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HERE ARE THE KEY NOMINEES FOR THE 2022 PRIME-TIME EMMY AWARDS, ANNOUNCED BY THE ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES:

Comedy Series: "Abbott Elementary"; "Barry"; "Curb Your Enthusiasm"; "Hacks"; "The Marvelous Mrs Maisel"; "Only Murders in the Building"; "Ted Lasso"; "What We Do in the Shadows."

Actor, Comedy Series: Donald Glover, "Atlanta"; Bill Hader, "Barry"; Nicholas Hoult, "The Great"; Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso" Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building"; Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building."

Actress, Comedy Series: Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs Maisel"; Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary"; Kaley Cuoco, "The Flight Attendant"; Elle Fanning, "The Great"; Issa Rae, "Insecure"; Jean Smart, "Hacks."

Drama Series: "Better Call Saul"; "Euphoria"; "Ozark"; "Severance"; "Squid Game"; "Stranger Things"; "Succession"; "Yellowjackets."

Actor, Drama Series: Jason Bateman, "Ozark"; Brian Cox, "Succession"; Lee Jung-jae, "Squid Game"; Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"; Adam Scott, "Severance"; Jeremy Strong, "Succession."

Actress, Drama Series: Jodie Comer, "Killing Eve"; Laura Linney, "Ozark"; Melanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets"; Sandra Oh, "Killing Eve"; Reese Witherspoon, "The Morning Show"; Zendaya, "Euphoria."

Limited or Anthology Series: "Dopesick"; "The Dropout"; "Inventing Anna"; "The White Lotus"; "Pam & Tommy."

Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie: Colin Firth, "The Staircase"; Andrew Garfield, "Under the Banner of Heaven"; Oscar Isaac, "Scenes from a Marriage"; Michael Keaton, "Dopesick"; Himesh Patel, "Station Eleven"; Sebastian Stan, "Pam & Tommy."

Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie: Toni Collette, "The Staircase"; Julia Garner, "Inventing Anna"; Lily James, "Pam & Tommy"; Sarah Paulson, "Impeachment: American Crime Story"; Margaret Qualley, "MAID"; Amanda Seyfried, "The Dropout."

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Anthony Carrigan, "Barry"; Brett Goldstein, "Ted Lasso"; Toheeb Jimoh, "Ted Lasso"; Nick Mohammed, "Ted Lasso"; Tony Shalhoub, "The Marvelous Mrs Maisel"; Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary"; Henry Winkler, "Barry"; Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live."

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Alex Borstein, "The Marvelous Mrs Maisel"; Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks"; Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary"; Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"; Sarah Niles, "Ted Lasso"; Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary"; Juno Temple, "Ted Lasso"; Hannah Waddingham, "Ted Lasso."

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Nicholas Braun, "Succession"; Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show"; Kieran Culkin, "Succession"; Park Hae-soo, "Squid Game"; Matthew Macfadyen, "Succession"; John Turturro, "Severance"; Christopher Walken, "Severance"; Oh Yeong-su, "Squid Game."

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Patricia Arquette, "Severance"; Julia Garner, "Ozark"; Jung Ho-yeon, "Squid Game"; Christina Ricci, "Yellowjackets"; Rhea Seehorn. "Better Call Saul"; J. Smith-Cameron, "Succession"; Sarah Snook, "Succession"; Sydney Sweeney, "Euphoria."

Supporting Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie: Murray Bartlett, "The White Lotus"; Jake Lacy, "The White Lotus"; Will Poulter, "Dopesick"; Seth Rogen, "Pam & Tommy"; Peter Skarsgard, "Dopesick"; Michael Stuhlbarg, "Dopesick"; Steve Zahn, "The White Lotus."

Supporting Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie: Connie Britton, "The White Lotus," Jennifer Coolidge, "The White Lotus"; Alexandra Daddario, "The White Lotus"; Kaitlyn Dever, "Dopesick"; Natasha Rothwell, "The White Lotus"; Sydney Sweeney, "The White Lotus"; Mare Winningham, "Dopesick."

Structured Reality Program: "Antiques Roadshow"; "Fixer Upper: Welcome Home"; "Love is Blind"; "Queer Eye"; "Shark Tank."

Unstructured Reality Program: "Below Deck Mediterranean"; "Cheer"; "Love on the Spectrum"; "RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked"; "Selling Sunset."

Reality or Competition Program: "The Amazing Race"; "Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls"; "Nailed It!"; "RuPaul's Drag Race"; "Top Chef"; "The Voice."

© AP 2022

Australians Toni Collette and Sarah Snook are up for major acting awards in television's highest honours, the Emmys.

Collette has been nominated for her starring role in The Staircase, about a crime novelist and the suspicious death of his wife in the Limited Series or TV movie category.

Snook is up for a best supporting actress award in the drama series category for her role as Shiv Roy in the television series Succession, which is also up for a swag of awards.

