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Hundreds of firefighters are still battling two bushfires burning out of control north of Perth. Several homes have been destroyed in Toodyay with other properties still under threat. Water-bombing aircraftsve been used to contain the blazes in the s
Iranian authorities have arrested a number of prominent opposition figures, following yesterday's demonstration which left at least eight protesters dead. A former Foreign Minister and human rights activist are among ten people believed to have bee
A second Nigerian man has been taken into custody after locking himself in a toilet on a plane in Detroit. It was the same flight number with the plane involved in the Christmas day incident, in which a different Nigerian man was charged with attempt
New South Wales first female Premier Kristina Keneally will be sworn in today after Nathan Rees was ousted in a leadership ballot last night. Ms Keneally will spend her first day in the top job trying to unite a party divided by factional disputes. S
Cyclone Laurence has been downgraded to a category three system after leaving a trail of damage across Western Australia's north. The tropical storm was a category five when it crossed the Pilbara coast at 80 Mile Beach. It caused significant damage
Greens Leader Bob Brown says he wants to be involved in any public debate on the proposed emissions trading scheme. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has challenged the Prime Minister to a series of debates on the bill before it's reintroduced to Parliam
The unemployment rate is tipped to rise when the figures for November are released later this morning. They rose from 5.7% to 5.8% in October. And most economists expect them to worsen to 5.9% for November. This is despite the expectation that 5,000
The Prime Minister 's being urged to take action against Japanese whaling when he stops in Tokyo today. The Opposition wants Kevin Rudd to follow through on his threat of legal action after Japan confirmed it will continue whaling as usual this summe
The Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will use today's front bench reshuffle to reward Coalition MPs who spoke out against emissions trading. It comes a week after Mr. Abbott won a leadership's bill over Malcolm Turnbull. Liberal Senate Leader Ni
Australia is offering asylum seekers on board the Oceanic Viking resettlement in Australia within 12 weeks if they disembark in Indonesia and have their refugee status confirmed. About half of the 78 Sri Lankans aboard the Oceanic Viking could be in
New Zealand has rejected a Federal Government proposal to take some of the asylum seekers from an Australian Customs ship. The proposal is part of the governments plan to try to resolve the standoff involving 78 asylum seekers on the Oceanic Viking.
An Australian academic who has been expelled from Fiji will leave the country this morning. Fiji-born Professor Brij Lal was briefly detained yesterday before being told he had 24 hours to leave. Hed given several interviews to Australian and New Zea
The Oceanic Viking standoff is over but that isn't stopping the political debate about asylum seekers. The remaining 56 Sri Lankans arrived at an Indonesian detention center overnight. The Opposition says the deal to fast-track their processing has s
The Rudd Government's emissions trading scheme is before Cabinet. It's due to sign off on the deal this morning before going to the shadow ministry. It's also expected to approve the plan, but 17 senators say they won't vote for it. Carbon is not a p
The Federal Communications Minister has rejected criticism of his handling of plans for a National Broadband Network. An Auditors-General report says an initial tender process aborted by the government in April last year cost taxpayers 17 million dol
The latest Newspoll shows the Federal Coalition leads Labor in the primary vote for the first time since the election. The poll in the Australian newspaper shows the Coalitions primary vote at 41 percent to Labors 40 percent. When parliament resumes
Security has been restored after a deadly attack on the Afghan capital Kabul. After 20 Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers stormed government buildings in one of the most heavily fortified parts of the city. At least 12 people are dead and 71 others w
The US President Barack Obama has taken responsibility for the foiled Christmas Day plane bombing, saying the buck stops with him. Security reviews into the attempted attack are now complete. Mr. Obama says the incident wasn't the fault of a single i
A bushfire near Moore River about 100 kilometers north of Perth has been contained. The fire threat has now eased for the coastal areas of Lancelin, Ledge Point, Ocean Farms and Seaview Park. A lightning strike yesterday afternoon caused the bushfire
Americas second biggest banks recorded a huge jump in revenue. JPMorgans recorded the fourth quarter of profits of 3.5 billion Australian dollars. The banks capital in the first nine months of this year was also 70% higher than the year before. But t