Karen Middleton
Australia: no exemption for US tariffs, Cyclone Alfred washup
US tariffs on aluminium and steel imports from Australia will not being granted an exemption - Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn. Audio
Australia: Chinese games, election guesses, spider drive
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton Audio
Australia: Trump plumping, ancestral repatriation, pets on planes
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton says PM Anthony Albanese had been trying to persuade US President Donald Trump to exempt Australia from the planned 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports -… Audio
Australia: Holiday controversy, antisemitism and neo-Nazis
Karen Middleton is Political Editor of the Guardian Australia. Audio
Australia: Bali 9 returns, Fiji poisonings, Qantas combo
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the return of five of the nine Australians who were convicted over heroin smuggling in Bali and a flesh-eating bug in NSW. Audio
Australia: Military offenders out, Bali 9 extradition
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton talks abou changes in the military over sexual misconduct, what's happening with the last of the Bali 9 and the sale of Sir Don Bradman's hat. Audio
Australia: Laos poisoning, social media ban, heatwave warnings
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the poisoning deaths of two Australians in Laos, along with four other backpackers, which is concerning parents seeing off their 'schoolies' on… Audio
Australia: Airbus Albo, ABC apology, the Big Race
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the allegations continuing to dog Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, another interest rate hike and an apology from the ABC. Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton discusses the reaction after King Charles and Queen Camilla were shouted at by an Indigenous senator, danced at by a bunch of students outside the Sydney Opera… Audio
Australia: Bipartisan condolence fail, Tourettes apology
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at Parliament's failed attempt to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel with a commemorative motion. Audio
Australia: Phony discounts, no rate relief, miserable Aussies
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the legal action pending against the country's two largest supermarkets, which are accused of using fake discounts to lure customers. Audio
Australia: Kid ban, veterans' inquiry, poo taboo
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at plans by the Albanese government to set a minimum legal age for using social media which could be as high as 16. Audio
Australia: Union rebellion, student cap, first class fiasco
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the massive protest by construction workers angry at the federal Labor government and in support of a controversial union forced… Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Police in far North Queensland say a young New Zealander was piloting the helicopter which crashed into the in tourist strip of the tropical holiday city of Cairns. Audio
Australia: Rex goes under, Ministry reshuffled
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about regional airline Rex going into voluntary administration after struggling to compete with Qantas and Virgin. Audio
Australia: Union scandal, Tenancious D cancels, MH17 anniversary marked
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the allegations levelled against the construction union, the CFMEU and Tenacious D quitting their tour. Audio
Australia: New Governor-General, Senator exiled, trippy gummies
A controversial new ban on the sale of flavoured vapes has taken effect - and the makers of mushroom gummies withdraw them from sale after a number of people took ill. 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
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
Australia: Migration fight, Assange reprieve, betting scandal
Correspondent Karen Middleton looks at migration and the housing crisis, Julian Assange's UK court reprieve, and allegations of a football betting scandal. Audio