Correspondents Report

Correspondents Report explores a day in the life of Indonesia's busy capital, Jakarta. If you've been there, you might've noticed it's quite a noisy city.

High up in towering mountains that belong to both Italy and France, killings of grey wolves are on the rise. Bears and wolves have been extinct in the alps for about 100 years, but now they've made their return.

US President Donald Trump sharply polarises public opinion, but for some souvenir sellers who try to push their products on to tourists, his election and some of his divisive comments have provided a substantial boost to business.

On this week's program: For some souvenir sellers in the US, the election of Donald Trump has provided a substantial boost to business; and in the towering mountains of Italy and France, killings of grey wolves are on the rise.

On this week’s program: Exploring the impact of the US government shutdown with Conor Duffy; Bridget Brennan looks at Brexit parallels with Australia and Indigenous affairs; India facing rising pollution levels in their rapidly growing mega-cities; And Matthew Carney's journal from Kashghar.

In the far Western province of Xinjiang, the Chinese are conducting a campaign to smash Islamic extremism and independence sentiments. Correspondents Report looks back at Matthew Carney's trip to the region.

A decade ago air pollution in Beijing made headlines, but it wasn't much of an issue in the rapidly growing mega-cities of India. Now, that's changed. New Delhi is choking and pollution levels in northern India are now worse than they ever were in China.

Correspondent Bridget Brennan's appointment in London means she's wrapped up her time as a domestic correspondent covering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues. And although the Brexit debate might seem a million miles away from reporting from remote communities, she's found some parallels.

The US government shutdown is dominating news in America in terms of the political fight between Democrats and Republicans, but for our North America Correspondent Conor Duffy the story has become one lived at home as well as work.

The ABC's Middle East camera operator, Aaron Hollett, is heading home after six years abroad. He speaks to correspondent Adam Harvey about the epic assignment.