Australia
Kelvin Davis urges government to play hardball over detainees
Labour MP Kelvin Davis is urging the Government to use Australia's bid for a seat on the United Nation Human Rights Council as a lever to get a better deal for New Zealand detainees. Audio
Silver Ferns suffer second defeat to Australia
The Silver Ferns have again gone down to the Australian Diamonds, with the second match of the Constellation Cup lost 48-58 in Auckland.
Poker machines 'could breach consumer law'
A potential landmark case to have poker machines declared in breach of Australian consumer law is being considered by a leading Melbourne law firm. Maurice Blackburn said it was working...
Constellation Cup, a time to say good-bye?
OPINION: The Constellation Cup series might feel anti-climactic, but it will be an important litmus test for the Silver Ferns, writes Bridget Tunicliffe.
Police arrest son over the disappearance of his mother.
Australian police have arrested the son of a New Zealand woman who has been missing for more than six years and is presumed to have been murdered. Audio
Save Australia from Prince Charles, urges former PM
Former prime minister Paul Keating has urged Malcolm Turnbull to save Australia from Prince Charles becoming head of state, calling the prospect "deeply sick".
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Allegations of pedophilia by senator Bill Heffernan. New Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Australian detention centres. Audio
Deportation appeals from NZ 'absurd'
An Australian lawyer who deals with deportation cases says it beggars belief New Zealanders in detention centres are being encouraged to return home. Audio
Father and son fugitives give Australian police the slip
Australia's most wanted father and son, Gino and Mark Stocco, who've been on the run for eight years, have once again given the police the slip. Audio
Suggestion deportees return to NZ described as "absurd"
An Australian lawyer says it beggars belief politicians on both sides of the Tasman are encouraging New Zealanders in Australian detention centres to return home. Audio
New Zealanders on Christmas Island plan class action
New Zealanders being held on Christmas Island have told the Labour MP, Kelvin Davis, they are planning to pool resources and launch a class action case against the Australian Government. Audio
Aust Lawyer says urging deportees to appeal from NZ "absurd"
An Australian lawyer who deals with deportation cases says it's absurd politicians are encouraging those awaiting deportation in detention centres to return to New Zealand. Audio
'Betty Colt's' criminal lawyer sympathises with her
More now on the woman ordered deported to New Zealand who is at the centre of one of Australia's most disturbing child abuse cases. Audio
NZ can't stop Betty Colt being sent here
The Prime Minister, John Key, says there is nothing the Government can do to stop the woman at the centre of one of Austalia's most disturbing child abuse cases being sent to New Zealand. Audio
Italian marble table smashed at Abbott farewell
Tony Abbott has announced he will pay for a marble table smashed during a party he held after being toppled as Australia's Prime Minister.
Asylum seeker in Australia sets fire to himself - ABC
An asylum seeker in Australia has died after setting himself alight during a video call with refugee advocates on Sunday.
Fiji's PM apologises for coups, but not his own
The Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has made another apology to those forced to flee the country after the coups in 1987 and 2000, but not his own. Audio
Woman at centre of child abuse cases fighting deportation
A New Zealand woman at the centre of one of Australia's worst child abuse cases is fighting to stop being deported back to a country she left as a young child. Audio
Refugee on Nauru disputes claims she didn't want abortion
The advocates for a Somali refugee who's been held on Nauru have disputed the Australian government's claims she changed her mind about an abortion. Audio
House price growth in Sydney set to ease
House price growth in Sydney is set to ease to its slowest pace in four years. A report by property specialist SQM Research says rental markets across Australia are squeezed by deflationary pressures… Audio
