Australia
Two children with NZ mothers facing deportation from Australia
Two young children with New Zealand mothers are being detained in the community awaiting deportation from Australia. Audio
NZ to receive more information on deportations
New Zealand will receive more information about pending deportations from Australia under a new information-sharing arrangement.
Burgess wary of fellow convert Folau
Sam Burgess says fellow rugby league convert Israel Folau is the man England need to stop if they are to beat Australia and keep their World Cup hopes alive.
Australia correspondent Peter Munro
The latest on Australian politics and the New Zealanders held in detention centres. Audio
Shark summit grapples with technology to stop shark attacks
Shark summit grapples with technology to stop shark attacks Audio
Greens align to stop Australia deporting NZ criminals
The New Zealand and Australian Green parties are calling on Australia to stop automatically deporting New Zealanders detained in its prisons while it carries out a case-by-case review. Audio
Mental health under scrutiny at Pacific conference
Caring for people with mental health issues has been highlighted in the lead up to the Pasifika Medical Association Conference in Vanuatu.
Junior Togatuki's sister hopes investigation provides answers
The Foreign Minister says he has received an assurance from his Australian counterpart a full inquiry will be held into the death of a New-Zealand-born man who committed suicide in prison while he… Audio
Abbott says he would have won election
Ousted Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he is confident he would have led his Liberal party to victory, if not replaced by Malcolm Turnbull.
Australian sharemarket sheds billions
The Australian sharemarket shed more than $40 billion earlier today as commodities tanked. The ABC business correspondent Michael Janda joins Checkpoint. Audio
Detention centres full - lawyer
An Australian migration lawyer says the country's detention centres are filled to overflowing. The lawyer asked to be known only as Susan, to protect her clients fighting deportation to New Zealand… Audio
Precarious' for NZers in detention - Australian Greens
The Australian and New Zealand Green parties are calling for all deportations of New Zealanders to stop. Luke Mathers is a 22 year old panelbeater from Brisbane who left New Zealand aged four. Audio
NZer rejects foreign fighter accusation
A court has heard a 25-year-old New Zealander accused of trying to join extremists in Syria told officials he was on his way to Denmark to see his fiancé. Audio
NZer rejects jihadi tag, says he was going to see his fiance
A 25-year-old New Zealander accused of trying to join extremists in Syria and fight in their civil war says he was actually on his way to Denmark to see his fiancee whom he had never met. Audio
Australian Greens call for halt to NZ deportations
The Australian Green Party is calling for all deportations of New Zealanders to stop. The Australian Greens Senator and Immigration spokesperson is Sarah Hanson-Young. Audio
New Zealanders in Australian prisons and on Christmas Island
What would do you do with these New Zealanders who are really Australians? Audio
1 in 10 held in Oz detention centres are Kiwis
Almost one in 10 people now being held in Australian detention centres is a New Zealand citizen, the second largest nationality being detained. Audio
Full Australian inquiry into Kiwi death
The Foreign Minister says Australia has assured him there will be a full inquiry into the death of a New Zealander in a prison across the Tasman. Audio
Trans Tasman Travel Arrangement is not a binding treaty
The Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement (TTTA) provides that Australians and New Zealanders can travel to and live and work in one another's country without restriction. However it is not part of any… Audio
Detention of NZer's in camps could run into the thousands
The New Zealand citizens who are being locked up in detention centres then kicked out of Australia could eventually run into the thousands according to the Australian Lawyers Alliance. Greg Barns is… Audio
