Australia
Turnbull survives
There's speculation in Australian media that Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull will call an early election after he staved-off a leadership challenge in the form of Peter Dutton. The PM carried out a… Audio
Michelle Grattan on Australia's leadership wrangles
In the last few hours Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called for a spill and then survived a challenge from Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton. Mr Dutton then resigned. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 20 August 2018
The conversation surrounding the possible independence of Chuuk from the Federated States of Micronesia has heated up, with the local US Ambassador and a former president warning of dire consequences… Audio
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull under leadership threat - analysis
The latest political poll in Australia has revealed plummeting support for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, as supporters of Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton say he is leaning towards a challenge… Audio
NZ heli pilot killed battling fires in Australia's NSW coast
A helicopter pilot killed while battling fires on New South Wales's south coast yesterday was a New Zealander.
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Australia's National Energy Guarantee gets thumbs up
Bernard Keane has details about the National Energy Guarantee plan to settle climate and energy policy; a massive new expansion of surveillance laws that would enable the Government to force tech… Audio
Fullback Folau vows to attack
Israel Folau says he will be playing fullback - nowhere else - in Saturday night's Bledisloe Cup opener against the All Blacks.
Appeal's defeat exposes asylum seeker treatment
An Australian court case has exposed the government's treatment of asylum seekers. Audio
Hansen talks up Wallabies ahead of Bledisloe Cup
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen rates the 2018 Wallabies more dangerous than last year's model and isn't backing away from branding them favourites for their opening clash.
NZ bikie to be deported from Australia
A New Zealand bikie who was involved in a notorious brawl on the Gold Coast five years ago has been arrested and will be kicked out of Australia.
Australia's population hits 25 million
Australia correspondent Karen Middle reports on the debate sparked by the lucky country's population reaching 25 million. There's much talk of the composition of the population, immigration and where… Audio
Nauru tosses out Canstruct workers with no explanation
Four workers for an Australian company managing refugee facilities on Nauru have been flown back to Australia without explanation.
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 6 August 2018
The Nauru 19 have to wait another month to learn their fates; A stoush over an Illinois food chain appropriating Hawaiian culture; Grave concerns for refugee children who need medical attention in… Audio
Australian researcher deported from Indonesia ahead of Papua trip
An Australian researcher deported from Indonesia says she has been blacklisted by the government after seeking access to Papua.
Wilma Smith says chamber music is behind her musical life
Violinist, teacher and former NZSO Concertmaster Wilma Smith led the judging panel for the 2018 NZCT Chamber Music Contest National Final this year along with Klara Kollektiv (clarinettist Anna… Audio
Australian Drought Bites
Charles Murray's Quirindi farm is parched. He's never seen a drought like it and has been feeding out to his stock for three years. Audio
Call for judges to probe all Australian detention centre deaths
The former head of the Australian Border Force says all deaths in offshore detention centres should be investigated by an Australian judge or coroner.
Basketball Australia won't appeal bans on players
Basketball Australia won't appeal the sanctions that followed the Boomers' ugly brawl with the Philippines in their World Cup qualifier in Manila last month.
Coroner finds Manus refugee's death was avoidable
A Queensland coroner has found the death of an Iranian refugee detained on PNG's Manus Island was "preventable" and due to the "compounding effect of multiple errors." Audio
