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A rememberance service will be held on Queensland's Sunshine Coast today for a mother and daughter who died after falling ill in Bali. Nolene Bischoff and her 14-year-old daughter Yvana died at the weekend. Authorities are yet to determine the cause
Treasurer Joe Hockey will use today's budget update to strengthen the case for tough spending cuts. The mid-year budget update is expected to show a deficit close to 50 billion dollars for this financial year. That's 20 billion dollars more than what
Australia has welcomed being 2016 with a series of fireworks displayed across the nation. An estimated 1.6 million people flooded into central Sydney to watch the countrys largest New Year Eves display. In Brisbane, 30000 fireworks were launched from
Theres the evidence the housing market is losing steam with growth in capital city home prices easing in 2014. The Call Logic RP Data home value index shows capital city home values grow by 0.9% in December to take the annual increase to 7.9% while S
Fire authorities in South Australia are bracing for worsening conditions over the next couple of days as they work to contain the massive Sampson Flat fire. At least 26 homes and 41 out buiildings were destroyed or badly damaged over the weekend with
A signal in the . Masses of clouds associate with month in tropic producing heavy rain and showers. Clouds stretches over Queensland and New Southwales is triggering thundery . is blanking WUI in south Australia with trough and that's producing showe
One of the black box flight recorders from Malaysia Airlines' flight MH17 has been found. The flight recorder was discovered in a field near the main crash site but exactly when isn't known. It's understood it's been taken to the regional capital Don
Let's take look at the satellite.An unstable flow in the wax of vigorous co- front is generating strong winds and few showers about Victoria,Tesmania and southeast New South Wales.A front clipping southwest WA is causing isolated showers. A large hig
Ceremonies have been held across Europe to con-memorize 100 anniversary of the outbreak of world war one.More than 50 head had attended the moving ceremony held at the cemetery in M in B.where many British and Germany soldiers are buried. 100 years o
Both sides of politics have rallied around the Opposition Leader Bill Shorten for speaking up about a rape allegation made against him. Police have investigated the claim which dates back to the 1990s and say they won't be laying charges. Politicians
The budget stalemate will continue to dominate Federal Parliament when it resumes today after the long winter break. The government has made little headway in convincing key crossbenchers to support its key budget measures. The government will also u
Twitter has announced, via a tweet, of course, it's planning to list on the US stock market. It's filed paper work with US regulators for an initial public offering, but the details are confidential. Twitter has well over 200 million active users. It
The ABCs Vote Campass shows voters trust Tony Abbott slightly more than Kevin Rudd. With just days to go before the federal election, voters have rated the opposition leader more highly on questions of trust and competence. More than one million peop
Leading the news this morning. Good morning.Prime minister elect Tony Abbott heads to Canberra today to take over the reigns of government. He'll summon Coalition MPs and senators later this week to re-endorse the leadership team before they can be s
New figures show business confidence was boosted by bets on a Coalition election victory and an interest rate cut in August. National Australia Bank's monthly survey of over 600 firms shows confidence shot up to a reading of six from minus three back
Let's take a look at the satellite. A trough and a cold front are triggering isolated showers south Australia,southeast while a large high pressure system is pushing isolated showers and onshore winds over northeast Queensland. The high is keeping co
The new government's asylum seeker policy is under fire again from Indonesia. Operation sovereign boaders has(口误) now officially begun with the appointment of deputy chief of army Angus Campbell to oversee turning back votes, but an senior Indone
The Reserve Bank has echoed concerns that record low interest rates are fueling a property price bubble. In the minutes of its September meeting, the Central Bank warned that it was crucial for the banks to maintain prudent lending standards. Now the
Police have shot dead a woman after a car chase in Washington that ended near the capital building. The woman allegedly tried to run security barriers at the White House. A police officer was also injured when his car crashed. There are reports a chi
The share markets closed lower for the third session in a row. It's uncertain about political dramas in the US boost investors. The ASX 200 gave up around a quarter of a per cent. Taking a look across Asia, though. Markets are doing too badly. Theyre