Australia
Detainees on hunger strike: 'We want our rights back'
New Zealanders detained in Australia are on a hunger strike because of the tightening of rules in the visitors policy at Villawood detention centre. Audio
PM says she can only advocate for NZrs in Aus detention centres
We talk to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about standards NZrs are facing in Aus detention centres, the inquiry into state care abuse and what's coming in the year ahead. Audio
Turkey-sized dinosaur discovered after fossils found
Scientists have identified a new dinosaur that roamed what has been described as Australia's "lost world".
Space Wars: the manual
The idea of a war in space is no longer science fiction, but our international laws on extraterrestrial conflict are unclear, says the editor-in-chief of an upcoming military manual for outer space. Audio
Could supercharged drugs fight the superbugs?
Antibiotic resistance could leave humanity returning to an age when simple infections were fatal and surgery was life threatening, the World Health Organisation says. Australian researchers say… Audio
Put Some Colour In Your Life
Put Some Colour In Your Life chronicles Australian painter Graeme Stevenson as he motorbikes around the world, visiting artists in their studios.
It's an opportunity for viewers to learn about the… Audio
New Australian High Commissioner to NZ named
Australia's new High Commissioner to New Zealand has been named.
Can England improve before the Black Caps challenge?
The ABC's Richard Hinds talks cricket with the Australian team only needing 9 wickets in the second innings with the English captain Joe Root having to retire early due to dehydration. Audio
Sydney tops world temperatures
The world's hottest place yesterday was Sydney, where the temperatures climbed to 47 degrees. Audio
Kiwi detainees: 'I feel worthless, I feel hopeless'
New Zealanders being held in Australian immigration centres say it is time to "make some noise" about their indefinite detention and the heartbreak of being deported away from their families. Audio
Labour continues to talk with Australian Government about detainees
Labour Minister, Andrew Little, responds to concerns about how families are coping after their father or partner is deported to New Zealand from Australia after serving time in prison. Audio
Families pay the price when Kiwi relatives are deported to NZ
New Zealanders held in Australian immigration centres are speaking out about their indefinite detention and their heartbreak at being deported away from their families. Filipa Payne from Iwis n Aus… Audio
Translating the darkness
The NZ Festival's Reader and Writer's section is a chance to see some of your favourite authors and find many new ones. A very new author - at least to English language fiction - is Indonesian writer… Audio
Australia's refugee crisis in-depth
Australia takes 20 thousand refugees, migrants and asylum seekers ever year but those who arrive by boat are detained off shore. The situation on Manus and Nauru reached boiling point last year, with… Audio
Oz govt wants to start exporting medicinal cannabis
The Australian government wants to be the world's largest exporter of medicinal cannabis. Audio
No US ambassador for Australia called insulting
A former Australian deputy prime minister says the USA is perpetuating a diplomatic insult to his country by failing to appoint an ambassador to Canberra. Audio
Australia correspondent Donna Field
Bush fires in Tasmania, storms in NSW, the Flinders Street terrorist, and Sydney house prices are falling. Audio
Uncle pays tribute to seaplane crash victims
The uncle of two of the victims of a seaplane crash north of Sydney on New Year's Eve, has described them as "immensely kind and generous".
CEO and family killed in New Year's Eve crash
A British CEO, his two sons, his fiancee and her 11-year-old daughter have been identified as the family who died when a seaplane dived into the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney.
Six dead after seaplane crash north of Sydney
The bodies of six people have been recovered after a seaplane crashed into Jerusalem Bay near the town of Cowan, north of Sydney.
