Australia
Put Some Colour In Your Life
Put Some Colour In Your Life chronicles Australian painter Graeme Stevenson as he motorbikes around the world, visiting artists in their studios.
It's an opportunity for viewers to learn about the… Audio
New Australian High Commissioner to NZ named
Australia's new High Commissioner to New Zealand has been named.
Can England improve before the Black Caps challenge?
The ABC's Richard Hinds talks cricket with the Australian team only needing 9 wickets in the second innings with the English captain Joe Root having to retire early due to dehydration. Audio
Sydney tops world temperatures
The world's hottest place yesterday was Sydney, where the temperatures climbed to 47 degrees. Audio
Kiwi detainees: 'I feel worthless, I feel hopeless'
New Zealanders being held in Australian immigration centres say it is time to "make some noise" about their indefinite detention and the heartbreak of being deported away from their families. Audio
Labour continues to talk with Australian Government about detainees
Labour Minister, Andrew Little, responds to concerns about how families are coping after their father or partner is deported to New Zealand from Australia after serving time in prison. Audio
Families pay the price when Kiwi relatives are deported to NZ
New Zealanders held in Australian immigration centres are speaking out about their indefinite detention and their heartbreak at being deported away from their families. Filipa Payne from Iwis n Aus… Audio
Translating the darkness
The NZ Festival's Reader and Writer's section is a chance to see some of your favourite authors and find many new ones. A very new author - at least to English language fiction - is Indonesian writer… Audio
Australia's refugee crisis in-depth
Australia takes 20 thousand refugees, migrants and asylum seekers ever year but those who arrive by boat are detained off shore. The situation on Manus and Nauru reached boiling point last year, with… Audio
Oz govt wants to start exporting medicinal cannabis
The Australian government wants to be the world's largest exporter of medicinal cannabis. Audio
No US ambassador for Australia called insulting
A former Australian deputy prime minister says the USA is perpetuating a diplomatic insult to his country by failing to appoint an ambassador to Canberra. Audio
Australia correspondent Donna Field
Bush fires in Tasmania, storms in NSW, the Flinders Street terrorist, and Sydney house prices are falling. Audio
Uncle pays tribute to seaplane crash victims
The uncle of two of the victims of a seaplane crash north of Sydney on New Year's Eve, has described them as "immensely kind and generous".
CEO and family killed in New Year's Eve crash
A British CEO, his two sons, his fiancee and her 11-year-old daughter have been identified as the family who died when a seaplane dived into the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney.
Six dead after seaplane crash north of Sydney
The bodies of six people have been recovered after a seaplane crashed into Jerusalem Bay near the town of Cowan, north of Sydney.
Australian military on alert during Russian exercise
Defence personnel in Darwin were operating at "increased readiness" this month as Russian strategic bombers conducted navigation exercises close to Australia, flying out of an Indonesian military…
The edible bug biz
What are the problems facing bugs-as-food entrepreneurs today? It's a tough business convincing a doubtful public, even as various nutrition and environmental factors make adding a cricket to your… Video, Audio
Last surviving PNG Fuzzy Wuzzy dies
In Papua New Guinea, the last remaining Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel of Kokoda has died.
Drug-accused Aust grandmother evades death sentence
An Australian woman has escaped the death penalty after being found not guilty of drug trafficking charges in Malaysia.
Meridian buys three Australian hydro stations
Trustpower has sold its Australian hydro stations to Meridian Energy, which says there is growing desire for 'green' energy there.
