Australian World War I General Sir John Monash was linked with the Anzac's victory at the French town of Villers-Bretonneux in 1918.
Heatwave to hit Queensland with temperatures tipped to reach up to 46C
Queensland is set to experience a heatwave early next week, with some towns reaching higher than average temperatures for this time of year as part of a stretch of hot weather that could last as long as a week.
Schoolchildren to vote on official mascots for Japan 2020 Olympics
Japanese schoolchildren will vote to choose the official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the winner announced next year.
Japan panel agrees on April 30, 2019 for emperor's abdication
Emperor Akihito's planned abdication — the first by a Japanese monarch in two centuries — will take place on April 30, 2019.
Sumo champion beats North Korean missile in Japanese news
The North Korean missile launch made big news in Japan but it was not the lead story on local news bulletins.
North Korea says new missile can hit all of US
North Korea successfully launches a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, the "Hwasong-15", which the country's state media says can reach all of the United States.
US Navy aircraft with 11 aboard crashes into Pacific
A US navy aircraft carrying 11 crew and passengers has crashed into the Pacific Ocean while en route to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, the Navy says.
Sumo world rocked by bar brawl scandal and cover-up
A senior wrestler allegedly hit a junior wrestler over the head with a beer bottle in a bar for showing a lack of respect, but witnesses are changing their stories to protect their superiors.
Analysis
analysis:Donald Trump's Japan trip fails to shed new light on his Asia vision
The new US administration's big-picture plans for peace, stability and trade in the region in which we live remains opaque. Here's what we've learnt from President Donald Trump's visit to Tokyo.
'An inexpressible feeling': Finding out your mum was abducted by North Korean agents
Yaeko Taguchi was just 22 when she disappeared after dropping her children off at day care. It would be many years before they found out what happened to her.
Ketchup, golf and nuclear war: Donald Trump's Asian trip begins
Donald Trump's visit to Japan will obviously focus on North Korea's nuclear ambitions. But the media briefing for the trip also touched on whether the US President will have tomato sauce with his beef — and that says something about the state of the world.
Inside the classroom of the North Korean school in Tokyo
Japan and North Korea may be arch foes but there's a school in the Japanese capital for Koreans that have remained loyal to the North's three Kim regimes to learn their language, culture and heritage.