Australia
Australia: May election likely, RAT tests for students and 'Woden the Bogan'
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about a likely May election and how Scott Morrison is struggling in the latest polling. School's back from summer - and all students will… Audio
Australia's HMAS Adelaide suffers power failure during Tongan aid mission
A massive electrical power failure has crippled the Australian Navy's largest warship as it completes its humanitarian mission to Tonga after the 14 January eruption.
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Across the Tasman, on Australia Day there is much finger-pointing over who is responsible for the inability to buy rapid antigen tests, or RATs, as parents prepare to send their kids back to school… Audio
Man pleads guilty to kidnapping 4yo Cleo Smith
The man accused of abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family and holding her for 18 days at his house in the West Australian town of Carnarvon has pleaded guilty to a charge of child…
Australian Correspondent Brad Foster
Sydney based correspondent Brad Foster talks to Jesse about how Australia is coping with the onslaught of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Audio
Aust aid to Solomons in fight against Covid
An Australian military aircraft has landed in Honiara - the first of two flights carrying emergency medical supplies to support the Solomon Islands' response to an escalating Covid-19 outbreak.
Giant canyon discovered below Antarctic Glacier reveals history behind rising sea levels
Australian Antarctic expeditioners have discovered an enormous, 2-kilometre-deep canyon underneath a glacier that may make it more vulnerable to warming oceans.
Australia to help PNG port upgrades
Australia is to provide $US420 million to Papua New Guinea to upgrade key ports, amid concern in Washington and Canberra that China's infrastructure investment in the Pacific had a military ambition.
Australia Correspondent Brad Foster
We're heading to Australia this morning to check-in with our correspondent Brad Foster. Audio
Covid-19: 43 more deaths recorded in NSW, Victoria
Case numbers in NSW appear to be plateauing but hospitalisations in Victoria have risen.
Australia Correspondent: Brad Foster
We're heading to Australia this morning to check in with our correspondent Brad Foster about how they are coping with their rising Covid numbers. Audio
Australia to hit 1 million Covid-19 cases, wrestles with the surge
Australia is learning about exponential growth the hard way, and tackling big questions; are the numbers accurate, how to test, will the health system hold up?
Covid-19: 35k new cases in NSW, 22k in Victoria, Tasmania warns of surge
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has told employers to stop forcing staff to get a Covid test before returning to work after the state recorded 34,994 new cases and six deaths.
Covid-19 in Australia: Tens of thousands of new daily cases
NSW has recorded 35,054 new Covid-19 cases and eight deaths, while 17,636 new cases and 11 deaths have been reported in Victoria, as pressure mounts on Australia's health systems.
Australia Update with Brad Foster
Our Australian Correspondent Brad Foster updates us on the spread of Omicron, how testing centres are coping with the demand and the impact the surge of cases has had on the hospitality sector. Audio
NSW records 22,577 new Covid-19 cases, four deaths
New South Wales has started the new year with a slight increase in Covid-19 cases, with the state recording 22,577 new infections and four deaths.
Covid-19: NSW daily case tally surges with 11,201 infections recorded
The latest figures mark the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases recorded in any Australian jurisdiction.
Bindi Irwin: 'Our grief walks beside us every day'
Bindi Irwin wants to make sure her daughter understands life and death from a young age because that was a "gift" her parents gave to her.
Hundreds in Sydney Covid-19 testing bungle tested positive
The announcement from SydPath came as NSW recorded another 6062 Covid-19 cases and one death.
Australia on the brink of retaining the Ashes
Australia's pacemen crashed through England's top order with four wickets in a thrilling final hour on day two of the third Ashes test.
