澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-15

South African police have charged Olympian Oscar Pistorius with murdering his girlfriend. The athlete, known as the blade runner, is due to face court in Pretoria later today. Police found the body of 30-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp at his, her(err

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-14

Firefighters are mourning two colleagues who've been killed in Victoria's Alpine Region. The victims, a man in his thirties and a young woman, were in an emergency vehicle which was struck by a falling tree. They were working to control the huge Harr

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-12

Pope Benedict has indeed surprised the world announcing his resigning at the end of the month. He is the first pontiff to step down in almost 600 years, saying he is simply too old and frail to continue in the job. The Vatican says it expects his suc

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-11

Sports scientist Steven Dank has launched a ten-millon-dollar lawsuit against the media. His lawyers say they'll be seeking damages for defamation and loss of income. Dank had worked for Essendon which is one of the AFL clubs being investigated for t

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-10

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

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-09

A trough stretching from the nation's interior to southeast NSW is triggering showers, onshore winds are causing showers over eastern Queesland. And a trough over northern WA and the Northern Territory is causing a few thunderstorms. Looking around t

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-24

Extra fire crews are on standby as the weather heats up again in the southern states. Strong winds and temperatures in the high 30s will create severe fire dangers in parts of Victoria and New South Wales. While no homes are current threatened, resid

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-31

The federal election is nearly eight months away, but already the major parties are arguing over policy costings. The prime minister has announced voters will go to the polls on September, the 14th. Opposition frontbencher Christopher Pyne has told o

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-30

And a recovery in the US housing markets seem to be gathering steam. House prices in November were up 5.5 percent on a year ago. Now that's the fastest rise since the market crash began in 2006. But it's not all good news for the US economy. Separate

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-29

Four people have now died as a result of those Queensland floods, a three-year-old boy died when a tree fell on him and his mother in Brisbane. To the north, the city of Bundaberg remains in the grip of its worst flood on record. Critically ill patie

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-28

Of course, Queensland's flood emergency which is threatening more communities. One man is missing after being swept away, while trying to cross a flooded creek on a motorbike at Greenback near Brisbane. In the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, the lo

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-27

It's time to check the business news now. And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was up 20 points. As well as the (error in speaking)....the Dax was up110. The Euro stoxx up 21. In the US, trading comes to a cl

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-26

Ex-tropical cyclone Owswald is casuing heavy rain in eastern Queensland. A trough over soutern NSW is generating showers and a few storms. And a monsoon trough is triggering thundery showers across WA and the NT's northern tropics. Looking around the

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-23

And Australian Chamber of Commerce says another interest rate cut is needed to help stimulate the economy. Its latest survey of nearly 600 companies suggest business confidence haven't shown signs of improvement for nearly three years. And it paints

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-22

Barack Obama has been publicly sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Washington in freezing weather to witness the historic inauguration ceremony. After taking the oath of office, president O

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-20

And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was up. The Dax and Euro stocks were down. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is slightly up, while the Nasdaq is down. And the Australian dolla

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-19

We're very hot. Northwesterly winds across New South Wales, triggering record heat through central and southern parts of the state, that includes Sydney and Canberra, but we have got a cooler change moving through and it's now triggering severe thund

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-18

A large, fast-moving fire is burning out of control in the Baw Baw ranges, east of Melbourne. The blaze is now bearing down on rural properties near Seaton, Hayfield and Glen Maggie. Residents have been warned that it's now too late to leave and surv

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-21

A cruise ship hasrescued a French sailor who's been stranded in rough seas in the southern oceanfor three days. Alain Delord had to abandon his yacht on Friday when its mastwas torn down in a gale about 900 kilometres southwest of Tasmania. Fire figh

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-28

Leading the news this morning. Cyclone Rusty is continue to weaken as it makes its way inland across the east Pilbara in Western Australia, the communities of Marble Bar and Nullagine are on red alert, it's bringing gale force winds and heavy rain wh