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Mediawatch Midweek: 17 October 2018
Mediawatch Midweek is our weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Jeremy chats to Karyn about life across the ditch; Kiwis being unlucky in the Lucky Country; and Australia's loss of soft power. Audio
Australian minister accused of slur against Pacific leaders
Australia's environment minister has been accused of offending the former president of Kiribati by saying the Pacific is always seeking cash from Australia.
Government backflips & the Royal Visit
Australia correspondent, Karen Middleton on the Government's surprise announcement that it could move its Israel Embassy to Jerusalem. It comes just days before a by-election in an area with a… Audio
Australia PM said to be considering NZ's Nauru resettlement offer
Australia's prime minister Scott Morrison is said to be considering allowing asylum seekers and refugees detained on Nauru into New Zealand.
pakistan on top after opening day of second Test
Pakistan recovered from losing five wickets before lunch to post a respectable 282 and then remove two of Australia's openers before close of play on the opening day of the second and final cricket…
Queensland shark attacks
Two shark attacks off the Queensland coast in 24 hours. One victim was a New Zealand girl who's lost her leg. Six sharks have since been killed. Who knows if any of them were responsible for the… Audio
Character key in Kiwis rebuild
Eighteen months after Jesse Bromwich and Kevin Proctor's illicit substance scandal threatened to kill off their Kiwis careers, Michael Maguire has highlighted them as representative of the side's…
Silver for NZ Youth Olympians
The Auckland triathlete Dylan McCullough has won his second medal at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, picking up silver in the mixed relay as a part of the Australian-New Zealand team.
Nauru hits back at charity as UN calls for refugee evacuation
Nauru's government has accused a medical charity of political activism in its call for better mental health care for refugees. Meanwhile, the UN said the health situation for those detained by…
Kiwis winger facing a conflict of interest this weekend
Kiwis winger Jordan Rapana is facing a conflict of interest with his younger sister during this weekend's historic trans-Tasman league triple header. He is playing for New Zealand. She's turning out… Audio
Usman Khawaja guides Australia to a draw
Usman Khawaja batted for nearly nine hours to help Australia draw the first cricket Test against Pakistan in Dubai.
Australia, NZ plan mass boycott over rising petrol prices
People in Australia have started boycotting specific petrol stations over the rising cost of fuel, as they prepare for a nationwide boycott which almost 150,000 people have said they might join… Video, Audio
Pakistan cricketers close in on victory over Australia
The Pakistani cricketers are closing in on victory in the first Test against Australia in Dubai.
Sydney Opera House racing promo and IPCC report denial
Australia correspondent, Bernard Keane has details on the Government's attempts to delete references to phasing out coal in the IPCC report; the Sydney Opera House billboard protests and the… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 8 October 2018
Global Warming Report marks the end of 'magical thinking' about climate change; A Pacific-wide development agency says money aimed at climate change is not reaching the region's poorest and most… Audio
Patchy Silver Ferns thumped again by Australia
A strong start and finish wasn't enough to prevent the Silver Ferns from slipping to a 57-42 loss in the opening match of their four-test Constellation Cup series in Brisbane on Sunday.
ABC spells Australian broadcasting crisis
The chair sacked the chief and then quit himself. No-one seems to want the rest of his board of governors. How did Australia’s public broadcaster the ABC end up in such a mess so suddenly? And how can… Audio
International observers of Fiji polls arriving
International observers of Fiji's elections say their main aim is to ensure Fiji's elections are free and fair.
ABC headaches continue and a prickly former PM
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton has the latest on the continuing problems facing the ABC which is facing questions about its selection process for appointing boards and chairs. She's also… Audio
