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Treasury head Ken Henry will be under pressure this morning to defend the governments economic stimulus measures. Mr. Henry will front the Senate inquiry into the $42 billion package .This week's interest rate rise and the better-than-expected jobles
Hello, Jessica Ascan with the National Weather. Taking a look at the satellite image first and there is a thick blink of cloud over the south of the country ahead of a cold front which is bringing rain and the occasional storm to Victoria, Tasmania a
The head of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke says the global economy appears to be on the verge of recovery. Mr. Bernanke has told a Fed conference in Wyoming that economic activity is leveling up, and growth will resume soon. Although he is consi
On Koyaanisqatsi, edited by homeway2000 At least 34 people have been killed in a double suicide bombing in the town of Tal-Afar in northern Iraq. The two explosions followed each other in quick succession near a courthouse reportedly used to interrog
Transcript, on Roonatic, edited by homeway2000 India says it wont start peace talks with Pakistan until the Mumbai attack suspects are brought to justice. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made the remarks after meeting his Pakistani counterpart at a sum
On fanqiyu, edited by homeway2000 The former US Vice President Dick Cheney has been accused of ordering the CIA to conceal an intelligence project from Congress. Its not clear what the program was for, but it was set up 8 years ago after the Septembe
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
on Caixiqiang, by homeway2000 Making world news, the United States has identified the soldier kidnapped in Afghanistan. The Taliban released a video footage of the 23-year-old Private Bowe Bergdahl yesterday. He went missing from his base in the east
Industrial strife has hit British Airways after the talks between the airline and the main union collapsed. The general secretary of the union Unite says British Airways offered its workers a ridiculous deal on pay and staffing levels. The airline sa
The Federal Government has attacked the Opposition leader Tony Abbott for not dumping Barnaby Joyce sooner. The national senator has been replaced its finance spokesman by Andrew Robb. The Government says the Opposition's economic credibility's alrea
Britain's expelled an Israeli diplomat over the use of forged UK passports in the murder of a top Hamas commander. Despite Israeli denials, the British foreign minister says theres compelling evidence to suggest the Mossad spy agency was involved in
Tasmania's new Labor minority Governments already facing the threat of a no-confidence motion less than a day after being returned to office. The state's governor yesterday reappointed David Bartlett Premier 19 days after the election delivered a hun
The corporate regulator has ditched its appeal against two former OneTel directors. ASIC lost a civil case against Jodee Rich and Mark Silbermann in November last year. Now it says an appeal will cost too much time and money. ASIC alleged the pair ga
The Federal Government will try again this week to get its changes to private health insurance passed by parliament. It wants to means test the rebate for private health insurance and increase the Medicare surcharge for high-income earners who don't
The Prime Minister has left open the possibility of using health policy to trigger a double dissolution election. The Senate is expected to vote for a second time on the Government's plan to means test the private health insurance rebate. If it's rej
Millions of people are getting ready to celebrate Australia Day. The only Australian woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Medicine, Elizabeth Blackburn, has added Australia's top honor to her accolades. Professor Blackburn has become a Companion in t
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says there will be major changes to the health system this year. The announcement came as he revealed the government faces massive hikes in health costs over the coming decades. Mr. Rudd warned health costs will rise rap
The government is pressing ahead with its emissions trading scheme, reintroducing legislation into parliament for a third time last night. Former Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull signaled hell vote for it. And the government is challenging other Co
Investigators are sifting through the ruins of a family home in western Sydney this morning after it was badly damaged by fire. They suspected it was caused by faulty insulation. The Federal Opposition is still applying pressure on the Government ove
Hello, Claire Aird with the National Weather. Taking a look at the satellite picture first and cloud crossing WA ahead of a front is only bringing the odd light shower. Cloud over the interior and western South Australia is triggering showers and sto