Australia

Australia is encouraging refugees in detention in Australia to return to Nauru or remain in detention. Audio

Bernard joins Kathryn to talk about the free trade deal announced between Australia and the United Kingdom, with 99 percent of Aussie goods able to enter the UK duty free once the deal comes into… Audio

Sam Schoeller is based near Klosters  in Switzerland. He initially arrived in Switzerland 40 years ago in what was meant to be a short excursion to learn more about the country his father came from… Audio

There is a testing blitz going on in Queensland, after a couple who travelled there from Victoria were found to have Covid-19.

The pair drove from Victoria, through New South Wales and across the… Audio

Kathryn speaks with Massey University demographer and Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley about where New Zealand's immigration policy is heading. He says the years prior to the Covid 19 pandemic… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Australia's role in yesterday's global drug bust and how Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants Opposition help to pass three… Audio

As 30,000 nurses nationwide prepare to to walk off the job tomorrow, Australian medical agencies are actively recruiting some of them. Negotiations between the New Zealand Nurses Organisation and… Audio

A recent study out of Australia showed that about a third of people there would rather spend time with their pets than people, with women more likely to prefer their furry friends to humans. And it's… Audio

A mouse plague continues to wreck havoc in New South Wales in Australia, and in recent days photos have spread across the internet of fish being caught with mice in their stomachs. Audio

To the Australian state of Victoria, where it's just been announced that lockdown restrictions will remain for a further seven days. Audio

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn for an update on the Covid outbreak in Victoria, as New South Wales posts sites of concern following a visit from a Covid-positive person. Former… Audio

Australia's federal court has ruled that the country's environment minister has a duty of care to protect children from the climate crisis. Eight teenagers had gone to court to court seeking an… Audio

From midnight Victoria will go into lockdown for seven days as the state frantically tries to cram a lid on the rapidly growing number of Covid-19 cases.

And late this afternoon the Covid-19 Response… Audio

From Friday, Victoria will be heading into a seven-day lockdown in attempts to curb a growing Covid-19 outbreak.

The state recorded another 11 cases overnight taking the total of the cluster to 26.

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New Zealand has extended its pause on quarantine free travel with Victoria for another seven days.

The government of Victoria today put the state in lockdown for a week to contain the Covid-19… Audio

An Australian lawyer says a class action lawsuit brought by New Zealand deportees against the Australian government will seek to stop families being split up during detention. The group, deported… Audio

Annika joins Kathryn to look at the speed of the Covid vaccine rollout and whether it might get Australians travelling sooner, as business complains about the borders being closed through to 2022. Audio

The Drug Foundation organised a symposium at Parliament this week and one of the keynote speakers was Professor Nicole Lee from the National Drug Research Institute in Australia. She discusses the… Audio

Australia's tourism sector has slammed the federal government over its forecasts for the border reopening.

The Budget predicts the border will reopen in the middle of next year, but is based on the… Audio