Australia
Aus govt MP wants NZ refugee offer accepted
An Australian MP has called on his government to accept New Zealand's offer and end indefinite offshore detention. Audio
Citizenship brawling and Masterchef exit
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton reports on Scott Morrison and Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton asking parliament for the power to ban some Australian citizens believed to have been… Audio
Aus senator explains Manus Island deportation
An Australian senator was last week deported from Papua New Guinea's Manus Island after trying to visit a refugee detention centre. Audio
Young offenders riot at NSW detention centre, attack sex offenders
A violent riot at a juvenile detention centre which left two teenagers with critical stab wounds began after prisoners with "makeshift weapons" began hunting down known sex offenders.
Musical Chair: Bridget Davis
This week's guest in the Musical Chair is renowned chef Bridget Davis who's just won the award for the Best Breakfast Cookbook at the prestigious World Gourmand Cookbook Awards in Macau. Audio
Australia not backing down from deportation policy
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had promised to raise Australia's deportation policy when she sat down with Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison. But, as expected, the rhetoric has failed to bear… Audio
Delay in climate change strategy for Australia's foreign aid programme
A climate change strategy for Australia's foreign aid programme has languished on the foreign minister's desk for six months.
China gatecrashes Australia military exercise
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton reports on Australian and US navy personnel involved in a biennial training exercise having to use minimal systems and signals after a Chinese spy vessel sailed… Audio
'I can't leave Australia, and I can't get help in Australia'
A New Zealand father has been forced back to Australia where he has no access to legal aid despite an Australian government agency having suggested he leave.
Australia's Pacific security hub to set up in Canberra
Australia will establish its planned Pacific security hub in Canberra, while it looks at a possible permanent location in the region.
Judge lambasts Australia over Nauru refugee's treatment
An Australian federal court judge has ruled that a refugee on Nauru must be transferred to Australa for urgent medical treatment by next Friday.
Mediawatch for 7 July 2019
Cancer coverage stirs action and emotions; giving Austria's far-right a platform; All Black jersey reveal pulls wool over fans' eyes Audio
After the election - back to a new reality
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at the trouble facing the Australian economy, as interest rates hit record lows after a one per cent cut by the Reserve Bank. The government's own economic… Audio
Oscar Garden: The New Zealand aviation legend you've never heard of
Mary Garden feels history has overlooked her pioneering pilot father, Oscar Garden. Audio
Kate Lyons: Uncovering the Pacific drugs highway
Guardian journalist Kate Lyons has just compiled a stunning series of pieces looking at the worsening drug-running route from South America to Australia and New Zealand through the Pacific Islands… Audio
Australian student detained in North Korea
Asia correspondent Ed White with the fears for the safety of an Australian student who has reportedly been detained by authorities in Pyongyang. Also, the G20 summit gets underway in Osaka. Ed White… Audio
ISIS orphans returning to Australia
The orphaned children of two Australian ISIS fighters are on their way back to Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement earlier this week saying "children should not be punished… Audio
Media raids challenge, building cracks and Folau fundraising
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton reports on the decision by ABC and News Corp to mount legal challenges related to the police raids earlier this month, nervousness by new apartment residents… Audio
PNG PM asks Australia to stop Paladin contract
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has called for Australian company Paladin's contract on Manus Island to be stopped
Recycling shame
Aussies can now spy on their neighbours to see if they're helping to save the planet or not. See-through wheelie bins are being trialled in Adelaide to shame those people who don't recycle properly… Audio
