澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-01

Federal politicians are in line for a big pay rise in exchange for losing some of their perks. The Remuneration Tribunal has been reviewing politicians'salaries and entitlements, and will hand down a decision very shortly. There's speculation that MP

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-06

Sky News says it should be compensated for taking part in the tender process for the Australia Network contract. Last night, the Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said the contract would remain permanently with the ABC. Senator Conroy said this

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-08

Police in New South Wales are scouring bushland in the state's north for a man accused of shooting a senior constable. Malcolm Naden is wanted for the murder of his cousin and has been on the run for six years. The officer was shot when police swoope

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-04

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Europe is working towards setting up a fiscal union in an effort to resolve the eurozone's debt crisis. She told the German parliament that a new EU Treaty was needed to set up such a union and impose financia

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-13

Prime Minister is denying she used the cabinet reshuffle to reward her political backers. Julia Gillard says the move is all about focusing on the Government's main priorities for next year. The new ministry will be sworn in tomorrow. Veteran leader

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-17

Looking at the satellite image, a deepening low is causing some showers and storms across WA, the Top End and western parts of South Australia. A trough is triggering a few showers and storms in northern New South Wales and Queensland. Another trough

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-16

Former Countdown host Molly Meldrum is in a critical condition after a fall at his Melbourne home. Late last night, Meldrum underwent surgery for suspected brain swelling and broken ribs. He remains in an induced coma. The Indonesian agriculture mini

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-15

The political deadlock in Papua New Guinea has dragged into a third day. The country now has two prime ministers and two governors-general. Sir Michael Somare and Peter O'Neil also have their own cabinets and police chiefs. A major technical glitch l

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-18

More than 150,000 bank customers announce suing Australian biggest banks over fees. The Commonwealth bank, Westpac, National Australian Bank, Citibank and ANZ have been sued for nearly $2,000,000. Last week, the Federal Court ruled that late fares on

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-19

Indonesian authorities hope to resume their search for about 180 asylum seekers still missing after their boat sank off Indonesia on Saturday. The wooden boat they were traveling in was overloaded and carrying about 250 people when it sank in heavy s

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-22

Indonesian police have questioned three soldiers who are accused of beinginvolved with that asylum seeker boat that sank off Java at the weekend. Theyare accused of helping the people smugglers organise the final stages of thejourney. Meanwhile, resc

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-20

Theres been an outpouring of grief on the streets of Pyongyang to the news of the death of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il. World leaders have reacted cautiously to his death and the country's neighbours remain on alert. There's widespread uncertain

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-21

And it's been a good session on Wall Street. The Dow Jones has closed 336 points higher. The Nasdaq gained 81 points. The SP500 was up 36 points on the close. And in London the FTSE closed 55 points higher. Checking commodity prices. West Texas Crude

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-28

House prices have fell by 4 percent the past year with Brisbon and Melbourn the hardest hit.Insabon Monda from the real state institute of Victoria says prices are simply reflecting the markets. And xxx can't push up prices,the market was what market

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-30

A major police operation is underway in Sydney's inner west. A number of streets have been blocked off around the Chinese consulate in Camperdown. It follows reports of a robbery in the area. Gunshots were heard early this morning and it's believed o

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-29

A protest will be heard this morning against the Sydney to Hobart line on its winner Investec Loyal. During the race, the crew of the supermaxi asked the ABC helicopter pilot what sail its rival Wild Oats XI is using. The organizers say that's a brea

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-27

Investigators are continuing search for the cause of yesterday's fatal house fire on Queensland's sunshine coast. The wife and three daughters of TV chef Matt Golinski died in the blaze. Mr Golinski remains in a critical condition in hospital with bu

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-26

Melbourne is mopping up after a series of wild storms that hit the city late yesterday. The high winds, torrential rain and hailstones as big as bowls caused widespread damage in the city's north and west. The state's emergency service received almos

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-25

In business, a Chinese state-owned company plans to take over one of the few remaining independent coal miners in Australia. Chinese coal giant Yanzhou will merge with Gloucester Coal, which has mines in Queensland and New South Wales, in a $2 billio

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-24

Taking a look at the weather across the nation. The satellite picture shows a tropic low is generating a heavy rain over the northern territory with the ? warning in force. It's clouded over eastern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and southeast