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Good morning. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has called on Australians to spare a thought for people who may be suffering this Christmas. In his Christmas address, Mr. Rudd says 2009 has been a very difficult year for many people. It's a time, therefore,
The low and trough thats been spreading showers across the southeast over the past few days is starting to move offshore. However, New South Wales and Queensland can expect a few more storms today. The cloud over WA is also producing storms and the w
Residents in northwest Victoria have been told to be prepared to implement their fire evacuation plans. High temperatures and strong winds have moved into the state after fanning fires in South Australia yesterday. Twelve homes were lost and five fir
Better than expected employment figures are raising hopes for a sustained economic recovery in the US. The labor market dramatically improved in November as the number of jobs loss narrowed to 11,000. When you think about how this year began, even be
New figures show Australia's greenhouse gas emissions have risen by 82% since 1990. The increase is mainly due to rising emissions from rural areas hit by bushfires and drought. Australian laid efforts to change the way these emissions accounted have
A series of car bombings in Baghdad has killed at least 130 people and injured 450 others. Officials say the attack is a bid to destabilize Iraq after a law was passed, allowing elections to take place in March. Targets of the attack included a court
Hello, Kirsty Heenan with the National Weather. Taking a look at the satellite image first, the widespread cloud you can see across Western Australia in a trough is generating isolated showers and thunderstorms in the south. Low cloud over Tasmania i
The Federal Opposition and the Greens have criticized a proposal to accommodate asylum seekers in tents on Christmas Island. The Immigration Department says it may house some asylum seekers in tents if the Christmas Island detention center reaches ca
Malcolm Turnbull's Liberal leadership is in disarray after a mass exodus of MPs from frontbench and whip positions. Their rebellion is expected to cost Mr. Turnbull the leadership at a meeting on Monday. Joe Hockey is understood to be a candidate, bu
Unemployment has hit a new high in the United States. Over fifteen million people are looking for work with the jobless rate hitting 10.2% in October. That figure is the highest in over twenty-five years. Although job loss is deep, slow month on mont
Surgeons are still operating to separate conjoined twins at Melbournes Royal Childrens Hospital. The procedure to separate Bangladeshi girls Krishna and Trishna began yesterday morning. Doctors say the surgery is going well so far, and the girls are
US stocks have dropped on concerns that Dubai's debt crisis could stall the global economic recovery from recession. The government-owned Dubai World has around 60 billion US dollars worth of debt. Its asked creditors if it can postpone repayment unt
Taking a look at the satellite picture first and you can see cloud streaming across the south and east. Thats generating areas of rain and storms. Ragged cloud over the northern tropic is bringing a little light rain. Cloud sweeping over the southern
Malcolm Turnbull has reaffirmed his position as Opposition Leader in the wake of yesterday's gruelling party room meeting. Mr. Turnbull says his party agrees with him on doing a deal with the government on the emissions trading scheme. But some Liber
The Federal Liberal Party will this morning decide whether to force Malcolm Turnbull out of the leadership amid increasingly bitter divisions over climate change policy. The leadership ballot would be a three-way contest between Malcolm Turnbull, Ton
Bank of America has announced a bigger-than-expected third-quarter loss of just over $1 billion. The total loss for shareholders was even larger, almost $2.5 billion dollars Australian, or 28 cents per share, which is five cents worse than expected b
Hello, Kathryn Stolarchuk with the National Weather. A high pressure system is driving onshore winds and cloud over the southeast coast is causing the odd shower over western Tasmania. That high is keeping skies clear across most of the country, but
The new financial year has ushered in a new industrial relations system. Under the new regulations, small businesses with a hundred employees or less are no longer exempt from unfair dismissal laws. There are several tax breaks too, the second highes
Transcript, on Koyaanisqatsi, edited by homeway2000 The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says signs of a global economic recovery are fragile, and the world still faces serious economic dangers. After a meeting with the German chancellor Angela Merkel, the
South Korea is bracing for more missile launches from the North after the hard-line communist state fired four overnight. North Korea fired the short-range missiles off its east coast into the Sea of Japan. It's the first test by the communist state