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Cooler weather forecast for this week is expected to help bring blazes across New South Wales under control. About a hundred fires are burning with residents in the central west townships of Kandos and Rylstone still on alert. But the weather bureau
Hello, Jessica Askin with the National Weather. Cloud over the Top End and Queensland in a trough is triggering isolated showers and storms, mainly in the tropics though. Thick cloud over southern New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania is causing sho
The Coalition is poised to vote down the government's proposed emissions trading scheme in the Senate. It's expected most Coalition senators will oppose the bills in line with the wishes of their new leader, Tony Abbott. Some Liberals are contemplati
The Federal Government is adamant its emissions trading scheme should pass Parliament today. But a large rump of Opposition senators is determined to delay the vote, to allow the election of a new leader and a new policy direction on climate change.
Hello, Kathryn Stolarchuk with the National Weather. Southerly winds are maintaining cold, showery and windy conditions over the southeast. While a patchy band of cloud stretching from the eastern interior through to the western trough is bringing so
A boat carrying 34 asylum seekers and 4 crew has reached Australian waters. The navy intercepted the boat yesterday and they will be taken to the Christmas Island detention center. Meanwhile there is no end in sight to the stand-off involving 78 asyl
More than 260 Sri Lankans on board a boat moored in western Java say they are refusing to come ashore until they are granted asylum. The Indonesian navy intercepted the boat on its way to Australia over the weekend after tipped off from Australia aut
Hello, Jessica Askin updating ABC News. The Prime Minister will attend the inauguration of Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta today. The leaders are expected to discuss people smuggling and any plans for Indonesia to accept asy
Hello, Jessica Askin updating ABC News. Indonesia has agreed to temporarily accept the asylum seekers who were picked up on the weekend by an Australian customs ship. The arrangement was made during meetings between the Indonesian President and Austr
The double bomb blast in Iraq has increased fears there'll be more violence ahead of elections in January. At least one hundred people are dead and more than five hundred injured after two car bombs exploded only minutes apart near government buildin
The Federal Government has won praise for its handling of the economy. The Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens says stimulus measures have helped keep Australia out of a recession and hes rejected calls to wind back the stimulus, saying the level of
Hello, Mellissa Hamilton with the National Weather. Checking the satellite image first and you can see cloud over the interior in a trough. Thats causing a few showers and storms inland. A streaky band of cloud is extending all along the South Austra
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has welcomed the death of terrorist leader Noordin Mohammed Top. Indonesian police killed Asias most wanted man in a shootout in central Java yesterday. Mr. Rudd thanked the Indonesian Security Agencies, but hes warned a
The New South Wales Premier has ordered an urgent meeting to try to get the convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson moved out of public housing. Nathan Rees says he wants to explore all options and legal advice available in an attempt to force Ferguson
Hello, Jessica Askin with the National Weather. The satellite image is showing some patchy clouds skimming the South Australian Coast in a weak trough, which is causing some showers there. More cloud cover over WA ahead of a cold front is bringing ra
The latest economic data shows unemployment in the US is worse than expected. The jobless rate surged to 9.8 percent last month. A total of 263,000 jobs were lost, much more than the 175,000 analysts had expected. Economists say the figures could hur
The Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens says the Australian economy is in recovery mode. At a Senate committee hearing in Sydney, he has described the recent economic downturn as mild. Mr. Stevens also says the government's 42-billion-dollar stimulus
Good morning. The Rudd government is set to revamp its 42-billion-dollar economic stimulus package. A report by the Commonwealth coordinated general has found the school infrastructure spending program is facing a massive cost blowout. The government
Hello, Kathryn Stolarchuk with the national weather. To the satellite and cloud of the New South Waless coast is producing showers to the Hunter. Patchy cloud over the Tasmania and eastern Victoria is also bringing some showers to those areas. And th
The Nationals say there will be many more interest rate rises in the future. The opposition is blaming the Government's stimulus spending for the Reserve Banks decision to lift rates by 25 basis points. Nationals leader Warren Truss, says the coaliti