澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-25

Julia Gillard will announced a new frontbench today. The prime minister has replaced four ministers and a parliamentary secretary in the wake of last week's leadership drama. Those in line for promotion include Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare and b

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-24

And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was a little up. We are just waiting for the graphics there. The Dax and Euro were both lower. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly. The Dow Jones is up, as is the

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-23

The trough over NSW and Western Queensland is causing showers and potentially severe storms. Westerlies are bringing showers to Tasmania, Southern Victoria and South Australia. A broad area of low pressure is generating showers and storms in the trop

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-22

Of course, it's the news out of Canberra.Prime Minister Julia Gillard is working on a cabinet reshuffle after staring down another leadership challenge. Her supporters say her re-endorsement has settled the Labor leadership. Simon Crean, who's been s

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-21

Barack Obama has begun his first presidential visit to Israel by reaffirming what he calls the unbreakable bond of friendship, he says the U.S. is proud to be Israel's strongest ally. President Obama has held meetings with the president Shimon Peres

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-20

The financial crisis in Cyprus has got worse. The parliament in Cyprus has overwhelmingly rejected a controversial bank bailout deal and most MPs voted against the plan and the rest abstained. The deal to impose a one-off levy on bank deposits sparke

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-29

A 19-year-old woman is fighting for her life after a wall collapsed in inner Melbourne, killing two people. She suffered critical head injuries and has undergone an emergency surgery. She remains in a critical condition. South Africa former leader Ne

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-11

A front is triggering showers and thunderstorms over Western Australia's interior. These trough is also causing isolated showers in South Australia's southwest, while steering warm northerlies into the nation's southeast. A high is directing showery

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-18

We've got some further cloudy and cool conditions across many parts of southern Austraila, but by the time and move up into New South Wales, South Australia and southern Queensland. It's clear skies and easing winds going to produce fairly widespread

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-17

Tony Abbott has delivered an election pitch to voters, promising to ease the pressure on the cost of living. The Opposition Leader says if he becomes prime minister, hell scrap the carbon tax, but not its compensation payments. He paid for that by de

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-16

Opposition leader will Tony Abbott wil respond to labor's decision to axe the baby bonus in his budget reply speech tonight. Scrapping the five thousand-dollar payment is all part of a raft of savings which the coalition is unlikely to oppose. Mr.Abb

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-15

Business groups have cast doubt on the federal governments ability to return the budget to surplus. They say the budget does nothing to inspire business confidence. The Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia Jennifer Westcott is critica

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-14

Wayne Swan will set out a ten-year plan to pay for disability care and school funding increases in tonight's budget. The treasurer's sixth budget will reveal a decifit, but he is promising to outline a path back to surplus. Mr.Swan says there'll be s

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-13

Federal politicians due return to Canberra today as the Treasurer Wayne Swan prepares to hand down his sixth budget. He has considered it's going to be very uncomfortable to go back on his promise of a budget surplus. Instead, a 17-billion-dollar rev

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-12

And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, Londons FTSE 100 was up. The Dax and Euro were also up. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is up 36 points, while the SP 500 is up seven. And the Australian dolla

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-10

An air-and-sea search continues for two passengers who've gone overboard from a cruise liner. Thirty-year-old Paul Rossington and 27-year-old Kristen Schroder were reported missing yesterday when the Carnival Spirit docked in Sydney. Police say they

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-09

Ohio police have charged one man Ariel Castro over the kidnappings of three Cleveland women a decade ago. He's been charged with rape and kidnap, but they say there is not enough evidence to press charges against his two brothers. Ten years after the

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-08

The offial interest rate is now at a record low of 2.75%. It's the Reserve Bank's first cut to interest rate since December last year. The RBA board says the domestic economy continues to struggle with the high Australian dollar. The bank has also le

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-07

The federal government's budget hole appears to be getting deeper, the Australian financial review is reporting the government revenues to this financial year are set to fall by 17 billion dollars, now that shortfall is likely to rise to more than 20

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-06

Syria has condemned Israel for a series of airstrikes in Damascus. It says Israel has opened the door to all possibilities and has made the situation in the region more dangerous. Israel won't officially confirm the strikes. The Arab League is callin