Karen Middleton
Flights to India suspended, 'drums of war' warning
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the decision by Australia to cancel all flights to and from India until May 15 and to send equipment to help the country fight its… Audio
Vaccination woes, clean-up after WA cyclone, honey wars
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about troubles with the country's vaccine roll-out, with a second man diagnosed with blood clots and criticism the government do enough… Audio
Brisbane Covid outbreak, Cabinet reshuffle shifts women up
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the latest Covid outbreak in Brisbane which may have spread to northern New South Wales after a nurse and her sister attended a… Audio
Women's rally puts pressure on Australia government
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the rallies held around the country against sexual assault, discrimination and harassment of women and what impact recent… Audio
Cabinet Minister at centre of rape claim prepares to speak
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the latest rape claim which has rocked Australian politics. It's expected the Cabinet minister accused over the historical claim… Audio
Isis bride sparks trans-Tasman spat, rape alleged
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the row between Australia and New Zealand over the fate of a young woman who left Melbourne to join Islamic State and has now been detained. A young… Audio
China spat, WA Covid outbreak, cricket cancelled
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn with the latest on Australia's spat with China, and how PM Scott Morrison took a gentle swipe at NZ's Trade Minister Damien O'Connor for weighing… Audio
Australia correspondent: Karen Middleton
Karen joins Kathryn to discuss the NSW Covid19 outbreak, a strange deal with the Vatican and a pandemic shadowed Christmas across Australia. Audio
Pushback on extremism, new tech laws, indigenous anthem
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the Labor opposition pressing for an inquiry into right-wing extremism, the last of Australia's internal border closure has lifted, the Government has… Audio
Australia: borders open, ADF weighs body cams, crazy weather
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the reopening of internal borders, the chief of the Australian Defence Force weighing up the enforcement of body cameras to stop troops from… Audio
Shocking Australian soldier Afghanistan war crimes allegations
Australian special forces may face prosecution for up to 39 murders and the torture of two others in Afghanistan. This comes after a four-year inquiry into alleged war crimes by NSW Court of Appeal… Audio
Conduct of ministers in spotlight
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Philippa to talk about a bombshell Four Corners report that raised alleged misconduct by federal Attorney-General Christian Porter and Acting Immigration… Audio
Victoria reopens, recession over, scandals galore
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at the easing of restrictions in Melbourne and Victoria, and Australia's economy officially grew in September - meaning it's technically… Audio
NSW Premier's secret, covid set-back, Pell and the Pope
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton unwraps the scandal surrounding competent and popular New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian, who confessed to a secret five-year relationship with a… Audio
Restrictions ease Victoria - not Melbourne, whales off course
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about how some restrictions are being lifted across Victoria, but not in metro centres and Melbourne. The government is under fire for its… Audio
Border barney, Abbott goes to London, Facebook fight
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about attempts by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to negotiate a lifting of border restrictions and replace them with "hotspot"… Audio
Victoria's infection rate drops, border brawls and virtual parliament
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at the easing of Melbourne's second wave of Covid-19, even as the number of daily deaths is climbing. PM Scott Morrison is trying to… Audio
Victorians under mask order, Australia copies NZ wage subsidy
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at how Victoria has 300 - 400 cases of Covid emerging each day and state residents are now required to wear masks in public. Australia is… Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Karen Middleton examines the new outbreak of Covid-19 in Victoria that's seen Melbourne's CBD and northern suburbs return to lockdown. Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about how the government is winding back its stimulus measures, with the surprise announcement free childcare will be axed from July 13. Audio