Australia
Tracking a serial conman: 'Who The Hell is Hamish?'
Tracy Hall had been separated from her husband for over a year when she first met a man called Max Tavita via a dating app. He seemed witty, charming, intelligent, and attractive....a successful… Audio
Striking workers return to Manus detention centres
A refugee detained on Manus Island says striking staff have returned to the detention centres after a two day absence.
Australia correspondent Donna Field
Reaction in Australia to Cardinal George Pell being found guilty for child sexual abuse and why his conviction was supressed for so long. Audio
More Manus refugees bound for the United States
Twenty-two Manus Island refugees left Papua New Guinea yesterday to be resettled in the United States.
Manus Island Paladin staff go on strike
Staff providing services to refugees detained on Manus Island have walked off the job in protest. Audio
Coroner to probe evacuation of dying refugee from Nauru
An Australian coroner today begins an inquest into why it took 31 hours to medically evacuate a refugee from Nauru who had set fire to himself.
Manus crisis continues to hurt PNG
Papua New Guinea leaders say Australia's offshore processing of refugees on Manus Island has been increasingly problematic for their country.
Australia cruise to Rosebowl series win
Ellyse Perry clubbed her maiden one-day international century to inspire Australia to a series-clinching 95-run win against New Zealand in Adelaide.
Australia deporting NZ criminals 'corrosive' - PM
The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, says the issue of Australia deporting New Zealanders who have committed crimes across the Tasman has become corrosive in the relationship between the two countries.
…Manus refugees call on Aus opposition to force NZ offer
Australia's opposition should force New Zealand's refugee resettlement offer through parliament, Manus Island refugees say. Audio
NZ to unleash cricket teen prodigy at WACA
She's already got a double century to her name, but 18-year-old Kiwi star Amelia Kerr doesn't feel like she deserves to be labelled an allrounder just yet.
Nauru laws put refugees lives at risk - refugee advocate
An Australian human rights lawyer advocating for refugees detained by Australia on Nauru says new laws restricting medical transfers off the island are putting refugee lives at risk. Audio
Outta Oz: The 'medivac bill' and who hacked Parliament
Our Australia correspondent Kate Middleton looks at the controversy over a law change designed to make it easier to bring ill asylum seekers and refugees to the mainland for treatment. And who was… Audio
Nauru pushes through laws to restrict medical transfers
Nauru's government has rushed through new laws to prevent residents being granted medical transfers based on online recommendations.
More off-shore refugees to head to Australia after historic vote
Refugees and asylum seekers that need urgent medical help in Nauru and Manus Island will have an easier passage to Australia for treatment after a new law was passed today. Audio
Out of time: Australian govt's pre-election headaches
The Government's move to cut back on the number of sitting days may have backfired - it won't have time before the election to implement changes recommended by the banking royal commission. Scott… Audio
Nauru refugees receive new telehealth service
The humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières has launched a telehealth service in Australia to care for people on Nauru. Audio
Canberra looking to stimulate private sector investment in Pacific
Australia's Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific on development opportunities in Papua New Guinea and stimulating the Australian private sector to invest in the region. Audio
Townsville, QLD declared disaster zone
The army has been called out in the Northern Queensland city of Townsville to help evacuate thousands of people from flood hit areas. Local MP Nick Dametto joined Checkpoint, and described just how… Video, Audio
Evac centres fill up as Townsville dam gates open fully
The gates of Townsville's dam have opened, releasing 2000 cubic metres of water per second into the Ross River and posing an unprecedented flooding threat to life and property, officials say.
