Australia
James Packer takes a punt on casino restructure
One of Australia's richest men is moving to insulate his business empire from a downturn in China. Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Air Vanuatu adds extra flights to NZ, Australia routes
Air Vanuatu is introducing an additional weekly flight between Port Vila and Auckland, Sydney, and Brisbane because of increased demand.
Anti-free trade activists urge Pacific to reject trade pact
Pacific Island countries are being urged to walk away from trade talks with Australia and New Zealand. Audio
Sheikh defends speech, leaves Australia
An Islamic cleric visiting Australia who made comments supporting the death penalty for homosexuals in some cases has left the country after defending his remarks.
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane with the latest in the election campaign, including polling and the disengagement of voters. Audio
Immigration lock-up akin to preventive detention, academic says
A visiting Australian professor says detained New Zealanders across the Tasman are being held in the sort of preventive detention usually reserved for serial killers and rapists. Professor Patrick… Audio
New Zealanders on Norfolk hard hit by end of autonomy
Norfolk Island leaders are warning the Australian take-over of the island's government will discriminate against New Zealanders.
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
Norfolk Island officials drumming up support ahead of takeover
Norfolk Island leaders are making a last minute bid to stop Australia revoking their independence. Audio
Jim Parker in Australia
Australia's corporate regulator has launched a landmark case under new laws to protect consumers against bad financial advice. Audio
Injury erases memory of Melbourne Cup win
The jockey who won last year's Melbourne Cup says she has lost her memory of the win after a fall last month.
Valley was cloud-seeded before deadly storm
An Australian state-owned energy company has been asked to explain why it conducted cloud-seeding the day before deadly flooding in Tasmania.
Insurance sector counts cost from Sydney storm
Over to Australia now and insurance companies are counting the cost from the disastrous storm and king tides in New South Wales. Audio
NZ detainee's legal challenge could be 'momentous'
A bikie who won his Australian visa back in court only to lose it again hours later is mounting a legal challenge that could help other detainees.
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Legal challenges to Australia's indefinite detention
Lawyers for a New Zealand-born bikie leader jailed in Australia are considering a court challenge to overturn sweeping immigration powers. Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
The east coast of Australia and the southern island state of Tasmania have been hit by record flooding, causing several deaths and leaving a trail of destruction. It's also been a bad couple of weeks… Audio
Fifty metres of Sydney's beaches eaten away by weekend's storm
A funding dispute has delayed a seawall which could've saved the northern Sydney beach homes now teetering on the edge. Audio
Five dead, three missing as flooding continues to threaten Tasmania
A massive storm that devastated parts of Australia's east coast is continuing to cause record flooding in Tasmania.
