Australia
Jazz Footprints: Gerard Masters
Inspired to learn from jazz great Mike Nock, New Zealand pianist Gerard Masters moved to Australia after hearing his album Ondas - an album that's had a deep impact on him. Gerard has gone on to… Audio
REMi
Remi Kolawole, better known as REMi, is a Melbourne based MC who won the Australian unsigned band competition Triple J Unearthed in 2013. REMi has just released Raw x Infinity, an album produced by… Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton - Chief Political Correspondent for SBS - on Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Indonesia, the budget, and the turnaround on drug testing policies. Audio
Neill Duncan - Still Making Music
Neill Duncan has made his living as a musician for much of his life. He is a saxophonist with an incredible story. The former member of the Spines, Six Volts, current saxophonist in the Jews Brothers… Audio
Rachel Buchanan
Australian-based journalist and author Stop Press: the Last Days of Newspapers. Audio
Australia correspondent - Karen Middleton
Indonesia and Australia are at loggerheads over asylum-seekers; the introduction of the one-punch law; court case over chaplains in state schools; the Australian budget is coming out soon; and… Audio
Dr Nick Economou - Australian budget 2014
Monash University's Senior Lecturer in the School of Political and Social Inquiry - a regular commentator on Australian politics - talks about next week's anticipated tough budget. Audio
Ben Salter in session
An unlikely friendship between Australian musician Ben Salter and Grey Lynn punk-poet Tourettes was struck up when the likely lads crossed paths on their respective OE's in Iceland. They've reunited… Audio
Michael Burge: asylum seekers and free speech
Australian writer, editor and journalist who is contributor for political news website No Fibs, where he has been writing about asylum seekers and issues of free speech for public servants. Audio
Rod Moss: aboriginal life
Alice Springs-based painter and photographer who has written two memoirs, The Hard Light of Day, and One Thousand Cuts: Life and Art in Central Australia. Audio
Australia correspondent - Bernard Keane
The new Australian budget is set to be released by the government, including possible income tax rises. Audio
Australia correspondent - Karen Middleton
The Royal tour, and the resignation of New South Wales premier Barry O'Farrell. Audio
Australia correspondent - Peter Munro
Fairfax correspondent, Peter Munro, talks about funding cuts to the ABC and to other parts of the government. Audio
Late Edition for 11 April 2014
The storm that devastated Solomon islands and parts of Papua New Guinea heads for Australia, the royals hit the water and in Dateline Pacific Niue prepares for elections. Audio
Australia correspondent, Bernard Keane
Bernard Keane discusses Australian politics. Audio
Richard Roxburgh - rakes and rules
Australian stage and screen actor, currently onscreen in television drama series Rake in the lead role of defense barrister Cleaver Greene. Audio
Art with Mary Kisler - Aboriginal and Maori art
Senior Curator at the Auckland Art Gallery, discussing three exhibitions: My Country - Contemporary Art from Black Australia; Jonathan Jones Untitled [sum of the parts] 2010, and; Five Maori Painters.
…Former Nauru camp volunteer releases damning book
A former Salvation Army worker who provided welfare services at the Australian-run asylum seeker detention centre on Nauru says the situation of hopelessness at the camp was so bad he had to speak… Audio
John Pilger on Utopia
Thirty years ago, investigative journalist John Pilger exposed the plight of Indigenous Australians in his landmark documentary 'The Secret Country.' He has now returned to the subject in his new… Audio
Lord Howe Island Rodent Eradication
The Australian community of Lord Howe Island is considering an ambitious plan to eradicate rats and mice. Audio