Australian Politics
Australia: Govt confident on passing IR bill, Nationals to oppose Indigenous Voice
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about how the Government's industrial relations reforms look set to pass, and how they'll be a big win for workers and higher wages. He also… Audio
Australian federal anti-corruption commission needed now: ex judge
Stephen Charles is a former judge of appeal in the Victorian Supreme Court, QC, member of the Accountable Round Table and the Centre for Public Integrity making the case for a Federal anti-corruption… Audio
Remembering Bob Hawke
Sue Pieters-Hawke remembers her father Bob Hawke in her new book Remembering Bob. She joins us on the line from Australia. Audio
Australians call for Fraser Anning to be expelled from Parliament
More than 1.1 million people have signed a petition to remove Queensland Senator Fraser Anning from Parliament after his remarks following the Christchurch mosque massacre. Australian author and… Video, Audio
David Marr - Political shenanigans in Australia
David Marr is a Guardian Australia journalist. He is widely regarded as one of Australia's most influential progressive commentators, writing on subjects such as politics, censorship, the media and… Audio
Is Australian leadership spill good for NZ detainees?
An Australian immigration lawyer says New Zealanders detained in Australia may have a window of opportunity to stay now that Peter Dutton has resigned. Mr Dutton stepped down on Tuesday from his… Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Pressure is increasing on the Australian Prime Minister and the Government over the role of dual Aussie-Kiwi deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce; the High Court is half-way through two days of… Audio
Australian deputy PM confident he won't be disqualified
Fairfax political correspondent Stephanie Peatling joins Checkpoint to discuss the latest details on the country's deputy prime minister's dual citizenship. Video, Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Australian Correspondent Bernard Keane on the Australian Government's obsession with changing racial discrimination laws to please the hard-right faction of the Liberal Party - latest in the gas… Audio
Australia correspondent - Karen Middleton
Kevin Rudd seeks backing for nomination for UN Secretary General, unconfirmed reports PM helping out own party, Muslin migration. Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. It looks like Malcolm Turnbull will sneak back in but there still no final result in the Australian… Audio
Many challenges ahead for Australia's Linda Burney
Almost 250 years after Captain James Cook landed in Botany Bay and declared Australia "Terra Nullius", the Australian House of Representatives has its first indigenous woman as an MP. Video, Audio
Aussie election
Sydney Morning Herald political correspondent David Wroe brings us an election update. Audio
Australian political parties nervous after Brexit vote
Australians head to the polls this weekend to decide who will govern for the next three years - and the Brexit result has some political parties nervous of a similar protest vote. Video, Audio
New Australian PM Turnbull reveals Cabinet line up
The new Australian Prime Minister has unveiled his Cabinet line up and it appears women are the winners. The Australian's Political Editor is Dennis Shanahan. Audio
Five PMs in Five years for Australia
An emeritus professor of political science at the University of Sydney, Rod Tiffen, says Australian politicians are far more ruthless now than ever before. Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh
Australian political correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh on former Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the passing of Gough Whitlam. 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
Australia Correspondent - Karen Middleton
Australia's three-year Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse and the reaction to the Budget. Audio