Australia
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about Prime Minister Scott Morrison's trip to Washington following the announcement of the AUKUS security alliance, how New South Wales… Audio
France recalls envoys in US and Australia over submarine deal
France has recalled its ambassadors from the USA and Australia for consultations in a unprecedented move over a row about a security bargain.
Trans-Tasman bubble plans deferred eight more weeks
The trans-Tasman bubble has no chance of re-inflating for at least another eight weeks.
Meanwhile, with Covid-19 case numbers continuing to increase in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian… Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Correspondent Karen Middleton joins Lynn to talk about the Covid divisions growing in Australia, even as vaccination rates rise. Anonymous donors have paid the legal fees of former Attorney General… Audio
MS suffers get better drug access in Australia - study
A new study is highlighting significant health inequities between New Zealanders living with multiple sclerosis and their Australian counterparts.
The study found that Australians with the… Audio
Covid cases rise, as Scott Morrison is criticised
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Lynn to talk about the increase in cases in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT, as Victoria is critical of a federal government decision to allocate more… Audio
Fine dining chef offers up Mum's lasagne
Ben Shewry’s Melbourne fine dining restaurant Attica has been able to survive through lockdowns thanks to his mum’s lasagne recipe. Audio
Australia says it's given 2.1 million vaccines doses to the region
Australia's government says hundreds of thousands of jobs in the country rely on economic growth in the Pacific.
Norfolk teachers demand information about Queensland move
Teachers in Norfolk Island are not being told what's going on with their work conditions and they are angry.
Covid-19 in Australia: All 12-15-year-olds vaccinated by end of 2021
Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced a short time ago that all children between the ages of 12 to 15 will be vaccinated by the end of the year.
It comes as New South Wales recorded 882… Audio
Norfolk Islanders want Canberra's people out
A meeting on Norfolk Island this week has led to a demand that the federal minister and the top four administrators resign.
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Norfolk Islanders to seek answers from Canberra
Norfolk Islanders are searching for answers as to how the island is being run.
Sydney faces another month of lockdown as Delta spreads
Persistently high case numbers means- Greater Sydney's lockdown is extended by another month.
As Worldwatch's Perlina Lau reports - tougher restrictions are being enforced too. Audio
Covid-19: Virus raging out of control in NSW
New South Wales is "learning to live" with the Delta strain, the state's Premier said, as she confirmed yesterday another record for daily Covid-19 cases.
The raging crisis there, forming the basis… Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Susie to look at how multiple jurisdictions are now battling the Delta outbreak, with Sydney's lockdown tightened further to stop people moving around… Audio
'Terrible scenes' at Kabul airport leave Australian rescue mission unclear
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton says it is not yet clear when it will be safe for Australian troops to begin evacuating citizens and local staff from Afghanistan.
Melbourne lockdown extended, more restrictions introduced
Melburnians face another two weeks in lockdown, with officials saying the city is teetering on "the brink" of losing control of the Delta outbreak.
A raft of new restrictions came into effect at… Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
'No blank cheque' on net zero carbon emissions target - Scott Morrison
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has again refused to commit to a target of net zero emissions by 2050, after an international "code red" warning on climate change was issued by global leaders.
