Australia
The latest on the Victorian bushfires
Authorities in the Australian state of Victoria say 116 homes in the Wye River and Seperation Creek areas have been destroyed in the Christmas Day bushfires.. Audio
More homes lost to Australian bushfire
Authorities have confirmed the number of houses lost to a bushfire along Victoria's southern coast has risen to 116, with the fire not yet under control.
Marsh dropped for Boxing Day Test
Shaun Marsh has been dropped from Australia's side for their second Test against the West Indies, despite scoring 182 in the comprehensive first test victory in Hobart.
Blamed as riot's ring-leader, then deported
A New Zealander labelled a ring-leader of the Christmas Island riot is mystified why, instead of being charged, he's been deported. Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Parking Horror in Sydney - 3 hours stuck at the mall
Here's a story to strike terror into Christmas shoppers. You've completed your expedition to the mega mall, you try to drive out of the carpark, and get stuck - for three hours. Audio
Behind the death that sparked the Christmas Island riot
It was the death that sparked the Christmas Island riot. Fazel Chegeni - a stateless, unschooled Kurd tortured in Iran, who became a boatperson and a refugee in Australia then a detainee locked in a… Audio
Vital Healthcare to develop Adelaide property
Property investor and developer, Vital Healthcare Management, is buying two small parcels of land in Adelaide, South Australia, and will build a specialist medical facility. Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Industrial relations report. Politics about Islam. Audio
Drug lord death sheds light on offshore operations
The death in Thailand of one of the most notorious Australian drug traffickers has shone light on the murky and illegal world. Audio
Call for long jail term for captain of NZ-bound boat
An Indonesian prosecutor's called for eight years in jail for the captain of an asylum seeker boat that was bound for New Zealand. Audio
How much influence does Australian have on us?
Professor Stephen Hoadley discusses our relationship with Australia specifically on the immigration front. Audio
Is Australia pressuring NZ immigration officials, bikie asks
An Australian bikie denied entry to New Zealand is questioning whether Australia is putting pressure on New Zealand immigration officials. Audio
Tasmania moves to stub out smoking
A plan by the Tasmanian Government to lift the legal smoking age as high as 25 could leave the state with the strictest tobacco laws in the world, Civil Liberties Australia (CLA) says.
Deported bikie is questioning turnaround in NZ
An Australian bikie is questioning whether New Zealand immigration officials are under pressure from Australia to make travelling here more difficult. Audio
Tasmania looks to raise legal smoking age
Tasmania may become the first Australian state to raise the legal smoking age above 18. Audio
NZ lifeguard rescues young Danish prince on Gold Coast
A New Zealand lifeguard's staying out of the limelight after he rescued the future heir to the Danish throne at a Gold Coast beach. Audio
Jim Parker in Australia
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Glenn Stevens, is sounding confident about the Australian economy's outlook, despite a slump in the mining industry with ongoing low commodity prices… Audio
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
Jim Parker in Australia
Over to Australia now... where the government's promise of returning its budget to surplus is looking increasingly unachievable after a further major blowout in the deficit. Audio
