澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-15

Rescuers and aid workers are pouring into western China where a strong earthquake has left nearly 600 people dead. Another 10,000 were hurt when the quake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale caused buildings, roads and bridges to collapse. Many surviv

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-24

Britain's expelled an Israeli diplomat over the use of forged UK passports in the murder of a top Hamas commander. Despite Israeli denials, the British foreign minister says theres compelling evidence to suggest the Mossad spy agency was involved in

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-26

The Federal Government has attacked the Opposition leader Tony Abbott for not dumping Barnaby Joyce sooner. The national senator has been replaced its finance spokesman by Andrew Robb. The Government says the Opposition's economic credibility's alrea

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-03

Qantas is promising to cooperate with an investigation into its safety practices. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is stepping up surveillance of Qantas operations and conducting a detailed review of its procedures. It follows two separate inciden

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-04

Hello, Nick Dole with the National Weather. Cloud across the south of the continent is generating thunderstorms over the Nullarbor, while cloud over the tropics is also bringing wet weather.There are some light showers on the New South Wales and Vict

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-05

There are fears that a coal ship stranded on the Great Barrier Reef could break up, spilling more oil. The Chinese ship was off course when it ran aground in a protected area of the reef east of Rockhampton on Saturday. Up to four tonnes of oil has s

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-29

The Federal Government's confirmed that four detainees have escaped Sydney's Villawood detention centre in the last month. All four have since been recaptured and the Government says security is now tighter. Another 90 asylum seekers will move to Vil

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-02

Good morning. The Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accused foreign election observers of fraud during last year's disputed vote. Mr. Karzai says the then deputy head of the UN mission Peter Galbraith had been feeding details to the international med

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-30

There was widespread panic buying of cigarettes overnight ahead of a price rise. The Government raised taxes on cigarettes by 25 percent at midnight, adding more than two dollars to a pack of 30 cigarettes. The increase will raise an extra five billi

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-30

Mining giant Rio Tinto says the jailing of four employees, including Australian Stern Hu won't affect its relationship with China. Hu and three colleagues were found guilty of commercial spying and bribery yesterday. Stern Hu's received a 10-year sen

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-31

Security officials in Russia say theyve made important breakthroughs in the investigation into the metro bombing. They say video surveillance shows the two suspected suicide bombers had accomplices. Local media says there is new evidence that links t

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-17

The Federal Government is cracking down on excessive executive pay. Legislation will be introduced later this year that could force executives to pay back bonuses theyve received on the basis of false financial information. The Government says the la

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-02

Hello, Jessica Askin with the National Weather. On the satellite image this morning, a range of high pressure is keeping much of the country clear and dry. Cloud over southwest Western Australia is causing a little rain and patchy cloud over the trop

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-03

The mining industry is ready to fight the Federal Government's plan for a nine-billion-dollar new tax. In a response to the Henry Tax Review, the Government says mining companies will be slugged with a new 40 percent so-called super profits tax. Amon

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-04

An Indian court has convicted the Pakistani national over his role in the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks. The sole surviving gunman Mohammad Ajmal Qasab was found guilty of more than 80 charges, including murder, waging war on India and possessing explos

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-01

Oil and gas producer Woodside is concerned to propose tax on mining companies will jeopardize the growth of the resources industry. It is expected the Henry Tax Review, to be released on Sunday will recommend the Federal Government to impose a new re

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-28

The Federal Government has been criticized for breaking a key election promise on climate change. Kevin Rudd has delayed his emissions trading scheme until 2013, because it wouldn't pass the Senate. The Opposition says Kevin Rudd lacks conviction for

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-25

Thick cloud streaks across New South Wales are bringing showers to the coast and central inland. There are also a few scattered storms over southeast South Australia as low level cloud clears. And cloud over northern Queensland is bringing showers an

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-26

Police are investigating whether a faulty accelerator is to blame for a crash that injured seven servicemen during Melbourne's Anzac Day parade. The men in their 70s, 80s, and 90s were all part of a Sri Lankan ex-servicemen's association. The driver

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-21

Hello, Nick Lucchinelli with the National Weather. Taking a look at the satellite picture first. Tropical Cyclone Ului over the Queensland coast is causing heavy rainfall with destructive winds. There's some cloud crossing Tasmania and southern Victo