Australia
Giant sinkhole opens in Brisbane backyard
A 100 metre deep sinkhole full of water has opened up in a Brisbane backyard. John Campbell talks to property owners Ray and Lyn McKay. Video, Audio
Canberra requested to front up to PNG court
Papua New Guinea's Chief Justice has requested Australia front up on its plans for resettlement of the so-called "boat people" on Manus Island.
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Bernard discusses the political fallout from Kevin Rudd's bid for the UN top job, and the early resignation from the Royal Commission into Juvenile Detention. Audio
Solomons activist group rejects Australia proposal
A political activist group in Solomon Islands says it will not accept a security deal reportedly being brokered with Australia.
Rush expected to mark out sea borders in Pacific
A landmark decision on disputed islands in the South China Sea last month is expected to see foreign ministries in the region scrambling to delineate their maritime boundaries.
Number of NZers on Christmas Island 'doubles'
The number of New Zealanders held at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre has reportedly doubled and conditions are getting worse, a detainee says.
New Zealanders make up 12% of detainees in Australia
Locking up New Zealanders for breaching their visa conditions is expensive and supports a system which was designed to catch terrorists, a Kiwi detainee in Australia says. Audio
Asylum seeker families in Australia 'in fear' of deportation
As the Australian Government celebrates two years since a boat arrival of asylum seekers penetrated its borders, advocates say it's again threatening to deport families to Nauru. Audio
NZer in Melbourne accused of hit-and-run
A New Zealand man has appeared in court accused of fatally striking a woman with a stolen car in Melbourne.
Compensation required for youth detention abuse - UN
The UN Human Rights High Commission has called on Australia to compensate young people abused in detention, saying it is "shocked" by footage.
Matt Noffs: breaking the ice
Kim Hill talks to Matt Noffs, CEO for The Noffs Foundation, an Australian organisation that works to assist socially disadvantaged and disconnected young people, with particular expertise in the… Audio
Australian state counter-sues tear-gassed boys
The Northern Territory government is claiming hundreds of thousands of dollars from two boys tear-gassed by prison guards at a detention centre.
Australian govt deems Rudd 'unsuitable' for UN top job
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has made a "captain's call" not to support Kevin Rudd to be the next UN Secretary General.
Australian juvenile detainee Dylan Voller asks for personal apology
Dylan Voller has asked the Northern Territory Chief Minister to personally apologise to the youths mistreated at an Australian detention centre.
Asylum-seeker families threatened with being sent back to Nauru
One of the authors of a report on families in detention in Australia says some have been told not to get settled as they may go back to Nauru.
NZ couple in Aus take ANZ to court 'for all Kiwis'
A NZ couple has won the right to pursue a racial discrimination case against ANZ for selling them life insurance which is worthless because they are not citizens.
Deportation of asylum seeker lacks compassion
An asylum seeker was deported under the cover of darkness after being treated in Australia for injuries sustained in the Papua New Guinea detention centre Audio
Australia correspondent - Peter Munro
Peter Munro tells us about a royal commission into the Northern Territory's juvenile detention system, proposed new laws for the indefinite detention of terrorists and a stoush over the state of the… Audio
Man injured on Manus Island secretly deported from Australia
A Sudanese man who fled war and persecution and was injured in riots in Manus Island in PNG has been secretly deported from Melbourne to Christmas Island.
Boys teargassed while in confinement
Shocking footage showing boys at a Northern Territory youth justice centre being tear gassed while locked in their cells will air on Australian tv tonight. Audio
