澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-16

Both sides of politics will today make a national apology to the Australians and former child migrants who suffered while in institutions or in care. The Federal Government says it's a significant step forward in the healing process. Britains Prime M

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-17

Surgeons are still operating to separate conjoined twins at Melbournes Royal Childrens Hospital. The procedure to separate Bangladeshi girls Krishna and Trishna began yesterday morning. Doctors say the surgery is going well so far, and the girls are

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-06

US Army officials have confirmed 7 people have been killed in a shooting at a Texas army base. At least twenty people have been injured. Indonesia will today announce whether it will extend a permit allowing an Australian Customs ship with a group of

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-07

Unemployment has hit a new high in the United States. Over fifteen million people are looking for work with the jobless rate hitting 10.2% in October. That figure is the highest in over twenty-five years. Although job loss is deep, slow month on mont

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-14

The Eurozone has emerged from recession after the deepest downturn since the Second World War. Sixteen European Union countries use the Euro currency. Output for those countries grew by 0.4% in the third quarter of this year. That news gave market se

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-27

Malcolm Turnbull's Liberal leadership is in disarray after a mass exodus of MPs from frontbench and whip positions. Their rebellion is expected to cost Mr. Turnbull the leadership at a meeting on Monday. Joe Hockey is understood to be a candidate, bu

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-13

Indonesia has confirmed that 20 of the 78 asylum seekers on board the Oceanic Viking have agreed to disembark. The Sri Lankans have been refusing to go ashore to Indonesia. But they've now accepted the government's proposal to fast track their resett

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-10

Celebrations are continuing in Germany as thousands mark 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined the world leaders and dignitaries, setting off the line of giant dominos where the wall once stood. Despite th

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-08

The Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will use today's front bench reshuffle to reward Coalition MPs who spoke out against emissions trading. It comes a week after Mr. Abbott won a leadership's bill over Malcolm Turnbull. Liberal Senate Leader Ni

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-23

Catastrophic fire warnings have been issued across South Australia with temperatures set to rise above 40 degrees. Eight districts have been put on alert, including the Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and the Flinders Ranges. Extreme and severe warni

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-15

The Prime Minister 's being urged to take action against Japanese whaling when he stops in Tokyo today. The Opposition wants Kevin Rudd to follow through on his threat of legal action after Japan confirmed it will continue whaling as usual this summe

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-11

The Federal Opposition and the Greens have criticized a proposal to accommodate asylum seekers in tents on Christmas Island. The Immigration Department says it may house some asylum seekers in tents if the Christmas Island detention center reaches ca

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-06

Hello, Kirsty Heenan with the National Weather. Taking a look at the satellite image first, the widespread cloud you can see across Western Australia in a trough is generating isolated showers and thunderstorms in the south. Low cloud over Tasmania i

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-10

The unemployment rate is tipped to rise when the figures for November are released later this morning. They rose from 5.7% to 5.8% in October. And most economists expect them to worsen to 5.9% for November. This is despite the expectation that 5,000

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-09

A series of car bombings in Baghdad has killed at least 130 people and injured 450 others. Officials say the attack is a bid to destabilize Iraq after a law was passed, allowing elections to take place in March. Targets of the attack included a court

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-07

Greens Leader Bob Brown says he wants to be involved in any public debate on the proposed emissions trading scheme. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has challenged the Prime Minister to a series of debates on the bill before it's reintroduced to Parliam

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-14

New figures show Australia's greenhouse gas emissions have risen by 82% since 1990. The increase is mainly due to rising emissions from rural areas hit by bushfires and drought. Australian laid efforts to change the way these emissions accounted have

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-05

Better than expected employment figures are raising hopes for a sustained economic recovery in the US. The labor market dramatically improved in November as the number of jobs loss narrowed to 11,000. When you think about how this year began, even be

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-22

Cyclone Laurence has been downgraded to a category three system after leaving a trail of damage across Western Australia's north. The tropical storm was a category five when it crossed the Pilbara coast at 80 Mile Beach. It caused significant damage

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-04

New South Wales first female Premier Kristina Keneally will be sworn in today after Nathan Rees was ousted in a leadership ballot last night. Ms Keneally will spend her first day in the top job trying to unite a party divided by factional disputes. S