Chris Niesche
Australia: Inflation, controversial holiday, Qantas woes
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to preview inflation figures out this week - has it peaked? Debate over Australia Day continues, with some choosing to forgo observing the public… Audio
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche
Flight delays, Rudd warning on China, Somerton Man's family photos. Audio
Australia: Teacher's Pet conviction, Crikey gets sued, nurses shortage
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at the conviction for Chris Dawson in the so-called Teacher's Pet murder; why a news outlet dared Lachlan Murdoch to sue it (and is now being sued)...and… Audio
Albanese heads overseas, appoints Minister for the 'Republic'
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's first foreign trips - one to Tokyo for the Quad meeting and another to Indonesia. What does this… Audio
Australia: Space Command launched, Google sued by politician
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Lynn to look at the miltiary's new Space Command which formally began operating on Tuesday. Audio
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche
Chris joins Lynn to look at the criticism being leveled at the federal government, after it was revealed it initially refused three requests from the New South Wales government for help during the… Audio
Australia: May election likely, RAT tests for students and 'Woden the Bogan'
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about a likely May election and how Scott Morrison is struggling in the latest polling. School's back from summer - and all students will… Audio
Australia: Vic's controversial Covid bill watered down
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about last minute amendments to a controversial pandemic bill in Victoria which had fueled anti-government protests. Three-year-old William… Audio
Has Australia moved away from elimination?
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about the latest numbers from Australia's runaway outbreak, as politicians start talking about needing to live with Covid and Prime Minister… Audio
Sydney braces for lockdown extension with $4b business support
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about Sydney's Covid outbreak after 89 new cases were recorded yesterday. Audio
Porter drops ABC defamation case and mouse plague!
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn for an update on the Covid outbreak in Victoria, as New South Wales posts sites of concern following a visit from a Covid-positive person. Former… Audio
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to look at how the vaccine rollout might be reset following updated medical advice recommending Australians over the age of 50 need the Pfizer… Audio
NSW flood risk remains, PM forced to apologise to media giant
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at the situation in New South Wales, where 40,000 people have been affected by evacuation orders forced by flooding and where a risk of landslips remains… Audio
Pressure mounts over Christian Porter rape allegation
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to look at how Prime Minister Scott Morrison is rejecting calls for an independent inquiry into a historical rape allegation against Christian… Audio
Travel bubble bursts, Google trouble, extradition battle over
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn for the latest on how Australia's temporarily pulled the pin on quarantine-free travel for New Zealanders, the escalation of tension between Google… Audio
Borders close to South Australia, Nine chief quits
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about how border restrictions are being reinstated to South Australia after an outbreak that emerged from hotel quarantine. In New South… Audio
Australia's richest increase wealth, state borders still closed
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to look at how, despite coronavirus, Australia's wealthiest have continued to get richer. Covid cases may be dropping to a handful, but the state… Audio
Google and Facebook fight back against Australian govt plans
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to look at Facebook and Google's aggressive campaigns against the government's plan to force them to pay for news content - could it change the way… Audio
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Lynn to talk about Victoria's lockdown that will take effect later tonight, and the inquiry into the state's management of hotel quarantine after a number… Audio
How quickly is Australia opening back up for business?
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about how Australian workplaces will operate as the government seeks to get the country 'up and running' by July. He'll also look at the… Audio