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Leading the news this morning.The Pentagon is investigating photoes published in an American newspaper showing US soldiers posing with dead Afghan Suicide bombers.Australian defence minister Steven Smith has added his voice to a course of condemnatio
Former Treasurer,Peter Costello,has lashed out the why the federal government appointed David Gonski as the new chair of the Future Fund.Mr. Costello claims the reputation of the fund has been damaged because Mr.Gonski was originally asked to recomme
A suicide bomb has killed at least fifteen people and wounded more than thirty others in north west Pakistan.The attack took place at a funeral on the outskirts of the city of Peshawar.Police say the bombers appears to have targeted an anti-Taliban p
Labor and Peace are questioning the Prime Minister's judgement after she decided appeal a Four Corner's report about the leadership coup.In a interview with the program,Juile Gillard denied she had been plotted to over-threaten Kevin Rudd weeks befor
Residents in Saint George in southern Queensland are hoping a make-shift levee will hold back the worst of the record flood threatening the town.The Balonne river is expected to pick just over 14 meters this morning.About 30 homes have already been f
More evacuations are expected today.Heavy rain continues to fall in large parts of New South Wales.Seventy people have been evacuated from Cowra,in the state's central west.There are evacuation warnings for five other towns, including Goulburn and Co
The Northern Territory government says the sale of gas on the Inpex project brings the Territory's step closer to securing a major investment. Inpex is planning to build a multi-billion-dollar gas processing plant in Darwin, but a final investment de
An advisory body to the Arab League is calling the immediate withdrawal of its monitors from Syria. It says the observers have made knowing packed-all on the violence against protesters. Activists say at least 22 people are killed by government troop
And leading the news this morning. Controversial Liberal Senator Cory Bernanke has called for an end to the rising rate of abortions in his new bookthe Conservative Revolution. Senator Bernanke accused some women of using abortion as a harm form of b
Communities in NSW and Victoria are being warned not to underestimate the fire dangers they face today. Soaring temperatures and strong winds combined with a high fuel load will create catastrophic conditions in many areas. Dozens of spot fires are a
There are reports this morning. The bushfire has destroyed multiple homes and local police station and a pub in the Western Australian town of Yarloo. Bushfire conditions have worsened in the past few hours. And an emergency warning remains in place
The receiver of Dick Smith says the retailer stores will stay open as new buyers thought. The electronics chain has gone into voluntary administration because it wasnt able to get more bank loans to buy new stock after poor sales. Receiver Ferrier Hu
The Australian share market has risen for the 9th straight day with banks and energy shares leading the rally. A bounce in oil and cooper prices overnight also helped lift optimism. Today, the All Ordinaries Index gained 51 points or almost 1%. The A
Let's have a look at some of the latest news developments: And today has been declared a national day of mourning for the victims of the Malaysian plane shot down in Ukraine. The country's leaders will join the families and friends of the victims at
Despite being flat for most of the session the local market gained some ground in the last hour or so of trade and managed to close 0.2 of a percent higher. If we take a look at the final numbers, both the All Ords and the ASX 200 added 11 points. Sh
And the new owner of David Johns insists it's not planning any major changes to this department store chain; David Johns chief executive Paul Zahra has quit just a month after shareholders approved the takeover by South Africa's Woolworths. Iain Nair
A South African judge has cleared Oscar Pistorius of murder, but the athlete could still be found guilty of culpable homicide. That sentence carries up to 15 years in jail. The judge has ruled Pistorius had acted hastily when he shot dead his girlfri
Now Bambi Joyce is in China working on the proposed free trade deal. It's expected to be announced in November when the Chinese leaders visit Australia for the G20. Mr. Joyce told LightLine talks about the possible agreement have been positive so far
We've got a high-pressure system building across the southeast and underneath that we've got clearing conditions of any showers about Victoria and the very isolated clearing to the easterly in the day. Still a few showers though about the southwester
The decision by Scotland to stay in the UK reduces the risk of financial instability in Europe, so as the British pound has hit a two-year high against the Euro. And it's up against the Australian dollar and the greenback. It's been a positive sessio