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The federal government is under fire for considering a plan to pay Indonesia for the cost of intercepting boats of asylum seekers on their way to Australia. The opposition says the so-called Indonesian solution is an attempt by the government to buy
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Pakistan is not alone in the fight against terrorism. Mrs. Clinton arrived for a three-day visit to Pakistan just hours before a car bomb killed more than 90 people in the northern city of Peshawar. Unit
Voters support for Malcolm Turnbull is lower now than when he was elected Opposition Leader a year ago. The latest Nielsen Poll shows Mr. Turnbulls approval rating rose 4 points this month to 35%, but the same rating was 45% this time last year. Toda
More than a thousand people are now feared dead and thousands more trapped under rubble after another major earthquake hit the Asia-Pacific region. It struck last night near the city of Padang on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and measured 7.6 on t
Good morning. Police in Melbourne have charged three more men over an alleged conspiracy to launch a terrorist attack in Australia. The men were held in custody in Melbourne overnight and questioned about an alleged plot to launch a suicide mission o
International rescue teams in Sumatra are to head home as Indonesian authorities scale back their search for earthquake survivors. Local rescue coordinators admit there is almost no chance of finding any more survivors. The emphasis now is on providi
Good morning. The wreckage of a plane that was carrying 13 people including 9 Australians has been found in Papua New Guinea. A rescue helicopter located the wreckage in the rugged Owen Stanley Range. Theres no word yet on the fate of those on board.
on caixiqiang, excellent! by homeway2000 Rio Tinto has declined to comment on / allegations that it has been spying in China for the past six years. Chinas state security watchdog has accused Stern Hu and his colleagues of spying there for the past s
on cross3561 transcript by Roonatic Good morning. Emergency talks will be held today about the swine flu outbreak at a piggery in New South Wales. It's the first human-to-pig transmission of the H1N1 virus in Australia. State and federal representati
Good morning. Australia and China have put their diplomatic tensions aside to sign a record trade deal. Resource giant PetroChina has agreed to buy 50 billion dollars worth of liquefied natural gas from the yet-to-be developed Gorgon field off Wester
Hello, Kirsty Heenan with the National Weather. Cloud over eastern New South Wales and Victoria in cool onshore winds is bringing widespread rain mainly near the coast. Patchy cloud over the northern tropics is causing isolated showers while cloud ov
The Australian Defence Force admits it made a mistake, after an Afghan policeman was shot dead by Australian troops. Soldiers shot two Afghan policemen at a checkpoint in Uruzgan province in August. The chief of the Australian Defence Force says an i
Two new opinion polls give opposing results on who voters want to lead the Federal Liberal Party. The latest Newspoll puts the Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull out in front with 32 percent, compared to 24 percent who prefer the shadow Treasurer Joe
The Prime Minister has arrived for a working dinner with world leaders in the US city of Pittsburgh, ahead of the G20 Summit of leading world economies. He says the Summit is a historic opportunity for countries to agree on a coordinated plan for sus
Good morning! Residents in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT are in for more wildwinds today. The damage from yesterdays destructive storms have led to big clean-up operations. Emergency services in Victoria will remain on standby with another ca
Good morning! The Treasurer Wayne Swan is warning there's still a long way to go before the economy is back on track. Mr Swan is in London ahead of a 2-day meeting with G20 finance Ministers. He said that despite the Australias relatively good positi
The bodies of two Australian airmen killed in the Vietnam War will arrive back in Sydney this morning. Pilot Officer Robert Carver and Flying Officer Michael Herbert were Australias last two servicemen missing in action from the Vietnam War. Their re
On februaryheat, Good Job! By homeway2000. Good morning. There reports a fourth body has been found at the site of a plane crash in Papua New Guinea. Thirteen people including nine Australians were killed in the crash. The Foreign Minister Stephen Sm
Well, the weather is battering the country with gale force winds, dust storms and flood warnings. Large parts of New South Wales are shrouded in dust, causing floods to be diverted and ferries to be grounded. Gale force winds of up to 100 kilometers
Women could be given a greater role in Australias Defense Force frontline. Women are already allowed to serve in combat units, but their roles are restricted. They cant join the SAS or several other military units due to restrictions on the basis of