Australia
Jim Parker in Australia
To Australia, where the main retail banks seem to have given consumers more reasons to hate them. Audio
Australia accused of shirking responsibility
Australia's government has been criticised for shirking responsibility for the plight of asylum seekers and refugees caught up in its offshore processing centres on Nauru and Manus Island, Papua New… Audio
Aust welding expert urges action on defective steel
A welding inspector turned whistleblower across the Tasman has got the Australian government's attention over defective steel imported from China.
Brief reprieve for PNG refugees grieving colleague's death
Authorities in PNG have given refugees on Manus Island a week to send the body of Kamil Hussain, back to Pakistan.
Court rules teenagers' case against NT govt can go ahead
Four teenagers who were tear-gassed at a juvenile detention centre in Australia's Northern Territory can sue the territorial government, a court has ruled.
Australia denies PNG supreme court request
Australia has denied a request by PNG's Chief Justice to front up about resettling people held on Manus Island.
Privatisation in the spotlight in Australia
Over to Australia now where one of the country's top regulators has questioned the merits of privatisation. Audio
Rockmelons recalled amid salmonella outbreak not sent to NZ
Rockmelons at the centre of a salmonella outbreak in Australia have not been exported to New Zealand, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.
Canberra distancing itself from control on Nauru questioned
HRW has questioned Australia's suggestion that it has limited control over the running of the offshore processing centre on Nauru.
Canberra rejects report on Nauru abuses
Australia's government has rejected a report which found that it is ignoring appalling human rights abuses against people held in detention on Nauru.
Another Kiwi clashes with ANZ over insurance
A New Zealander who paid $10,000 in life-insurance premiums is taking ANZ to the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commission after finding out it would not have paid out.
Giant sinkhole opens in Brisbane backyard
A 100 metre deep sinkhole full of water has opened up in a Brisbane backyard. John Campbell talks to property owners Ray and Lyn McKay. Video, Audio
Canberra requested to front up to PNG court
Papua New Guinea's Chief Justice has requested Australia front up on its plans for resettlement of the so-called "boat people" on Manus Island.
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Bernard discusses the political fallout from Kevin Rudd's bid for the UN top job, and the early resignation from the Royal Commission into Juvenile Detention. Audio
Solomons activist group rejects Australia proposal
A political activist group in Solomon Islands says it will not accept a security deal reportedly being brokered with Australia.
Rush expected to mark out sea borders in Pacific
A landmark decision on disputed islands in the South China Sea last month is expected to see foreign ministries in the region scrambling to delineate their maritime boundaries.
Number of NZers on Christmas Island 'doubles'
The number of New Zealanders held at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre has reportedly doubled and conditions are getting worse, a detainee says.
New Zealanders make up 12% of detainees in Australia
Locking up New Zealanders for breaching their visa conditions is expensive and supports a system which was designed to catch terrorists, a Kiwi detainee in Australia says. Audio
Asylum seeker families in Australia 'in fear' of deportation
As the Australian Government celebrates two years since a boat arrival of asylum seekers penetrated its borders, advocates say it's again threatening to deport families to Nauru. Audio
NZer in Melbourne accused of hit-and-run
A New Zealand man has appeared in court accused of fatally striking a woman with a stolen car in Melbourne.
