13 Aug 2025

Australia: Palestine recognition, rate cut, algal bloom,

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 13 August 2025
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has meeting his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Queenstown.

Australia PM Anthony Albanese has been in New Zealand this week. Photo: RNZ/Katie Todd

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Susie to talk about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's decision to recognise a Palestinian state, the Reserve Bank's decision to cut interest rates to their lowest in two years, and the worsening algal bloom on the South Australian coast - could it lead to beaches being closed this summer?

Also the small group of residents - which include a Hollywood director - who are upset at a trial of BYO booze at their local beach.

Karen Middleton is a political journalist based in Canberra