澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-05

An Australian man accused of helping a people smuggler in Indonesia says he has done nothing wrong. Indonesian police have arrested the Iraqi refugee who now lives in western Sydney; claim he helped a known people smuggler to send 32 people to Christ

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-15

The Italian Senate has approved a $68 billion austerity budget. The four-year package aims to balance the budget by 2014. It passed by 161 votes to 135. The package now moves to the Lower House where its expected to be approved tomorrow. Italy is the

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-14

Thick cloud is pushing across the country with patchy rain. It's falling mainly across the interior. And cold southwesterly winds continue to push showers over Tasmania and southern Victoria. A low pressure trough is shifting the rain from the Northe

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-12

A new poll has taken the wind out of Julia Gillard's sails as the Prime Minister continues to try and sell her carbon tax. The latest Newspoll published in The Australian and taken just before the carbon tax announcement shows Labor's primary vote ha

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-17

A trough over Queensland is generating widespread cloud, rain and storms across the central western highlands. A high is keeping much of the southeast Australia clear while sending showery onshore winds into eastern New South Wales. A cold front is b

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-13

The Prime Minister says a massive takeover deal for a Queensland coal company is proof the carbon tax will not cripple the coal industry. The US company, Peabody Energy, has tabled an offer for Macarthur Coal, valuing it at just under $5 billion. The

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-19

The eighth and final film in the Harry Potter series has smashed the US box office record for an opening weekend, summoning up $A157 million in ticket sales. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has beaten the record by almost $US10 million.

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-18

The English actress Googie Withers has died at her home in Sydney aged 94. The stage and screen actress starred in many productions in the UK before continuing her career in Australia. In 1980, she become (口误，应为became) the first non-Austral

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-10

The satellite picture shows a ridge over Queensland and New South Wales keeping skies mostly clear. A cloud band is moving over northern New South Wales. Cloud over western Tasmania and WA is causing some rain. Taking a look around the states tomorro

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-08

Rupert Murdoch is closing down the News of the World newspaper because of the phone hacking scandal. The paper will put out its final edition this Sunday. Now its widely believed in the UK that the Murdochs Sun newspaper will now become a seven-day-a

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-07

Tiger Airways' future in Australia remains unclear because the air safety regulator is asking the Federal Court today to extend the ban on the airline's domestic flights until the end of the month. The airline's CEO Crawford Rix resigned within hours

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-06

Tobacco companies that breach the Governments planned plain packaging laws could face fines of up to $1 million. The Government will introduce the bill to Parliament today. And the tobacco industry is nonetheless threatening several legal challenges

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-01

Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson has warned Australia needs a strong reform agenda if it's to keep the economy strong. Mr Parkinson says Australia can't rely on the mining boom to prop up the economy. He says productivity needs to improve to avoid

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-06-30

There's been more violence in Athens after the Greek parliament approved those controversial austerity measures. Police fought running battles with protesters outside the parliament building. The savage spending cuts and tax increases will slash over

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-02

In business, gold has fallen to a six weeks low below 1490 US dollars an ounce partly of Greeces approved austerity package. The drop was also driven by falling oil prices and gains in the US dollar against a number of other currencies. Research comm

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-04

The Greens are officially taking over the balance of power in the Senate today. The Governor-General Quentin Bryce has been swearing in the new Senators in Canberra this morning. The new parliamentarians include four Greens and the Democratic Labor P

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-09

Well as we've heard jobs growth ground to a halt in the United States last month according to the latest unemployment figures, the US economy generated a paltry 18,000 jobs in June, much lower than expected. The fall in new jobs pushed the overall un

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-11

Now Rupert Murdoch has arrived in London to be greeted by a political storm over the phone hacking scandal. The last edition of the News of the World has hit the streets, but its done nothing to calm the crisis. Britains Labour leader is calling on M

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-16

Eight out of 90 European banks have failed stress tests designed to ensure they can withstand another financial crisis. The European Banking Authority carried out the health check and says another 16 banks are in a dangerous zone. Five Spanish banks

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-01

Protesters have gathered in Melbourne to rally against a controversial child beauty pageant. Girls as young as two months old took part in the US-run show. Organisers say the participants are judged on facial beauty, overall appearance, personality a