澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-16

Leading the news this morning: Greens MP Adam Bandt has forced Parliament to begin debating the issue of same sex marriage. Hes introduced a motion, calling on MPs to talk to their constituents about their views on gay marriage. Both major parties op

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-12-21

Leading the news this morning: Farmers in Western Australia's flood-affected Gascoyne region are facing millions of dollars worth of stock and crop losses. The record floods are now receding, but it will be days before many of those evacuated will be

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-23

Stock markets around the world have fallen after the US president proposed sweeping new rules for Wall Street banks. Barak Obama's proposals could dramatically curtail the activities of American financial institutions, limiting their size and risk ta

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-22

Haiti's government says the bodies of at least 75,000 people have been buried in mass graves since the earthquake struck the island more than a week ago. Workers are carving out graves on a hillside north of Haitis capital. And in Port-au-Prince, the

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-07

The Japanese whaling fleet has denied that a ship deliberately hit protest ship the Ady Gil. The Institute for Cetacean Research says the Ady Gil was steaming towards the Japanese boat to try to cut it off when the crash occurred. But the captain of

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-24

Hello, Geoff Ernest with the National Weather. Tropical Cyclone Olga will spread heavy squally rain over north Queensland. The cloud in a trough over WA is also bringing showers and storms. Another trough near the New South Wales coast is causing lig

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-21

There has been a strong aftershock in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. The tremor measuring 6.1 sent people running for safety and brought down debris from buildings already weakened by the first quake. Two thousand marines are now on their way in

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-18

The International Red Cross says 40 people have been pulled alive from the rubble in Haiti in the last 12 hours. The latest is a Danish, United Nations worker rescued from the ruins of the UN mission headquarters. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-15

Planes carrying aid workers and supplies are facing major delays trying to get into Haiti. Haitis government has stopped all civilian flights into Port-au-Prince because theres no room on the ground for more planes and not enough jet fuel for planes

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-16

Americas second biggest banks recorded a huge jump in revenue. JPMorgans recorded the fourth quarter of profits of 3.5 billion Australian dollars. The banks capital in the first nine months of this year was also 70% higher than the year before. But t

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-20

US troops are fanning out across Haiti as aid operations gather momentum. The first of 2,000 US marines have arrived, landing by helicopter in the grounds of the presidential palace. At the same time, aid drops by helicopter have resumed after being

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-17

Hello, Melissa Hamilton with the National Weather. Let's check the satellite image first. You can see cloud over Queensland and northern New South Wales thats causing a few showers and storms. Cool southwesterly winds are pushing more cloud across th

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-10

Hello, Kirsty Heenan with the National Weather. Cloud over the tropics in a monsoon will bring more rain and storms to the north. Cloud over the interior near a low and trough is triggering showers. Bands of cloud in a trough are causing storms in WA

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-12

Catastrophic fire warnings continue in the south and east of Australia today as temperatures soar into the mid 40s. There is a total fire ban in much of Victoria and southern New South Wales. Commuters in Melbourne are facing more delays as the extre

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-13

In breaking news: a major earthquake in Haiti has prompted a tsunami warning for parts of the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, Cuba and the Bahamas. There are reports the 7.3-magnitude quake destroyed a hospital. We will bring you more ne

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-11

Firefighters are bracing for another day of extreme weather conditions in Australia's southeast. Victoria's first code red fire warning is in place for the Wimmera in the state's west while catastrophic fire warnings are in force for 10 of South Aust

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-14

The Prime Minister of Haiti says the number of people killed in yesterday's powerful earthquake could be well over 100,000. The 7.0-magnitude quake was the largest to hit the impoverished nation in 200 years. Homes, hospitals and schools were reduced

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-05

A bushfire near Moore River about 100 kilometers north of Perth has been contained. The fire threat has now eased for the coastal areas of Lancelin, Ledge Point, Ocean Farms and Seaview Park. A lightning strike yesterday afternoon caused the bushfire

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-02

Hello! US car giant General Motor is having trouble rising much needed capital after spectacular fall from grace during the global financial crisis. It's fail to sell a Swedish car grand Saab and will begin an ordinary write down of Saab operations.

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-03

Hello, Kathryn Stolarchuk with the National Weather. Dense cloud over the northwest tropics in an active monsoon is generating heavy showers and thunderstorms. Widespread cloud in a trough is causing showers and storms in the east and patchy cloud ov