Karen Middleton
Australia: Gaza latest Higgins saga, Aukus with a J
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has indicated Australia could move to recognise a Palestinian state, and a judgment is pending in a defamation case connected to a rape allegation at Parliament House. Audio
Australia: Assange win, emission pushback, detention controversy
Some reprieve for jailed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in British extradition proceedings, and plans to rush surprise legislation through Parliament to jail immigration detainees. Audio
Australia: Bodies found, gender pay gap, see you ScoMo
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton has the latest details about the story of murdered Sydney couple, former TV presenter Luke Davies and flight attendant Jesse Baird. Audio
Australia: Dox law, drunk Barnaby, grim swim warning
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton talks about the federal government's move to upgrade privacy law to criminalise 'doxxing' and Taylor Swift hitting town. Audio
Australia: PM booed at tennis, shark attack, flooded summer
Correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about bad behaviour at sporting events, and Southern Queensland's rough summer with repeated downpours. Audio
Australia: Detention disaster, French deal, rates relief
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Susie to talk about new legislation for illegal migrants that break the law, l'amour between Australia and France and postal changes. Audio
Australia: China fracas, chicken sandwichgate, cricket miracle, rugby schemozzle
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the short-lived detente between Australia and China, with the two governments now clashing over an incident involving military… Audio
Australia: PM's China visit, interest rates, pub crash, Melbourne Cup
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at how Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has fared on his visit to China and relationship with President Xi Jinping. She'll talk about the… Audio
Australia: Billionaire tapes, Albanese in US, Cheng Lei speaks
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the billionaire paper packaging baron Anthony Pratt being centre of a growing scandal over leaked audio recordings that reveal his… Audio
Australia: Mideast fallout, referendum nears, the President and the paper baron
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about how events in the Middle East are spilling onto the streets in Australia, with pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli supporters clashing… Audio
Australia: Shock resignation, Qantas crisis, Voice voting
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton talks about the shock resignation of one of Australia's most controversial political figures and longest-serving of all current state premiers: Daniel Andrews… Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn ahead of a High Court decision on whether Qantas acted lawfully when it sacked 1700 workers during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and replaced… Audio
Australia: Qantas anger, Voice date, women with the whistle
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about how the country's 'national carrier' is feeling the wrath like it rarely has in the past, following it posting a $2.4b profit this… Audio
Australia: Plane drama, Qantas says 'yes', go Matildas!
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Susie to talk about charges laid against a 43-year-old man following threats made on a Malaysian Airlines flight from Sydney on Monday, which caused… Audio
Australia: Chopper crash, alleged childcare predator, Matildas victory
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn. Audio
Australia: Games gone, girl governor, dingo attack, space junk
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to dissect the death of Victoria's Commonwealth Games dream, after Premier Daniel Andrews decided it was just too expensive for the state to host… Audio
Australia: Cranky travellers, new NACC, racial challenge, just
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the concern over the resilience of the travel industry after days of chaos in airports at the start of the school holidays. High… Audio
Australia: Voice referendum, bus seatbelts, hospital resort, bye Fantales
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Parliament finally passing legislation to enable a referendum later this year on whether to enshrine formal recognition of… Audio
Australia: Folbigg pardoned, 'unreliable witness', recession warning, Qantas share dump
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the decision to pardon and free Kathleen Folbigg, the woman once dubbed Australia's worst female serial killer for the deaths of her… Audio
Decorated Australian soldier in disgrace
We head across the Tasman to Australia correspondent Karen Middleton, where the country's most decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith VC has lost his defamation case, and a federal court judge has… Audio