澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-09

The White House says the US economy is continuing to recover despite weaker-than-expected jobs figures. Ninety-six thousand jobs were created last month, around 40,000 fewer than predicted. The republican presidential nominee Mick Romney says the fig

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-08

A trough over Victoria and Tasmania is bringing showers, heaviest about the coasts. A trough over WA is triggering showers and thunderstorms in the west. Winds are rasing and skies are clearing in South Australia. Looking around the states. Fine and

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-06

The rift between Federal Labor and the Greens is widening after the government dropped a key part of its clean energy policy. It's pulling out of its plan to buy high polluting coal-fired power stations and shut them down. Greens leader Christine Mil

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-11

Officials in Yemen say they've killed a top terrorist leader. Saeed al-Shihri was the deputy leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula. Officials say he was one of seven people killed in a military operation. Al-Shihri had been released from Guanta

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-07

The Construction Union has agreed to end its three-week blockade of a building site in central Melbourne and an agreement was reached after marathon talks at Fair Work Australia last night. Despite the agreement, Unionists have gathered at the site a

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-12

Greece is still trying to convince its creditors it's doing enough to receive its next bailout package. After talks in Germany, the World Bank's President says his organization stands ready to help the debt-stricken country. The point I want to make

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-04

Another row is brewing between around the federal government and the states, this time over school funding. Julia Gillard wants to give schools an extra 6.5 billion dollars a year. The premiers are concerned they'll be asked foot a large portion of t

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-02

And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was down. The DAX and Euro were both higher. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is higher. The SP 500 is also up. And the Australian dollar is w

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-28

A woman has died in a house fire in Geelong, west of Melbourne. Another woman has severe burns, and is fighting for her life in hospital. Firefighters were called to the house around 9:30 last night after neighbors reported smelling smoke. The body o

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-01

A trough is triggering showers and an occasional storm on the coast of New South Wales. Another trough is causing showers and storms over eastern Queensland. A front is bringing gusty showers and a cool change to the southwest of WA. A high is keepin

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-31

The Prime Minister has cut short her overseas trip after the deaths of five Australians in Afghanistan. Julia Gillard will be briefed today on the hunt for the rogue Afghan who shot dead three soldiers and injured two others. In a separate incident,

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-26

Some analysts believe Fairfax Media is now at risk of a private equity bid after its shares plunged to a new low. The share price tumble comes after an unsuccessful bid by the company's biggest shareholder Gina Rinehart to offload more of her stake.

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-25

A low and / cold front are creating strong winds. Showers and Alpine snow over Victoria and Tasmania. There are isolated showers over coastal Queensland because of the trough. A large belt of high pressure is keeping the rest of the country cool and

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-27

Syrian activists are accusing the government of yet another massacre. They say more than 200 bodies have been found in a town near the capital Damascus. Activists say they've been executed. Syrian state TV is reporting the town has been cleansed of t

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-29

Another region of the Spain is asking the government for a bailout. Catalonia says it needs a loan of more than 6 billion dollars. It's the third region to ask for financial help. Spain's regional governments are struggling to fund basic services as

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-03

The Prime Minister will announce a new funding model for schools today. It's aimed at lifting Australia's falling education levels. The plan will give a basic grant to every student, whether public or private, with top ups for special needs. The chan

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-05

Expansion plans are on hold at Fortescue Metals Group as it feels the pain of the slump in commodity prices. Several hundred jobs will be lost as non-essential work is cut back. The company says it will defer some developments until iron ore prices r

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-10

Dozens of people have been killed in a wave of sectarian attacks across Iraq. At least 11 cities were targeted. In the worst single incident, eleven soldiers died in a raid on an army base near Baghdad. Sunni insurgents have been blamed for trying to

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-26

Financial analysts say shareholders in Gunns will be last in line to recover any funds from the Tasmanian timber company after it entered administration. Gunns shares hit close to 3 dollars and 50 cents in 2007. They were placed in a trading halt at

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-10-11

The prime minister and the Opposition leaders say they will go to Bali to commemorate the 2012 bombings despite reports of terrorist threats made against them. Indoneisan police have raised a security alert after receiving credible information about