If she wins, Snook will add to her trophies for the role, including a Golden Globe and a Critics' Choice Television Award.

The HBO drama Succession, which tells the story of a conniving media mogul and his family, topped the list of Emmy nominees with 25 nods, including one for best drama series.

The rivals for best drama in the US honours include Netflix's South Korean thriller Squid Game, the first non-English language show to be nominated for an Emmy.

Netflix's sci-fi hit Stranger Things and HBO's Euphoria, about high school students navigating the world, also were nominated.

Feel-good series Ted Lasso from Apple TV+ nabbed 20 nominations and will defend its title as last year's best comedy.

The fish-out-of-water story will face off against Hacks, Only Murders in the Building and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, among others.

HBO's The White Lotus, about vacationers and staff at a ritzy oceanfront resort, also secured 20 nominations and is in the race for best limited series.

Winners of the Emmys will be announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on September 12.

Frank Scherma, chairman and CEO of the Television Academy, said the group received a record number of submissions this year in a sign that production was thriving after extended shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Streaming television dominated the nominations, continuing a trend in recent years as audiences flock to online viewing. HBO and HBO Max received 140 nominations overall. Netflix scored 105 nods.

Fourteen of the nominations for Succession, which won best drama in 2020, came in acting categories.

Brian Cox, who stars as patriarch Logan Roy, will compete for best actor against Jeremy Strong, who plays his troubled son Kendall.

Squid Game actor Lee Jung-Jae is also in the running.

"I would like to share this honour with the Squid Game fans around the world, who showed us endless love and support," he said in a statement.

Ted Lasso co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis was nominated for best comedy actor, alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short for Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, although voters passed over their co-star Selena Gomez in the acting categories.

Contenders for best comedy actress include Rachel Brosnahan for her role as a 1950s housewife and comedian on Mrs Maisel, along with Issa Rae of Insecure and Hacks star Jean Smart.

Hacks, which is about a seasoned female comedian looking to extend her career, received a nomination for the second year in a row for best comedy series.

"I think it's a really important thing, especially in this moment in time in our country, to highlight women and to tell their stories," Jen Statsky, co-creator of Hacks, said in an interview.

For best drama actress, nominees included previous winner Zendaya for Euphoria, Laura Linney for drug-dealing drama Ozark, and Melanie Lynskey for new series Yellowjackets, about high school girls forced to survive in the wilderness.

© AP 2022

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flies into Fiji as Pacific Islands Forum leaders attempt to steer a messy and dramatic leaders' summit towards a fruitful conclusion.

Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) members were shocked by Kiribati's withdrawal from the regional body prior to the gathering in Suva.

Other members are missing the summit, including Nauru, due to a COVID-19 outbreak, Cook Islands, with local elections within weeks, and Marshall Islands, due to legal issues.

The four absences - comprising almost a quarter of the forum - are unfortunate given the emphasis PIF leaders had placed on regional unity at the 2022 summit.

PIF has been mired in internal squabbling, with sub-regions and individuals competing for influence in a long-running spat which has led to Kiribati's withdrawal.

In the background to the blue continent's strain lurks both China and the US, also battling for power in the increasingly important region.

On that front, the US has claimed a diplomatic victory this week.

PIF chair Fiji has invited US Vice President Kamala Harris to address members on Wednesday morning, when Ms Harris will unveil a raft of support and deepened engagement.

The US invitation is a major breach of tradition, with non-PIF members usually restricted to a post-forum dialogue.

Ms Harris will announce new embassies in Kiribati and Tonga, a renegotiated South Pacific Tuna Treaty, and a national Pacific strategy when she speaks virtually to PIF's fishing ministers.

In that meeting will be Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her NZ counterpart Nanaia Mahuta, with Mr Albanese arriving later on Wednesday.

The recently elected PM lands two days after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who touched down on Monday.

Mr Albanese's later arrival is not likely to be seen as a snub, given he has committed to the full-day leaders retreat on Thursday.

"It is a privilege to visit Fiji to participate in the Pacific Islands Forum. I look forward to meeting my fellow Pacific leaders, hearing their priorities and learning from their experiences," he said in a statement on Tuesday evening.

"Australia's partnership with the Pacific is longstanding. The Pacific Islands Forum is the heart of Pacific regionalism - and Australia is a proud founding member.

"A strong, united Pacific Islands Forum is vital to protecting our shared interests in a peaceful, prosperous and resilient region and to addressing the pressing challenges our region faces."

Ms Ardern will also hold two key bilaterals on Wednesday, talking with Fiji's Frank Bainimarama and Solomon Islands counterpart Manasseh Sogavare.

Mr Sogavare alarmed Australia and New Zealand by signing a security tie-up with China earlier this year.

© AAP 2022