Australia
Bus driver charged over crash that killed 10 people in Australia's Hunter Valley
The bus was travelling from a wedding when it rolled at a roundabout late on Sunday night.
Protesters want refugee free from oppressive AUS detention
'Mental torture': Protesters want refugee freed from oppressive detention in AUS. Audio
Australia makes a good start to WTC final
Travis Head's hundred and his unbroken 251-run stand with Steve Smith put Australia in charge after the opening day of the WTC final against India.
Australia: Folbigg pardoned, 'unreliable witness', recession warning, Qantas share dump
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the decision to pardon and free Kathleen Folbigg, the woman once dubbed Australia's worst female serial killer for the deaths of her… Audio
Australian veteran may have committed criminal offence - judge
Australian war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith may have committed a criminal offence by sending threatening letters to a former SAS colleague, a judge has found.
How NZ's own law helped Australia win the Manuka Honey trademark war
Analysis - The mānuka honey trademark case shows how Aotearoa New Zealand's law lacks substantive protections for Māori intellectual property rights, writes David Jefferson.
Australian mum pardoned after 20 years in jail for deaths of her children
Twenty years after she was jailed for killing her four children, Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned and released from jail in Australia.
Australia: Defiant chief, police callout failure, Sydney fire
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about why Australia's Defence Force chief is resisting calls to hand in his meritorious service medals for having presided over Australian… Audio
Australia's DFAT advised to re-appraise its aid projects
Australia's DFAT advised to re-appraise its aid projects. Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
This week, Kennedy Warne takes in a visit to Broome and the Kimberley coast of Western Australia, and evidence of the Aboriginal renaissance in Australia. Audio, Gallery
Why Australia decided to quit its vaping habit
Earlier this month the Australian government introduced restrictions on vape sales, and teachers and public health experts say the measures are much needed.
Top Australian TV host steps down after enduring racist abuse
One of Australia's highest-profile TV hosts, Stan Grant, has stood down from presenting a prime-time show after receiving "relentless" racist abuse.
'Disgust' after Australian police taser 95-year-old woman
The next few days will be "critical" for a 95-year-old woman who was tasered by a New South Wales police officer the state's police commissioner says.
Kiwis in Australia say Home Affairs seems to have fast-tracked 'redundant' $4000 visas
New Zealanders in Australia have accused the Department of Home Affairs of a cash grab, saying their permanent visa applications appear to have been fast-tracked just months before it was announced…
Australian journalist's 1000 days imprisoned in China for an unknown reason
Australian journalist Cheng Lei's partner is hoping for an end to her "awful situation".
Australia: Surprise surplus in Budget
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about yesterday's federal Budget, the second delivered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers which forecast a surplus of A$4.2 billion - the first… Audio
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
Australia: Interest hike (again), vape ban, MasterChef shock
Australia commentator Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to look at the surprise move by the central bank to raise the official cash rate for the 11th time in a year. Australia's to introduce a ban on… Audio
Australians should be wary of scare stories about the Waitangi Tribunal
Opinion - After a furore in Australia over the powers New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal holds, Massey University professor Michael Belgrave wants to set the facts straight.
MasterChef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo dies aged 46
The celebrated chef died in Melbourne on Sunday.
