Phil Kafcaloudes

Australia's federal government has launched a 188 million dollar campaign to crack down on the country's illegal tobacco trade.

Police in Victoria have 28 active arson investigations running… Audio

Residents in rural Victoria are bracing for further flooding this morning as the Australian state is pummelled by record-breaking rain

Some areas have received three-months of rainfall in a 24-hour… Audio

A magnitude 6 earthquake has struck near Melbourne.

Geoscience Australia says the quake hit shortly after 11 this morning about 150 kilometres east of the city at a depth of 10 kilometres.

It was… Audio

Melbourne wakes up from its first night under curfew, as it begins a six-week-long lockdown. The Australian state declared a "state of disaster" at the weekend.

It has gone into "stage four" lock… Audio

The Australian state of Victoria has recorded another 177 cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours.

It's the eighth consecutive day Victoria has recorded triple-digit increases in its daily… Audio

Hundreds of firefighters are battling two out-of-control bushfires blazing near Melbourne. On Friday lightning strikes sparked several fires in Bunyip State Park, which has already destroyed several… Audio

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

New Zealand's former Prime Minister John Key will today be appointed an Honorary Companion in the Order of Australia. This is the highest Australian honour. Our Melbourne correspondent Phil… Audio