Australia
Norfolk frets as Canberra prepares to impose huge levy increases
Norfolk Islanders are petitioning the Australian federal government to stop increases to land rates and waste management being proposed by the Canberra appointed administration on the island.
Australia: Ardern visit, energy crisis, Rebel outing
Correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Jacinda Ardern's visit to meet Australia's new Prime Minister, who was sympathetic to Kiwi concerns over deportees but offered no commitment… Audio
Australia PM says China should lift trade sanctions, welcomes talks
Australia's prime minister Anthony Albanese says China needs to lift its sanctions on Australia to improve relations as he welcomed the first talks between ministers from the two countries in almost…
Plea for Australia to end refugee warehousing in Indonesia
A refugee advocacy group wants Australia to rethink its destructive refugee arrangement with Indonesia as the new Canberra government looks to improve relations with Jakarta.
New Zealander wins appeal against deportation from Australia
A New Zealand woman placed in abusive Australian foster care has won an appeal against deportation from Australia.
Albanese heads overseas, appoints Minister for the 'Republic'
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's first foreign trips - one to Tokyo for the Quad meeting and another to Indonesia. What does this… Audio
Australia invests $4.5 billion in healthcare worker recruitment
The shortage of healthcare workers could be about to get worse, after an Australian state announced a four-and-a-half billion dollar recruitment drive. The New South Wales Premier announced the move… Video, Audio
Google ordered to pay Australian politician $715,000
An Australian court has ordered Google to pay a hefty fine to a former politician due to a YouTuber's 'relentless, abusive, defamatory' campaign against him.
Craig Ritchie: Uluru Statement is a 'springboard' for indigenous Australians
This week the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies hosted a summit in Queensland which was attended by a thousand delegates from across Australia including the new… Audio
Is Australia on a path towards a treaty with indigenous Australians?
Australia's new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said recently "we will be advancing the need to have constitutional recognition of First Nations people, including a Voice to Parliament that is… Audio
Aust looking to make immigration from the Pacific easier
The new Australian government is looking at creating a pathway to residency for people from the Pacific.
Australia's history-making Labor ministry officially sworn in
A collection of new and experienced Labor politicians have officially been sworn in as part of the Prime Minister's first ministry, with a number of history-making appointments.
Canberra called on to rein in mining companies eyeing Bougainville
An advocacy group says as international mining companies eye starting operations in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville, Canberra must take action.
Australia: New Govt sworn in, Dutton 'Voldemort' sledge and flu/Covid fears
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the new ministry unveiled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, which will be sworn in this morning. It has a record number of women… Audio
China signs security deal with Samoa; Australia meets with Fiji leader
China's foreign minister signed a deal with Samoa on Saturday to strengthen diplomatic relations, while Australia's new leader said he had a "comprehensive plan" for the Pacific.
Stars lining up to play for Ikale Tahi
Tongan rugby union is looking to mimic the success of Mate Ma'a Tonga with a sudden injection of former All Blacks and Wallabies into its team.
Australia promises the Pacific a new look
Australia's newly sworn-in foreign minister, Penny Wong, says the new Labor Government 'will be a generous, respectful and reliable member of the Pacific family.'
Anthony Albanese leads Labor to victory
A sweeping change to the Australian political landscape; Anthony Albanese is the new Prime Minister, Labor has won the election, but it's not yet clear whether it has an outright majority. It could… Audio
ScoMoNoMo: the best memes of the Australian election
No-one does political commentary like the Aussies, so we've compiled some of the top social media send-ups of the Australian election.
Australian election result: 'A call for our leaders to take the job seriously'
Analysis - Lots of currents swirled behind Australia's election, but the results signal that 2022 was the climate election, Laura Tingle writes.
