Australia
Day of fire continues in Australia
Ten homes have been destroyed in Victoria's southwest and a community in the north remains under threat.
Dancer to dancer
Second year New Zealand Dance School student Georgia Powley has been awarded a scholarship that allows her to become part of the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2016. The company will convene in… Audio
Robert Dessaix: adoption, love and writing
Hobart-based writer, whose books include the memoirs A Mother's Disgrace and What Days Are For: a Collection of Musings. He is a guest at Writer's Week at the 2016 New Zealand Festival. Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh joins Morning Report. Audio
Worries over ex-Afghan vet's mental state in Perth jail
Moves are afoot to get a psychiatrist in to assess ex-Afghan veteran Ko Haapu in his Perth prison cell. Audio
NZ Citizen NRL player spared deportation after assault term
Australian-based New Zealand rugby league player Russell Packer will not be deported, despite having served a jail term for assault. Audio
Missing girls returned to mother
Four sisters who went missing seven weeks ago in Australia have been returned safely to their mother.
Sisters home after 7 weeks
Four Maori sisters who went missing seven weeks ago in Australia have been returned safely to their mother early today. Audio
Extreme storm hits Sydney
Sydney has been hit by a rare tornado which brought with it extreme winds and cricket ball-sized hail. Audio
Sydney Storm
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning, saying that very dangerous thunderstorms are forecast for Sydney. Audio
Australia correspondent, Karen Middleton
Aniversary of the Lindt Cafe siege in Sydney. Catholic George Pell delays giving evidence to royal commission, Audio
Armed robber deported from Australia now has some prospects
Life's looking up for Andre - the convicted armed robber who was recently deported from Australia. Audio
Deportee has still had no contact from PARS.
A convicted armed robber who's been deported to Invercargill says he now has job offers - but has still heard nothing from the government-funded charity set up to help people in exactly his position. Audio
Australia facing deficit 100 times larger than NZ
Pity the Australians - their Budget forecast came out today just after New Zealand's, and it's for a deficit a hundred times bigger. Audio
About time "shonky" Nurofen products removed: activist
An Australian medical activist says he's appalled at how long it's taken to force a drug maker to remove some Nurofen products from shelves. Audio
Call to axe targeted Nurofen in NZ
New Zealand needs to follow Australia and pull some Nurofen pain-relief products from the market, the Consumers' Institute says. Audio
Court date for Johnny Depp's wife over dogs
Amber Heard will face a hearing on the Gold Coast next year on charges of illegally importing the couple's pet dogs into Australia.
NZers remain second largest group in Australian detention
And the latest figures on the number of New Zealanders in detention in Australia have just been released. Audio
Former detainee fears a return to the life of crime
A convicted armed robber who's lived in Australia since he was nine and has just been deported to Invercargill says he's on the brink of returning to a life of crime. Audio
Corrections defend deportee supervision
Justice Minister Amy Adams, who brought in a supervision regime for deportees last month, would not come on Morning Report, saying it's an operational matter. Audio
