Australia
Queensland opens borders to New Zealand
Wallace Chapman speaks to Anka Glucina, a New Zealander living in Australia, who is thrilled. Audio
Australian research from Deakin University finds police do not need to carry guns
Deakin University researchers in Australia say there is no need for police to be armed, after analysing data from around the world. Researcher Dr Richard Evans explained their findings to Jesse. Audio
Refugees win Australian legal victory
Refugees and asylum seekers held in offshore detention by Australia have won a pivotal court victory against Canberra. Audio
Aus High Court overrules attempts to delay justice for refugees
Refugees and asylum seekers held in offshore detention by Australia have won the right to have their claims against the Canberra government heard in the Federal Court. Audio
Rio Tinto should pay for blasting sacred caves in Australia - inquiry
Mining giant Rio Tinto should pay compensation to traditional owners for destroying the sacred Juukan Gorge caves in Western Australia, a parliamentary inquiry has recommended.
Bougainville leader upset at JSB waste claim
Bougainville's leader has taken issue with claims that the recent trip to Port Moresby for the Joint Supervisory Body was a waste of money.
What Australia can learn from New Zealand: Laura Tingle
Australia is not well known for casting envious glances across the Tasman. But what can 'the lucky country' learn from us? Laura Tingle is a senior political journalist with the Australian… Audio
China-Australia relations reach new low over fake tweet
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at the fallout from a tweet depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child, as Scott Morrison took to WeChat to press… Audio
China accuses Australia of stoking nationalism in response to tweet
China has hit back at the Australian Government, accusing it of attempting to "stoke domestic nationalism" by demanding an apology for a tweet depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife to the…
Ardern registers concern with China over tweet of fake photo
New Zealand has weighed into the escalating row between China and Australia, formally registering its concern with Chinese authorities about a tweet depicting an Australian soldier.
China's brushing… Audio
Activists say mental health of Australian refugees at crisis point
Campaigners say the mental health of refugees detained in Australia has reached crisis point.
Fiji and Australia working on defence agreement
Fiji and Australia have commenced negotiations for a reciprocal Status of Forces Agreement.
Australia: borders open, ADF weighs body cams, crazy weather
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the reopening of internal borders, the chief of the Australian Defence Force weighing up the enforcement of body cameras to stop troops from… Audio
Australian online data breach may affect thousands of NZers
Thousands of New Zealanders may have been caught up in a massive online data breach connected to Nitro PDF software.
Australia's Afghanistan war crimes report released
A report into alleged war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan makes for harrowing reading. The Panel speaks to the Director of The National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at… Audio
South Australians cautiously optimistic lockdown will work
South Australia hasn't recorded any new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, and people in the state are cautiously optimistic.
But officials are still urging people to comply with this tough… Audio
Nicky Hager wants NZDF investigation after Australian revelations
The Defence Force says no New Zealand personnel are of interest in a military inquiry that has rocked Australia with its finding that 39 Afghan civilians were killed by Australian troops.
The… Audio
Shocking Australian soldier Afghanistan war crimes allegations
Australian special forces may face prosecution for up to 39 murders and the torture of two others in Afghanistan. This comes after a four-year inquiry into alleged war crimes by NSW Court of Appeal… Audio
Australia's Afghanistan war crimes report: 'Nasty but necessary reckoning'
Analysis - The digger mythology that's long sustained Australia's self-image has been shaken by a murderous few with maximum firepower and discretion but minimum oversight, Andrew Probyn writes.
A push to have donors send more responsible aid to the Pacific
A chandelier, skis, a container of only left footed shoes - just some of the unsolicited aid sent to Pacific countries in the middle of major humanitairian disaster
