Australia
'Ferry McFerryface' goof
Australians have been left fuming after the discovery that a ferry was named "Ferry McFerryface", based on the whim of the New South Wales Transport Minister. Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Australian correspondent Bernard Keane reports on the political year across the Tasman kicking off in the same way 2017 ended: with the government leaking. Audio
Bushfires threaten homes, lives outside Perth
Fire crews have worked through the night trying to control a number of bush fires burning in Western Australia's southwest.
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
The Australian Government is accusing New Zealand of encouraging the people smuggling trade with its offer to take 150 refugees from Australia's offshore detention centres; the debate surrounding… Audio
58 Manus refugees bound for US
Fifty-eight refugees detained by Australia on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island flew out of Port Moresby yesterday bound for resettlement in the United States. Audio
Kiwi's one-punch attack: Aussies call for harsher penalty
More than 29,000 Australians are demanding a New Zealand man be deported after he avoided jail time for a one-punch attack on another man.
Arnold rules out Socceroos job
Sydney FC's Graham Arnold has ruled himself out of coaching Australia at this year's Fifa World Cup finals after committing himself to the club until at least the end of the A-League season in May.
Bushfires in national park south of Sydney
Two out-of-control blazes burning through the Royal National Park in Sydney's south have been downgraded to Watch and Act status, although thick plumes of smoke are still drifting across the city.
Australia's Bishop calls Pacific leaders amid aid row fallout
Australia's foreign minister has reportedly reached out to Pacific leaders amid a backlash to another minister's comments about Chinese aid in the region.
Football match a trans-Tasman meeting of cultures
Māori and Aboriginal football teams will clash for the first time this weekend in a meeting of indigenous cultures and sporting talent.
China provides funds to refurbish buildings on Rarotonga
China is providing the Cook Islands with more than 7 million US dollars to fix up several public buildings it constructed for the country.
China hits back at Canberra over Pacific aid
China has hit back at Australia's criticism of its foreign aid to the Pacific, saying it will continue with such support.
Australia Correspondent - Donna Field
Donna Field talks to Megan about the latest news and current affairs across the Tasman. She has the latest on a horror crash near Dubbo in Western New South Wales which has claimed at least two lives… Audio
Wallaby startles motorists on Sydney Harbour Bridge
A wallaby hopping along the Sydney Harbour Bridge has surprised motorists early this morning, with police later cornering the startled animal.
Detainee's family 'absolutely devastated' by sudden move
A New Zealand detainee in Australia who was moved without warning to another detention centre across the country says he doesn't know when he'll be able to see his children again.
Detainees on hunger strike: 'We want our rights back'
New Zealanders detained in Australia are on a hunger strike because of the tightening of rules in the visitors policy at Villawood detention centre. Audio
PM says she can only advocate for NZrs in Aus detention centres
We talk to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about standards NZrs are facing in Aus detention centres, the inquiry into state care abuse and what's coming in the year ahead. Audio
Turkey-sized dinosaur discovered after fossils found
Scientists have identified a new dinosaur that roamed what has been described as Australia's "lost world".
Space Wars: the manual
The idea of a war in space is no longer science fiction, but our international laws on extraterrestrial conflict are unclear, says the editor-in-chief of an upcoming military manual for outer space. Audio
Could supercharged drugs fight the superbugs?
Antibiotic resistance could leave humanity returning to an age when simple infections were fatal and surgery was life threatening, the World Health Organisation says. Australian researchers say… Audio
