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Authorities in northeastern Australia are trying to get a sense of the destruction from Cyclone Debbie. The system made landfall early on Tuesday. It was capable of devastating damage and Debbie had gotten stronger as it approached land. Wind speeds
BBC News. The charred London tower block engulfed in one of Britain's worst fires in modern times is being inspected to see if it's safe for firefighters to finish looking for bodies. Seventeen deaths have now been confirmed, but many people are unac
US Army officials have confirmed 7 people have been killed in a shooting at a Texas army base. At least twenty people have been injured. Indonesia will today announce whether it will extend a permit allowing an Australian Customs ship with a group of
The remaining asylum seekers on board the Oceanic Viking are preparing to disembark. The Australian customs ship will leave Indonesian waters later today if the 56 Sri Lankans still on board honor a commitment to come ashore in Indonesia. Australian
Search efforts will continue today for 11 people missing after a boat sank off the Cocos Islands. One person is dead and 27 others have been rescued. A number of planes have been deployed to search for survivors this morning. The Federal Government w
One of the convicted killers of heart surgeon Victor Chang is to be released next month. Victor Chang was killed in 1991 during a kidnap attempt on his way to work at Sydneys St Vincent's Hospital. Phillip Choon Tee Lim was convicted of the murder th
A tsunami in American Samoa has reportedly killed about 40 people, flattened houses and swept away cars. The wave was caused by an 8.3-magnitude earthquake which struck 200 kilometers off the Samoan coast this morning. New Zealands Foreign Ministry s
Rescue efforts for earthquake survivors in Indonesia are being hampered by damaged lines of communication and transport blockages. But work has still continued through the night to try and free people buried under tons of rubble. The government in Ja
Aid workers in earthquake-hit Sumatra say its unlikely they'll find survivors under the rubble. Rain is starting to hamper the rescue efforts. About 800 people are known to have died, but another 3,000 are said to be missing. The spread of disease ha
A plane carrying the deposed President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya has reportedly left Washington, bound for Honduras. Hondurass interim government says it wont allow the plane to land in the country and its reportedly being redirected to El Salvador.
Transcript on homeway2000 Hello, Jessica Askin with the national weather. Cloud sweeping over the south-east along a front and trough is bringing widespread rain to SA, VIC and western NSW. Broken cloud across southern WA behind the weak front is pro
Hello, Geoff Ernest with the national weather. The cloud building over the southeast is ahead of a weak frontage triggering the odd shower about exposed parts of the South Australian coast and the other offshore storm. Low cloud extending along parts
transcript by Roonatic on frebuaryhear Good morning. Kevin Rudds hand-picked health reform advisor has warned Australia is wasting much of the 94 billion expenses each year on health services, and will not be able to afford even the current flawed sy
The head of Victoria's Bushfire Recovery and Reconstruction Authority Christine Nixon has apologized for leaving the incident control centre on Black Saturday. In an open letter published in the Herald Sun, the former Victorian police chief accepted
The United Nations says it held secret talks with the Taliban to discuss a truce. The revelation was made as Foreign Ministers gathered in London to map out a plan to hand security back over to Afghan forces. They've also unveiled a 550-million-dolla
The Federal Government is tipped to announce a new rescue package for the insulation industry today. It scrapped its scheme last week and is now focusing on helping workers and businesses. A $ 41 million plan to keep installers in work or training ha
Hello, Kathryn Stolarchuk with the National Weather. Dense cloud over the northwest tropics in an active monsoon is generating heavy showers and thunderstorms. Widespread cloud in a trough is causing showers and storms in the east and patchy cloud ov
In breaking news: a major earthquake in Haiti has prompted a tsunami warning for parts of the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, Cuba and the Bahamas. There are reports the 7.3-magnitude quake destroyed a hospital. We will bring you more ne
There has been a strong aftershock in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. The tremor measuring 6.1 sent people running for safety and brought down debris from buildings already weakened by the first quake. Two thousand marines are now on their way in
It's hard to imagine that there are a lot of Australians worrying every day about where the next meal is going to come from. This year's Hunger Report has been released, showing one in six Australians experienced exactly that over the past year. The