Correspondents Report

Middle East correspondent Eric Tlozek recently covered a brief but deadly flare-up in the conflict between Israel and militant groups in Gaza. The violence was shocking, but covering the conflict also contained many surprises.

There's a lot more to being a foreign correspondent than just reporting. In between the high drama of covering world leaders and economic summits, there's a less glamourous side – like septic tanks that need fixing.

A hundred years since the end of WWI, Australia House in London has also marked its centenary. It's Australia's oldest diplomatic mission.

The Federal Government's encryption laws have attracted attention from internet policy experts abroad. We speak to the Director of the Internet Policy Research Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

On this week's program: The US enforces a 'go slow' in asylum applications; Global eyes on Australia’s new encryption laws; A behind the scenes look at life in the ABC's Port Moresby bureau. Our correspondent there is finding out that there's a less glamourous side of the job; And we'll visit a grand building in London, which houses Australia's oldest diplomatic mission. Australia House turns 100 this year.

Thousands of people from the so-called "migrant caravan" that's been crossing Mexico have now gathered in squalid conditions near the US border. North America Correspondent Zoe Daniel filed this report from Tijuana.

On this week's program: the media circus around the release of a member of the Bali Nine; Australia and Japan forging closer ties amidst a growing trade war; and America's paper of record corrects a long history of omissions around the women who shaped the nation.

The New York Times has published thousands of obituaries in its long history, but incredible women who made a huge contribution often weren't included. Now, there's a project underway to change that.

The relationship between Australia and Japan is growing, amidst rising instability in the Asia-Pacific region.

James Glenday has recently made the move from our Europe Bureau in London to our North America office in Washington DC. Both have vastly different approaches to healthcare — and both take a little getting used to.