澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-16

A new opinion poll shows Kevin Rudd's approval rating has plunged to its lowest level since he became the Federal Labor leader. Today's Newspoll published in the Australian newspaper shows Mr. Rudd's satisfaction rating has slipped to 48 percent, whi

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-17

The former Liberal treasurer Peter Costello has launched a scathing attack on Tony Abbotts paid parental leave scheme. Mr. Costello says the Coalition plan is against the partys principles and will lead to higher taxes. This scheme will give parents

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-22

Australian consular officials will be barred from a Chinese court when industrial espionage charges are heard against Australian Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu. Hu's trial starts in China today. He and three Chinese co-accused will face the Shanghai In

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-23

There're reports yesterday's freak storm in Perth caused a landslide just west of the CBD. The city was bucketed with more than 40 millimetres of rain while strong wind gusts and hail also took their toll. Houses were flooded and public transport was

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-27

West Australian Treasurer Troy Buswell is facing mounting pressure to resign. Mr. Buswell has admitted he misused parliamentary entitlements during his four-month affair with State Greens MP Adele Carles. Premier Colin Barnett is considering Mr. Busw

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-19

The US President Barack Obama will not be visiting Australia next week. The White House says the trip is now being planned for sometime in June. Mr. Obama postponed his visit to Australia and Indonesia to focus on getting his health insurance bill th

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-19

The Federal Government has agreed to guarantee future funding in the health system but only at the states signed on to its health plan. The Prime Minister offered the sweetener as state and territory leaders met ahead of formal COAG (Council of Austr

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-22

Qantas has given the green light for flights to take off from London. Earlier this morning, passengers were stranded as flights were cancelled or delayed for more than ten hours because of a new threat from volcanic ash. Airlines are putting on extra

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-23

The future of the Melbourne Storm remains in doubt this morning as the fallout from salary cap rorting continues. Former Storm CEO Brian Waldron is refusing to talk about the clubs systematic breaches of the NRL(National Rugby League) salary cap, but

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-21

The Prime Minister says WA's refusal to sign on to his health plan won't jeopardize the flow of billions of dollars in other states. Kevin Rudd's promised an extra five billion dollars over four years to improve emergency departments and provide more

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-24

Greece has asked for a 60-billion-dollar international aid package to be activated. Greece had hoped that just the promise of EU support, agreed to last month, would've been enough to reassure markets and help the economy recover. But Greece's proble

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-06

The Federal Government is denying it's doing a trade-off for the US government on asylum seekers. Australia has agreed to take three Guantanamo Bay detainees from the US. The ABC has been told the move is related to the US government's decision to ac

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-07

The Obama administration has unveiled a plan to reduce the role of nuclear weapons as part of its national security strategy. The government is promising not to launch a nuclear attack on non-nuclear states and says it sends a message to Iran and Nor

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-10

Queensland-based mining company Macarthur Coal has delayed a shareholder meeting, planned to vote on a takeover offer. Shareholders were due to decide on a proposal from the Noble Group on Monday. But the meeting has been postponed for a week that's

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-11

Hello, Claire Aird with the National Weather. Taking a look at the satellite picture first, and widespread cloud across the interior in a broad trough is generating patchy rain and storms. Scattered cloud forming over the southeast is bringing a burs

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-12

Good morning. The Federal Government's announced another health funding boost in the hope of winning states support for its hospital reform plan. The Commonwealth is promising an extra 739 million dollars to boost aged care services. It will provide

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-13

State and territory leaders have held a telephone hook-up to discuss the Prime Minister's proposed health system overhaul. Kevin Rudd's offered the states and territories hundreds of millions of dollars extra for elective surgery, aged care, and emer

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-14

World leaders have agreed to secure all vulnerable nuclear materials around the globe within four years in a bid to thwart any terrorists. Delegates from 47 nations meeting at the nuclear security summit in Washington, say theyll share information an

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-18

Hello, Nick Dole with the National Weather. Taking a look at the satellite image first, and cloud sweeping through South Australia and western Victoria is producing rain and a few storms. Unstable air in cloud in the tropics is generating widespread

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-20

Just as air travel restrictions were to be eased, British aviation authorities say a new ash cloud appears to be heading towards the UK. They say the reopening of airspace in Scotland will go ahead as planned. But the airports in Northern Ireland cou