Peter Munro

The banking royal commission opens with a bang; retirees are under fire on the election battleground; and a public debate has erupted over the problems caused by Australia's soaring population growth.

A high-profile Opposition Senator has resigned from federal parliament over his controversial links to China, the first same-sex couples planning to marry in Australia have set January 9th as their… Audio

The Government's snap decision to cancel parliament for a week has shocked some of its own MPs and infuriated Labor, the Greens and some cross bench MPs; one week after the Australian public backed… Audio

Australia correspondent Peter Munro on the government there ditching a clean energy target in favour of reliable supply; TV defection sparking a national equal pay debate and the end of an era as… Audio

Divisions over the same-sex marriage postal vote, Australia's media industry looks set for a major shake-up and what to do with the future of Australia's oversized tourist attractions such as the Big… Audio

The Australian federal government has stripped a second local council of its power to hold citizenship ceremonies, after it sought to dump Australia Day formalities. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull… Audio

Government woes, unrest over same-sex marraige and Tony Abbot. Audio

Peter reports in on the fallout from the coroner's report into the Lindt Cafe siege in Sydney, Indigenous group's calls for constitutional change and a treaty and the arrival home to Australia from… Audio

A surprise $2.2 billion for schools in the Australian budget, Malcolm Turnbull's first face to face meeting with Donald Trump and the rancour at the heart of the Australian Olympic Committee which… Audio

Peter Munro reports on the after-effects of Cyclone Debbie which has been causing havoc across Queensland and northern NSW. Audio

Peter Munro in Australia on the British backpacker horror kidnap ordeal, the Liberals expected loss of Western Australia in this weekend's election and the homeless Aboriginal Poet who has won a major… Audio

Peter talks to Lynn Freeman about the fallout from Malcolm Turnbull's tense phone call with Donald Trump and the latest from the Royal Commission into child sex abuse. Audio

A hot spell across south-east Australia has delivered record temperatures and sparked bush fires north of Sydney - with fears of worse to come. Audio

Uncertainty over Australia's refeugee deal with the US. Audio

Peter discusses the recent claims of deliberate torture by the Australian government on Nauru, revealed in an Amnesty International report. Audio

Today Peter Munro covers what the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been up to during his trip to New York where he's taking part in a UN summit on refugees. Audio

Recrimination and regret over Australia's Olympics performance, revelations of police failings at the Lindt Cafe siege and the PM breaks a promise by delaying same-sex plebiscite. Audio