澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-11

With more positive economic news from the US this morning after the employment figures were published.The new numbers show employment grew solidly for a third straight month in February.Almost 230,000 positions were added to the payroll.And the unemp

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-29

And Greece's credit rating has been downgraded to below junk status.Rating agency,StandardPoor's has classified Greek debt as being in selective default.The European Central Bank says Greek bonds can no longer be used as collateral for loans to comme

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-01

More evacuations are expected today.Heavy rain continues to fall in large parts of New South Wales.Seventy people have been evacuated from Cowra,in the state's central west.There are evacuation warnings for five other towns, including Goulburn and Co

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-22

One of Australia's most wanted fugitives,Malcolm Naden has been captured in remote bushland on the New South Wales northern coast.Naden had been on the run for seven years.Police say no one was injured when he was arrested,just after mid-night. Holde

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-08

Defense Minister，Stephen Smith is refusing to apologize for accusing the head of Defense Forces Academy of mishandling last year's Skype sex scandal.A report has cleared Commodore Bruce Kafer of any wrong-doing and he's due to return to work this w

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-13

Police clashed with protesters outside the Greek Parliament as PMs prepared to vote on the unpopular austerity reforms.Buildings near the Parliament have been satellited.The IMF and the European Union say they want approve nearly 200 billion dollar b

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-24

Kevin Rudd is due to fly to Brisbane in just under an hour and he will hold a news conference.The former Foreign Minister yet to formally declared he will stand in Monday's leadership ballot but he's expected to make some formal announcements at that

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-25

Taking a look at the satellite imageTroughs over Queensland are bringing heavy rain and storms, a high is generating hot and dry northerly winds into southeast Australia while the trough is drawing cooler winds, the showers into southwest West Austra

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-26

Rating's agency,Fitch,has downgraded the priced credit ratings of three Australian Big Four banks,citing higher funding costs.It downgraded Commonwealth Bank,Westpac and National Australian Bank to double A minus from double A.ANZ,which already had a

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-19

A significant downturn in the Fortunes of several Australian fashion brands,most even go to foreign hands.Billabong's 72% slide in half year profits,pumped a take over offer could form global priority firm TPG but the offer was rejected.Pacific brand

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-23

Prime Minister is set to call a leadership ballot for Monday.Kevin Rudd lit the fuels yesterday when he resigned as foreign minister.Several ministers have publicly backed to Mr.Rudd and thrown their support behind the prime minister.Treasurer Wayne

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-18

The satellite image shows a band of cloud associated with trough is triggering a few showers and thunderstorms.Widely spread cloud over WA is leading to scattered showers and storms and patchy across the tropic cloud is producing thundery-showers. In

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-18

The administrator of the collapsed airline,Air Australia,has revealed that the accounting lost almost 90 million dollars over the past three years.In its first report to creditors,Korda Mentha has recommended Air Australia be placed into liquidation.

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-21

Juila Gillard and Kevin Rudd are refusing to bring the leadership crisis to ahead but that hasn't stopped the speculation. Bill Shorten,is latest minister to back the prime minister and leader of the Labor's Right faction,senator David Feeney says Ke

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-22

Go to finance.And theres been a mixed response to the Greek bailout on the markets. The Dow Jones topped the 13,000 mark for the first time since May,2008. European markets were cautious,closing lightly lower. Analysts say Greece can't afford to wast

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-09

AFL Footballer Liam Jurrah has just been charged over a machete attack in Alice Springs.A 35-year-old man suffered serious head injuries during the attack at a town camp.Now Liam Jurrah and another man were arrested and questioned by police.The young

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-24

Two more showers will continue in the tropics,and along parts of the coasts but otherwise skies will be much clearer and now still triggering showers and storms up in the tropics,this trough,and also we have a powerful cold front.This's bringing cold

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-25

The local share market recovered most of the day's earlier losses,which was sparked by a sale-off on global markets.By the close,the ALL-Ordinaries Index lost just few points as did the ASX 200 Index.QR National Stocks slumped.Premier investments wen

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-27

Leading the news this morning It seems Labor's woes aren't only confined to Queensland.The latest news poll shows the gap between the two parties preferred vote has widened to 14,with coalition sitting on 57%.The ALP's primary vote has slipped three

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-26

Campbell Newman will be sworn in as Queensland premier today.His deputy,Jeff Seeney and treasurer Tim Nicholls will also be sworn in as an interim cabinet.The former premier Anna Bligh is resigning from Parliament,with Labor reduced to as few as 7 se