Australia
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
Concerns in Fiji over Australian visa-free hoax
Reports from Fiji say the Commerce Commission is concerned about claims on Facebook that people in Fiji are to enjoy visa-free access to Australia.
Warning for Australia's banks
The major Australian banks have now reported their latest earnings results and generally they've been on the soft side. Audio
Dreamworld to close down ride at centre of tragedy
Dreamworld is to permanently close the water ride at the centre of last month's accident that claimed the lives of four people, including New Zealander Cindy Low.
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Karen discusses the long-running debate on whether to have a national vote on same-sex marriage, the latest on the government's controversial lifetime ban on some asylum seekers and strange spring… Audio
The Importance of Well Made Clothes
Courtney Sanders is a Melbourne-based Kiwi and co-founder of Well Made Clothes. She talks to Sonia Sly about setting up an online ethical clothing business and a movement towards slow fashion. Audio
Aus Labor party will oppose boat-people ban
The opposition Labor party in Australia will oppose the government's bill that blocks boat people from ever returning there.
731 Manus Island detainees sign new application
A Supreme Court application for the resettlement of refugees detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island has been re-filed.
Deportee given $2,800 bill from Australian government
A deportee has been presented with a $2800 bill by the Australian Government despite assurances that people sent back to New Zealand won't be charged. Audio
Australian senate blocks same-sex marriage plebiscite bill
The Australian government's bid to hold a plebiscite on whether to legalise same sex marriage has been defeated in the Senate.
Action demanded over NZer's $A2886 deportation bill
A man deported from Australia has been presented with a $A2886 bill despite assurances that people would not have to pay the costs of being sent back to New Zealand.
Forum still relevant and effective - study
The Pacific Islands Forum is still relevant, and Pacific countries want New Zealand and Australia to remain in it, according to a new study.
Rabada fires as South Africa close on win
Kagiso Rabada took three wickets as South Africa closed in on a first cricket test victory by reducing Australia to 169 for 4, still 369 runs behind at the end of the fourth day in Perth.
Kangaroos beat Kiwis in Four Nations
Australia have all but secured their spot in the Four Nations rugby league final after beating a fast-finishing New Zealand 14-8 in Coventry.
Kiwis face all-Queensland halves in Four Nations clash
Surprise at Cooper Cronk's omission from the Australian team has given way to the Kiwi's realisation they face an all-North Queensland halves threat in the Four Nations.
Man secretly deported from Australia to Nauru, lawyers claim
In the middle of the night on Thursday, the Australian government secretly deported a refugee to Nauru from a Melbourne detention centre, according to human rights lawyers.
Michael Morgan to start against Kiwis
The Australia rugby league coach Mal Meninga has confirmed Michael Morgan will start at five- eighth against the Kiwis in the Four Nations tomorrow morning.
Proteas fight back in first Test
South Africa's bowlers rallied magnificently after the loss of pace spearhead Dale Steyn to get back onto level terms after two days of the first cricket test against Australia in Perth.
Advocacy group calls for Kurdish journalist's release from Manus
The writers' advocacy group, PEN International, has written to the Australian government calling for the release of a Kurdish Iranian journalist from Manus Island.
Tony Abbott has talks with PNG PM while in Moresby
Australia's former prime minister Tony Abbott has had an informal meeting with Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill.
