澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-09-12

Hello, Jessica Askin with the National Weather. The satellite image is showing some patchy clouds skimming the South Australian Coast in a weak trough, which is causing some showers there. More cloud cover over WA ahead of a cold front is bringing ra

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-09-14

Voters support for Malcolm Turnbull is lower now than when he was elected Opposition Leader a year ago. The latest Nielsen Poll shows Mr. Turnbulls approval rating rose 4 points this month to 35%, but the same rating was 45% this time last year. Toda

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-09-16

The New South Wales Premier has ordered an urgent meeting to try to get the convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson moved out of public housing. Nathan Rees says he wants to explore all options and legal advice available in an attempt to force Ferguson

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-09-18

The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has welcomed the death of terrorist leader Noordin Mohammed Top. Indonesian police killed Asias most wanted man in a shootout in central Java yesterday. Mr. Rudd thanked the Indonesian Security Agencies, but hes warned a

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-09-19

Hello, Mellissa Hamilton with the National Weather. Checking the satellite image first and you can see cloud over the interior in a trough. Thats causing a few showers and storms inland. A streaky band of cloud is extending all along the South Austra

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-09-26

Australias push for a permanent seat at the top table has paid off. World leaders have announced the G20 will supersede the G8 as the worlds premier financial governance body. It's a win for the prime minister who has been arguing for months the G20

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-09-29

The Federal Government has won praise for its handling of the economy. The Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens says stimulus measures have helped keep Australia out of a recession and hes rejected calls to wind back the stimulus, saying the level of

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-19

Malcolm Turnbull has won the backing of the Coalition Party room to negotiate amendments to the Government's emissions trading scheme. The opposition leader wants to permanently exclude agriculture, protect the coal industry and keep electricity pric

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-29

The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Pakistan is not alone in the fight against terrorism. Mrs. Clinton arrived for a three-day visit to Pakistan just hours before a car bomb killed more than 90 people in the northern city of Peshawar. Unit

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-28

An Indonesian governor says he'll let 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers be taken off from an Australian customs ship only if he's given a guarantee they won't stay longer than a month. The asylum seekers were due to be moved to an Indonesian detention fac

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-26

The double bomb blast in Iraq has increased fears there'll be more violence ahead of elections in January. At least one hundred people are dead and more than five hundred injured after two car bombs exploded only minutes apart near government buildin

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-31

Weak consumer spending figures in the US are dampening hopes the countrys economic recovery will be quick. Household spending fell for the first time in five months in September, down 47 billion dollars or 0.5%. Government spending was behind the thi

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-27

One of the convicted killers of heart surgeon Victor Chang is to be released next month. Victor Chang was killed in 1991 during a kidnap attempt on his way to work at Sydneys St Vincent's Hospital. Phillip Choon Tee Lim was convicted of the murder th

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-03

Search efforts will continue today for 11 people missing after a boat sank off the Cocos Islands. One person is dead and 27 others have been rescued. A number of planes have been deployed to search for survivors this morning. The Federal Government w

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-02

Australian authorities are coordinating the rescue of up to 40 people off the Cocos Islands after their boat sank. A merchant ship has launched life rafts for the suspected asylum seekers after the Australian Maritime Safety Authority received a dist

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-01

Hello, Melissa Hamilton with the National Weather. The satellite showing a broad band of cloud through western and South Australia. Thats triggering showers and storms, while cloud in the southeast is causing a few showers over Victoria and Tasmania.

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-24

Official figures show that the UK is in the grip of the longest recession since records began. Britain's economy contracted in the third quarter of this year, with the GDP falling 0.4%.This comes as a surprise to economists who were expecting a rise

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-22

The federal government is under fire for considering a plan to pay Indonesia for the cost of intercepting boats of asylum seekers on their way to Australia. The opposition says the so-called Indonesian solution is an attempt by the government to buy

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-21

Hello, Jessica Askin updating ABC News. Indonesia has agreed to temporarily accept the asylum seekers who were picked up on the weekend by an Australian customs ship. The arrangement was made during meetings between the Indonesian President and Austr

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-20

Hello, Jessica Askin updating ABC News. The Prime Minister will attend the inauguration of Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta today. The leaders are expected to discuss people smuggling and any plans for Indonesia to accept asy