Australia

Greg Barton is an expert in counter-terrorism from Australia's Monash University. Audio

Returning to Sydney where heavily armed police have cordoned off parts of the CBD where one or more gunmen have taken what could be dozens of hostages in The Lindt Cafe in Martin Place. Audio

Muslim leaders in Sydney have been meeting to see if they can help even though it's not clear who's behind the siege. Audio

Channel Seven's Mike Duffy was one of the reporters to be evacuated from the media company's Martin Place headquarters. Audio

Natasha Nicholls is one of hundreds of workers who were told not to leave their buildings Audio

The siege at a central Sydney cafe is entering its sixth hour with a gunman still holding hostages surrounded by dozens of police and snipers who've locked-down city streets. Audio

At least one gunman has taken several people hostage at a cafe in the Australian city of Sydney. Audio

t least one gunman has taken several people hostage at a cafe in the Australian city of Sydney. Pictures on Australian television show at least three people with their hands up against a window, and a… Audio

Our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

Across the Tasman, and a landmark inquiry into the Australian financial system has recommended major changes to banking and superannuation. Audio

Meridian Energy says it won't proceed with its Northern Queensland hydro project because of the de-stabilising revisions to Australia's renewable energy policy. Audio

Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

In Australia, the former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has yelled out at the Attorney-General at a Human Rights Awards ceremony, accusing the Government of knowing he was being tortured. Audio

An Australian man who was captured by the CIA in Pakistan and sent to Egypt to be tortured says he'll continue fighting for justice until the day he dies. Audio

An Australian man, who was presumed dead after fleeing the country in the 1960s, has been found living in Manawatu. Audio

Australian PM popularity down and the micro management of Australian Government MP's. Audio

A Sydney woman who was facing a possible death sentence over drug trafficking in China has been released without charge. Audio

At least 20 Australians have been killed fighting alongside militants in Iraq and Syria as key battlegrounds are transformed into "graveyards'' for gullible foreign fighters duped by Islamic State. Audio

The Twice the Doctor Foundation has launched a D-day for Ebola campaign to get doctors and other health professionals to give up a day's pay to help doctors in Africa fight the disease. It says a… Audio

China's crack down on allegedly corrupt officials who have fled overseas continues - with a direct request for an extradition treaty with New Zealand. Bernard Keane is an Australian journalist with… Audio