Australia
Australian homicide squad investigates death of NZer
A homicide investigation is underway at the Sydney police station where a New Zealand father of two was shot dead by police. Audio
Kiwi former soldier still detained in Australia
As Australia uses immigration law like a blunt weapon, with controversy surrounding detention on Christmas Island, on Nauru, and on Manus, a New Zealander has now been held in a maximum security… Video, Audio
Aboriginal rock star Archie Roach comes to NZ
Singer, song-writer, guitarist, and activist, Archie Roach's song 'Took The Children Away' is widely credited for bringing the story of the Stolen Generation to light. He talks to Nine to Noon about… Video, Audio
Allegations of match-fixing overshadow Australian Open
The first day of the Australian Open was dominated by media coverage the allegations of matchfixing of previous tournaments. Audio
Jim Parker in Australia
Across the Tasman, and the Australian government, business leaders and share market investors are hoping for better fortunes this year after a difficult 2015. Audio
Court bored by women's tennis
Australian tennis great Margaret Court believes the women's game has become a "little bit boring" because players are not attacking enough.
Immigration detention time on Nauru and Manus at record high
New figures show the time asylum seekers spend in Australian immigration detention on Nauru and Manus Island has hit a record high - an average of 446 days.
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
Detainee sent to Christmas Island rather than returned to NZ
The mother of a New Zealand man who has just been transferred to the notorious Christmas Island detention centre says Australian authorities refused to allow her son to return to New Zealand. Audio
Government told it needs to push harder to help detainees
The Government is being told it needs to push harder to help New Zealanders who are being held in Australian detention centres. Audio
Sydney correspondent Jim Parker
Across the Tasman, and the Australian government, business leaders and share market investors are hoping for better fortunes this year after a difficult 2015. Audio
NZ detainees in Australia struggling to get medicine
Back to our story about New Zealand detainees in Australian Detention Centres. Audio
Kiwi firefighter explains the devastation at Victorian fires
As the mercury tipped past 40 degrees celsius in bushfire ravaged Victoria yesterday, firefighters were forced to down tools. Audio
Tuberculosis spreading on PNG island at 'phenomenal' rate
A communicable disease expert says a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis on the Papua New Guinea island of Daru is spreading at a phenomenal rate.
WA bushfires: farmers to remain on watch for many weeks to come
Western Australia residents are ready for a long and exhausting three months fighting fires. Audio
The latest on the Western Australia bushfires
The West Australian fires took a tragic twist on the weekend with two men killed and much of the small town of Yarloop, south of Perth, destroyed. Audio
The latest on the Western Australia bushfires
Fire crews in Western Australia are bracing for another day of intense conditions as they work to control a bushfire threatening lives and homes in the state's South West. Audio
Kiwi firefighter explains the devastation at Victorian fires
New Zealand fire fighters are at the front lines of bushfires that have been burning for weeks in the Australian state of Victoria. More than a hundred people were evacuated from homes on Christmas… Audio
Perth residents flee fires by boat
Wild fires are closing in on two small Western Australian communities, with people being ferried out by boat and others told to take refuge on the beaches. Residents in Waroona, and Preston Beach… Audio