Australia
The long Australian summer
It's already been a tempestuous summer in Australia with droughts and fires. Bryan checks in with the people on the ground about what it's like and we might be expecting. Audio
Australia fires: Man shelters in kiln as blaze destroys homes in Balmoral
Steve Harrison is lucky to be alive after he sheltered in a kiln, armed with an extinguisher as bushfires roared towards his home in Balmoral in NSW.
Climate change scientist joins the discussion on Australian bushfires
Australian climate change scientist Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick joins the discussion on the terrible bushfires in Australia. Audio
Heatwave hell in Australia
Temperatures soared throughout Melbourne this week as catastrophic bushfires continue to rage across the country, with the weather bureau bumping up its forecast maximum from 41 degrees to a scorching… Audio
Australia fires: NSW communities fear weather changes
Federal MP for Macquire Susan Templeman says her community of the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury is surrounded by three fires and Saturday is expected to bring weather conditions that will only fan the… Video, Audio
NSW's catastrophic bushfires
The NSW Premier declared a state of emergency for the next seven days, including Christmas Day due to the many bushfires raging on in Australia Audio
State of emergency: Sydney under threat, firefighters seriously injured
A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales in Australia as a record-breaking heatwave exacerbates the state's bushfire crisis.
Australia's revamped religious discrimination bill
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his attorney general released the second draft of a religious discrimination bill this month. Audio
Australia needs to prepare for future of extreme fires - expert
An Australian expert on fires says his country needs to urgently prepare for a future of prolonged bushfires and air pollution. Australia is in the grip of a devastating fire season, six people have… Audio
Midday Sports News for 17 December 2019
The Black Caps call in a replacement bowler in the test against Australia. Audio
A man alone: Travelling the world solo by motorcycle
Chris Eden was diagnosed with incurable lymphatic cancer in 2005. Then he came up with a simple(ish) plan: ride a motorcycle solo across, round or through every continent in the world. So far he's… Audio, Gallery
Calling Home: Rebekah Holt in Melbourne
Rebekah Holt has gone from a communications manager for the New Zealand Police to Head of Staff at TV3 to serious car crash survivor. She now lives in Melbourne, where she is the only journalist to go… Audio, Gallery
What consitutes minimum chips is hotly debated in Australia
Debate is raging in Australia over what the minimum amount of chips should be. Audio
Australia's shock at White Island, choking smoke
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Australia's response in the wake of the White Island tragedy, with many of the missing Australian citizens. She'll also talk about… Audio
City of Haze - bush fire smoke envelops Sydney
Sydney city is enveloped in a thick haze from bushfires which is causing much anxiety. Audio
Australian consultants to investigate PNG slurry spill
An Australian environmental consultancy is to conduct further tests into the Basamuk Bay slurry spill on Papua New Guinea's north coast.
Sopoaga raises doubts about Australia's Pacific commitment
Former Tuvalu Prime Minister and climate champion Enele Sopoaga has asked whether countries that refuse to reduce fossil fuel use are really part of the Pacific.
The tiger sharks of Norfolk Island
Riley Elliott is a shark researcher who is determined to protect the tiger sharks off Norfolk Island, who feast on cow carcasses dumped by farmers on the old penal colony. The sharks and their… Audio
Austin Mitchell: 'This is the most uncertain UK election ever'
At 85, former Labour MP Austin Mitchell has witnessed and been part of more elections than even he might care to remember. The former MP for Grimsby from remains sharp as a tack and is picking a… Audio
Australia to seek NZ solution for Manus, Nauru refugees - reports
Australia will reportedly seek agreement from New Zealand to resettle hundreds of refugees detained in Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
