Australia
Survey of Australians' attitudes to aid yields mixed results
New research from Australia suggests most of the public there is supportive of the majority of the country's aid programme being spent in the Pacific region.
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Nauru accuses New Zealand of bullying
President Baron Waqa says Nauru is a sovereign nation and will not be bullied by bigger countries like New Zealand.
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
NZ told to follow Australia's lead on refugee numbers
Professor Alexander Gillespie; law expert at Waikato University, speaks to Guyon Espiner. Audio
Jim Parker in Australia
China's economic slowdown has sent Australia to the brink of recession, according to the national accounts. Audio
Indigenous and Pacific Experiences in WWI
Indigenous and Pacific Experiences in WWI The First World War had a great impact on many communities and cultures in the South Pacific region. As part of Te Papa's Conflict and Identity research… Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Nauru hits back over NZ aid suspension
Nauru has issued a hard hitting dismissal of New Zealand's claims about the state of its judicial sector, saying its suspension of aid funding is misguided.
The wet megalakes
The story of the arid Australian interior (and how the dry mega lakes were once wet) - with Dr. Tim Cohen, geomorphologist at the University of Wollongong. Audio
Aust financial commentators still expect interest rate cut
Australia may've weathered the global financial crisis better than most, but economic growth is in a slump. Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
The flag debate. Corruption surrounding trade unions. New agency border force. Audio
Our Own Odysseys: Tracy Farr in Mildura
Australian-born, Wellington-based writer Tracy Farr just spent a month at a writing residency in the Australian town of Mildura for their writers festival. Audio
Nauru asylum centre child abuse "horrific"
The Australian Government is dismissing a scathing Senate inquiry that found a culture of abuse at its asylum centre on Nauru as a political witch hunt. The Federal Senate Committee has heard from… Audio
Police in Queensland hunt for body of murdered woman
The police in Queensland are scouring bushland on the outskirts of the Gold Coast, where they say a murdered New Zealand woman may be buried. Audio
Senate Inquiry dismissed as political witch hunt
Australia's government has dismissed a Senate inquiry into the country's asylum seeker detention centre on Nauru as a political witch hunt by an opposition-dominated committee. Audio
Australian Senate wants big changes at Nauru camp
The Australian Federal Senate Committee that has been looking into the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees on Nauru has made 15 recommendations to improve their welfare.
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
Jim Parker in Australia
Amid ongoing policy paralysis in Canberra, the country's business, union and community leaders have struck a rare note of unanimity about the need for economic reform. Audio
Push for police protection over human trafficking
In Australia, there's pressure for a law change to ensure terrified victims of human trafficking get police protection even if they won't help with an investigation. Audio
Manus asylum seekers seek permanent halt to deportations
Lawyers representing asylum seekers whose bids for refugee status have been rejected on Manus Island will return to court today.
