Australia

Phil Kafcaloudes talks about Labor's victory in Queensland. Audio

A New Zealand pollster who worked with the Australian Labor Party which gave the ruling conservative party a surprise drubbing at the polls in Queensland on the weekend says the opposition had its… Audio

Australia's Tony Abbott says he's determined to continue as Prime Minister despite reports the Queensland election result has doomed his leadership. Audio

Across the Tasman, and there is an intense focus on the Reserve Bank of Australia's first monthly board meeting of the year this week amid growing concerns about the economy. Audio

Yesterday's state election in Queensland was watched closely by the Mithaka people - Aboriginal traditional owners of some of the iconic landscapes known as Channel Country in south western… Audio

Point-scoring across the ditch with ABC sports presenter Paul Kennedy. It's summer time so tennis, cricket... Audio

Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

It's been confirmed at a coroner's inquest that one of the victims in last month's Sydney seige was killed by police gunfire. Audio

A conservative commentator in Australia has warned Tony Abbott's Prince Philip knighthood decision could be fatal for the Prime Minister. Audio

Graphic details have emerged at the start of the Sydney cafe siege inquest about how two hostages were killed. Audio

Australia's national science agency is predicting global warming will cause Australia to heat up at a rate faster than the global average. Audio

Criticism of PM Tony Abbott's decision to award a knighthood to Prince Philip, leading to speculation about his leadership of the Liberal Party. Audio

The family of Australian journalist Peter Greste, imprisoned in Egypt for over a year are pinning their hopes on a new legal avenue they hope will see him deported back to Australia. Audio

The Australian Prime Minister's shock decision to award Prince Phillip a knighthood has done more than just raise eyebrows and draw ridicule. Audio

Tony Abbott's decision to award Prince Philip an Australian knighthood has erupted into a storm on social media, with most commentators saying he's just done a huge favour for the republican movement.

The Australian Prime Minister is defending giving an Australian knighthood to Prince Philip, describing social media criticism as "electronic graffiti". Audio

Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

A former lawyer for the Australian drug smuggler, Schapelle Corby, is calling for a prisoner exchange for the two Bali Nine drug traffickers facing execution. Audio

Across the Tasman, and debate on reforming Australia's tax system is intensifying ahead of the release of a new white paper. Audio

The ethics of chequebook journalism are being questioned in Australia where survivors of Sydney's lindt cafe hostage drama have agreed to tell their stories for large sums of money. Audio