澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-11

Marshall Grant from Johnny Cash's band, the Tennessee Two, has died. He was the bass player in the band, playing here on the left from 1954 until 1980. Marshall Grant was in Arkansas for a Johnny Cash Festival when he suffered an aneurysm and stroke.

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-28

Family and friends of Amy Winehouse have paid their last respects to the British singer at her funeral and cremation in London. Around 100 people attended a private Jewish service for the 27-year-old singer who died at her home on Saturday. The mourn

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-29

Finance now, and the US markets continue to lose steam overnight as investors remain very nervous about the debt ceiling vote, which has now been postponed. The Dow has closed down 62 points; the NASDAQ is one point higher; the SP500 is down four. An

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-02

Soul singer Amy Winehouse has taken top spot on the British album chart just over a week after she was found dead at her London home. The 27-year-old has acclaimed Back to Black -- first grabbed the number one spot back in 2007. But it's now charting

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-03

It was a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious evening at the Helpmann Awards in Sydneys Opera House last night. Mary Poppins scored a record eight awards from 12 nominations including best musical and best male and female actors in the musical. It also

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-23

And the consumer group Choice says it's still concerned about a lack of competition in the supermarket sector. Coles has been cleared of anti-competitive behavior for slashing its home brand milk prices. The consumer watchdog says consumers are benef

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-24

Fine across Queensland with light to moderate south to southeasterly winds. Dangerous beach and surf conditions about some of the east coast beaches. In New South Wales, possible showers along the northern coast. Showers also over the southern inland

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-31

And a front in a trough is triggering patchy rain and isolated storms across western New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania while a high is keeping skies clear elsewhere except WA where a strong cold front is bringing showers and storms. Taking a clo

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-13

All stock markets across the globe haveended a tumultuous week with gains. In the United States, markets ended thesession stronger for a second day in a row partly thanks to positive salesfigures. The Dow is up 126 points; the Nasdaq has risen 15 poi

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-30

To the market numbers first, in US, stocks have ended the week lower as investors brace for the outcome of a crucial vote to raise the US debt ceiling. The Dow Jones has shed 62 points while the SP500 has dropped four points. The losses have also bee

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-27

The much-loved Australian artist Margaret Olley has died aged 88. Born in Lismore, the free-spirited painter held her first show in 1948 and had a career which spanned six decades. She was a generous benefactor who donated to galleries across the cou

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-09-11

The Tasmanian government has confirmed it has finalised a revised offer to Gunns for a retiring its residual rights to public native forests. The timber company rejected the government's original undisclosed offer on Monday. The premier's office has

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-09-12

Emotional ceremonies have been held in America to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. President Barack Obama was joined by his predecessor George W Bush at Ground Zero in New York. Relatives read out the names of the victims and th

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-09-19

Australia's peak welfare group is warning that unemployment benefits aren't keeping up with the age pension. The Australian Council of Social Service says almost 80 per cent of people on Newstart are struggling with basic needs, such as paying househ

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-10-02

Standard Poor's has lowered New Zealand's credit rating one notch to AA. The ratings agency says it's because of the country's high external debts and the cost of rebuilding after the Christ Church earthquake. In a statement, Standard Poor's says the

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-09-18

European Union finance ministers have been meeting in Poland after another rollercoaster week on the markets. They are talking about the size and scope of eurozone's rescue fund and to resolve differences about a second financial bailout for Greece.

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-27

The weather satellite image shows cloud is spreading over Queensland and northeast New South Wales as a trough deepens, leading to rain and isolated thunderstorms. Low cloud covers southern Victoria and Tasmania ahead of a weak front which is causing

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-29

Hurricane Irene has left 14 people dead and a trail of destruction along America's east coast. The hurricane had lost some of its strength by the time it hit New York. It brought down power lines and flooded parts of Lower Manhattan. Millions of peop

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-09-06

The European shares have tumbled to close at their lowest levels in more than a fortnight. Germany's DAX had the sharpest fall, closing down more than 5 per cent. France fell more than 4.5 per cent and London's FTSE closed almost 4 per cent lower. Co

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-09-07

The local share market ended the session sharply lower as investors took their cue from a sell-off in Europe. The All Ordinaries Index lost 1.4 per cent, and the ASX 200 gave up a little more by the close. The losses were broad-based with mining and