Justice Minister Simon Power leaves today for a meeting of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General in Canberra.

The Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) is comprised of the Attorneys-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, its states and territories, and New Zealand's Minister of Justice.

Mr Power will be making a presentation on his recent trip to Europe where he examined how inquisitorial court systems are used in cases involving child victims.

Speech by Prime Minister John Key on Pike River Mine tragedy:

This afternoon New Zealand has been devastated by the news we have all been dreading.

A second explosion at the Pike River Mine confirms our very worst fears.

The 29 men whose names and faces we have all come to know, will never walk amongst us again.

This is a national tragedy.

A tragedy for the men's families, their workmates and friends, their community and our nation.

New Zealand is a small country.

A country where we are our all our brothers keeper.

On 3 November, New Zealand's Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith and Australia's Minister for Climate Change Greg Combet met in Sydney.

"New Zealand and Australia have enjoyed a very constructive working relationship on climate change and yesterday's meeting has reaffirmed this ongoing commitment between our two governments," the Ministers said.

The New Zealand films Boy and Home by Christmas and the Australian films Bran Nue Dae and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole have received nominations in the 2010 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region’s highest accolade in film.

Australian actor Tony Barry has been nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor category for his role in Home by Christmas, directed by Gaylene Preston.