Australia
Jim Parker in Australia
Across the Tasman, and questions are being asked about Australia's new free trade agreement with China and its implications for workers. Audio
Doctors for refugees calls for detention closures
Unwell asylum seekers on Nauru will be sent to Papua New Guinea for medical treatment, not Australia, to the ire of a medical refugee advocate. Audio
Australia stops taking patients from Nauru
Detainees from Nauru needing medical treatment will soon be sent to hospital in PNG rather than Australia.
Australian Police probe Manus medical provider
Australian Federal Police say they may look into claims staff at the Manus Island asylum seeker detention camp in Papua New Guinea are avoiding standard police checks.
ALP acknowledges New Zealanders in Australia
Australia's Labor Party is promising a better deal for New Zealanders living there if it becomes the next government. Audio
PNG police accuse Aus govt of a 'pack of lies' over Manus case
PNG police say the Australian Government never told it staff accused of rape were being flown out of the Manus Island Detention Centre. Audio
Deadline looms for Australia to return rape accused
A deadline's fast approaching for Australia to return three men accused of rape to Papua New Guinea. Audio
Manus police chief threatens arrest of Manus centre staff
The Manus Island provincial police chief in Papua New Guinea has threatened to arrest management at the Manus detention centre for perverting the course of justice.
Australia rejects claims of cover-up on Manus
Australia's Department of Immigration and Border Protection has rejected claims it was involved in the cover up of an alleged rape on Manus Island.
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Karen Middleton reports on the decision by the Premier of New South Wales to audit school prayer groups to counter potential extremist messages. Audio
PNG police want detention centre rape suspects returned
The police commander on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island says he is relying on immigration authorities to help return three expats accused of a sexual assault two weeks ago.
Australian foreign minister pays tribute to Natapei
The Australian foreign minister has paid tribute to the former Vanuatu prime minister Edward Natapei who died yesterday.
School prayer groups in NSW face audit
The New South Wales Government has announced a state-wide audit of public school prayer groups, following allegations of radical Islam being preached in Sydney.
Child trauma mars Australia's refugee policy
Prospects for refugees processed on Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea look bleaker than ever. These are the so-called "boat people" who fled from countries like Afghanistan, Iran... Audio
Murder and rape claims involving PNG asylum camp staff
A Papua New Guinean security guard who worked at the Australian run asylum seeker detention camp on Manus Island was allegedly murdered on Friday night.
Breaking spirits: Australia's offshore processing of refugees
Prospects for refugees processed on Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea look bleaker than ever. Audio
Tasmanian diver talks of close call with Great White
A Tasmanian scallop diver who was hit by a Great White shark, the day before another scallop diver was fatally mauled, says he thought he was a goner. Audio
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
The Federal Labor conference was held to confirm the Australian Labor Party's policies. Audio
Jim Parker in Australia
To Australia now and the rout in China's stock market has cast a fresh shadow over Australia's heavyweight mining sector. Audio
Breaking refugees spirits: Australia's offshore processing
Prospects for refugees processed on Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea look bleaker than ever amid more accounts of depression and abuse at Australia's offshore detention camps. Audio
