Australia
Australia: Tighter restrictions to be introduced on vapes
Australia correspondent speaks to Lisa Owen about how anyone wanting to buy and use vapes in Australia will be forced to get them from pharmacies rather than vape stores, which have gone viral as part… Audio
Australia: Panda diplomacy and Crocodile Hunter's son threatens to sue
Karen looks at a tense moment as Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits Australia, and Steve Irwin's son threatening to sue a political party. Audio
Should NZ have 'Right to Disconnect' laws?
Australia is the latest country to adopt 'Right to Disconnect' laws, and follows similar moves in Spain, France and other European Union countries. Audio
Cricket: Australia end Scotland's World Cup
Australia have broken Scottish hearts with a hard-fought victory at the cricket T20 World Cup, sending the Scots home and title holders England through to the Super Eight stage.
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
Nine chair Peter Costello resigns after altercation with journalist
It's been a remarkable few days in the Australian media industry after a high profile chairman was forced to quit one of the nation's top broadcasting and publishing companies. The casualty here is… Audio
Australia teetering close to a recession
Australia correspondent Nick Grimm speaks to Lisa Owen about economic data suggesting that Australia is verging on the edge of a recession. Audio
Australia: Kiwi recruits, visa cancellations
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton talks about New Zealanders being able to join the Australian Defence Force as part of a solution to retention in the military. Who's eligible? Audio
Passengers vent fury after refuelling issue grounded Perth planes
The delays threw the travel plans of thousands into chaos.
Mess engulfing Australia's immigration minister harks back to deal with NZ
Analysis - Australia Immigration Minister Andrew Giles is facing immense pressure over the decision known as Direction 99, but he shows no signs of going anywhere.
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Brad Foster reports on the search for a mum and newborn baby in Sydney after evidence of a birth on the banks of a river in Sydney's south west were found by a man walking in the area late on Monday… Audio
Telstra plans to axe up to 2,800 jobs
Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about Telstra's plans to axe up to 2,800 jobs and the death of Australian music legend David Ifield. Audio
All White Clayton Lewis reportedly arrested over betting scandal
New Zealand Football says it is concerned about the serious allegations made in the A-League betting scandal unfolding in Sydney.
2024 Australian aid spending and effectiveness update
Analysis - Most country allocations are unchanged, but there are a few winners. The share of aid to the Pacific continues its inexorable rise, reaching 44 percent in this budget.
Tuvalu to launch information campaign on treaty with Australia
The Tuvalu government is expected to launch an educational programme on its Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union treaty.
Climate change film explores mining in Australia
New documentary Walanbaa Ngiiyani, Stronger Together follows students visiting mega coal mines and gas wells in Australia. Audio
Australia: Student loan relief, China flares, Bonza dramas
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at $3b in relief for tertiary students in next week's federal Budget because of what had become an alarmingly steep indexation rate. Audio
Q and A: ANU's Stephen Howes on Australia's Pacific Engagement Visa quotas
Australian National University's Development Policy Centre head, Stephen Howes, says Papua New Guinea has emerged as a big winner for the program.
Australia releases details of new Pacific Visas
Pacific people who want to move to Australia now have a chance to be one of 3,000 people to join a ballot for the Australian Engagement Visa. Audio
Search for passenger overboard on Pacific Adventure cruise ship
Police remain 'hopeful' they will find a man alive after he was reported missing from a cruise ship off the Sydney coast near Bondi early this morning.
