Australia

Drug doping in sport. The six weeks winter break in politics and rugby. Audio

Australian journalist, Frank Walker, has investigated the deliberate exposure of soldiers to British nuclear tests in Australia in the 1950s and' 60s. Audio

Henry Reynolds is a leading Australian historian and the author of Forgotten War, the book chronicling Australia's wars with its indigenous peoples. Audio

With the latest news from Australia. Audio

When the stadium-filling Australian pub rockers INXS lost their charismatic frontman Michael Hutchence in 1997, the band played on, taking on a handful of fill-ins before launching the search for a… Audio

Refugees with temporary visas to settle in Nauru say they are losing faith in both the local government and Australia's to help them build a meaningful life on the island. Audio

With a voice drenched in reverb supported by tiny fingers pumping an antique electric piano, Jordan Léser  is a Sydney-based singer songwriter who draws on her enthusiasm for Massive Attack and… Audio

Lynda hears from Canadian Architect, Graphic Novelist and Activist David H.T. Wong and Australian Academic Daphne Lowe Kelly about retelling lost histories. "This graphic novel is dedicated to those… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews the new album from Australian duo Luluc, Passerby. Audio

Director, writer and producer Rolf de Heer has been involved with the creation of many Independent Australian films. His latest production, Charlie's Country won David Gulpilil the award for Best… Audio

Australian filmmaker whose new documentary, Ukraine is Not a Brothel, is screening at the New Zealand International Film Festivals Audio

Adelaidean rap trio Hilltop Hoods are one of Australia's biggest hip hop exports, but their meat and potatoes boom bap has yet to cut through in New Zealand. Hilltop Hoods' MC Suffa tell us why he… Audio

Paul Mayley is the National Security Correspondent for The Australian newspaper, who broke the story about the New Zealander killed by a drone strike in Yemen last year. Audio

Raucous Australian rock duo DZ Deathrays were in town last week to perform with local partners in crime Die! Die! Die! at Auckland's Kings Arms. Joe Nunweek chats to bandmembers Shane Parsons and… Audio

Kate Camp discusses For the Term of His Natural Life, the nineteenth-century novel by Australian writer Marcus Clarke. Audio

Inspired to learn from jazz great Mike Nock, New Zealand pianist Gerard Masters moved to Australia after hearing his album Ondas - an album that's had a deep impact on him. Gerard has gone on to… Audio

Remi Kolawole, better known as REMi, is a Melbourne based MC who won the Australian unsigned band competition Triple J Unearthed in 2013. REMi has just released Raw x Infinity, an album produced by… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton - Chief Political Correspondent for SBS - on Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Indonesia, the budget, and the turnaround on drug testing policies. Audio

Neill Duncan has made his living as a musician for much of his life. He is a saxophonist with an incredible story. The former member of the Spines, Six Volts, current saxophonist in the Jews Brothers… Audio

Australian-based journalist and author Stop Press: the Last Days of Newspapers. Audio