Australian PM Julia Gillard is today trying to convince the Indonesian President to grant clemency to convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby, according to a report.

An alleged cocaine smuggler who fled NZ nearly 10 years ago has resurfaced at the centre of an international drug syndicate.

New Zealand needs to overhaul laws governing the compulsory treatment of severe alcoholics and drug addicts, says the Law Commission.

A P-smoking mum has been charged with giving methamphetamine to her two daughters, aged 3 and 6.

The lawyer who represented the head of the "Mr Asia" drug syndicate has been awarded $140,000 in a defamation case.

The governor of Schapelle Corby's Bali jail is jeopardising a major cut to her sentence with claims she is faking a mental illness.

The perception of cronyism, corruption and drugs has been a factor in the declining racing industry, and integrity must be restored for the industry to thrive, Racing Minister John Carter says.

An Iranian arrested at Auckland Airport was allegedly found with 1.4kg of concealed and swallowed in about 185 small latex "pellets".

Progress is being made in the war against drug addiction and its links with crime.