Australia
All Our Secrets
Jennifer Lane's novel All Our Secrets is set in a small rural community where a religious sect have moved in and divided the locals. Audio
Evacuation alert in Victoria as downpours continue
Flooding in Victoria has prompted more than 1500 calls for help to emergency services, as forecasters warn the worst of the deluge is yet to come.
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
Australian same-sex bill passes Senate
The bill to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia has passed the Senate.
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Fallout from the Queensland election result; Marriage equality debate is underway in Parliament; and ABC's board will be asked to reconsider triple j's decision to move the date of its highly… Audio
Lawyer says NSW coroner's findings shows new low
A Sydney human rights lawyer says a coroner's findings show Australia is failing abjectly in its duty of care to New Zealand citizens it has locked up. A coroner investigating the death in custody of… Audio
NZer's death is Aus detention sparks findings of drug use
A man's death in detention from meth use and fighting has pulled the veil back on mass drug use in a privately-run immigration centre where Australia keeps scores of New Zealanders locked up. Former… Audio
Poor healthcare on Manus hitting Australia's reputation - doctors
Prominent Australian doctors say their country's reputation has been damaged by inadequate healthcare for Manus Island refugees. Their comments come as aid agency Doctors Without Borders continues to… Audio
'Arrogant indifference' after NZ detainee's death
New Zealander Robert Peihopa died of a heart attack in detention in Australia after "physical and emotional distress" from a fight, a coroner has ruled.
Anxieties abroad bring greater Australian focus to the Pacific
Australia's government released its foreign policy White Paper last week, identifying the Pacific as a key focus. While scholars say that's great news, it's also raised some eyebrows.
Melbourne man accused of New Year's Eve terrorism plot
A man has been arrested in Melbourne's south-west for allegedly trying to get a gun and "shoot as many people as he could" on New Year's Eve, say Victoria Police.
Triple J 'ruins Australia Day'
The Australian radio station has moved the date of their much-loved Hottest 100 so it’ll no longer take place on Australia Day, and a small number of Australian keyboard-warriors have completely lost…
Pacific emphasised in Australian foreign policy white paper
The importance Australia's giving to the Pacific islands in its foreign policy white paper is being welcomed as over due - but there's some awkward contradictions. Audio
Norfolk businessman challenges Canberra's achievements
A Norfolk Island businessman, Brett Sanderson, says comments by the acting Australian minister for overseas territories about the island are outrageous. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 27 November 2017
Not enough space in new Manus refugee facilities; Justice sought in PNG for six year old girl accused of sorcery and tortured; Australia welcomes new Solomons' government's committment to submarine… Audio
Not enough space in new Manus refugee facilities
A Manus Island refugee says there is not enough space in new facilities for the men forcibly removed last week from the decomissioned detention centre. Large protests against the refugees' treatment… Audio
'Burke's Backyard' presenter accused of indecent assault
A well-known Australian television star has been accused of indecent assault, sexual harassment and bullying of women.
Coral transplants could regenerate Great Barrier Reef
Scientists are regrowing coral from larvae on damaged patches of the Great Barrier Reef in a project that could change the management of reef systems worldwide.
All remaining refugees removed from closed Manus detention camp
The remaining 325 refugees at the decommissioned Manus Island detention camp in Papua New Guinea have been forcibly moved to nearby Lorengau. Audio
Killer of abusive husband fights deportation in Australia
A New Zealand woman jailed in Australia six years ago for killing her abusive husband is fighting a deportation order so she can stay in Melbourne. Eileen Creamer was the first woman convicted of… Audio
