Australia
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Friday so we cross the Ditch to Canberra - where there is finally a government - to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Claim tourists backing Norfolk protests
A tent protest is still going strong on Norfolk Island as many locals continue the dispute with Australia's decision to remove the island's autonomy.
Plans for remote Aboriginal communities revealed
The Western Australia government has laid out its plans for Aboriginal communities four years after widespread protests over their fate.
Mother of NZer who died in detention angry at lack of detail
The mother of a New Zealander who died in detention in Australia says she's not surprised an official report into the death has been published but with almost all its content blacked out. Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane checks in on Malcolm Turnbull just about securing a majority government, while the outcome in the Senate is still unclear. Audio
Parts of Pauline Hanson's One Nation policies 'lifted' from internet
Australian politician Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party apparently created some of its policies by copying sections of text from internet sites including Wikipedia.
Australian tax insider comes out against 'Big Four' firms
An Australian tax industry insider has blown the whistle on the world's biggest accounting firms, accusing them of the worst tax crimes in history. We talk to Australian business journalist Michael… Audio
Turnbull wins election, but will he remain Prime Minsiter?
After a marathon eight days of vote counting, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday declared victory in the tough-fought Federal election, after Labor leader Bill Shorten finally… Audio
Claim Aus has beaten AIDS 'alarming', say NZ researchers
Australia's claims that it has successfully beaten AIDS and put an end to the disease are being labelled dangerous and misleading by AIDS researchers and organisations on this side of the Tasman. Audio
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull keeps his job
Malcolm Turnbull has declared victory more than a week after Australians voted in a close election. Michelle Grattan from The Conversation discusses the prospects for stable government. Audio
Turnbull clinches victory in Australian election
Australia has a government after the latest vote count puts the Liberals back in the Treasury benches. Bernard Keane, the political editor from the independent on-line news site Crikey tells us… Audio
Australian PM claims tight election win
Australian Election - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has claimed victory, as the Coalition edges towards a slim majority in the federal parliament.
Shannon Garner - Surrogacy
Australian surrogate mother Shannon Garner discusses her life-changing decision to have a baby for a gay couple in Sydney. Audio
Shorten refuses to concede as Coalition pulls ahead
Australian Election - Opposition leader Bill Shorten is refusing to concede defeat despite the Coalition being tipped to achieve a majority.
Australian election confounds economic policies, ratings
Across the Tasman, and there is still no clear outcome from last weekend's Australian federal election, although the latest count seems to favour the ruling Liberal-led coalition forming the next… Audio
Guard paid for silence on PNG sexual assault
An Australian security guard was paid to keep quiet about an alleged sexual assault on a local worker at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea.
NSW govt bans greyhound racing
New South Wales has announced it will end greyhound racing from 1 July 2017, after a damning inquiry into mass dog killings and live baiting.
Norfolk continues push for self government return
It is one week into the now formalised Australian led management of Norfolk Island but many of the locals will continue to press for the return of their autonomy. Audio
New Casino for Australia
Over the Tasman now, and the bright-lights of Sydney are about to get a little brighter. Audio
