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Another poor poll will put even more pressure on Julia Gillard's leadership. The Coalition is now leading Labor in all mainland states for the first time since the last election according to the latest Newspoll. It shows Labor would lose half of its
The pressure is growing on the Gillard Government over the Craig Thompson credit card scandal. Mr Thompson's former union has referred the matter to the New South Wales police. The Health Services Union is demanding an explanation and wants to know w
The Tasmanian government has confirmed it has finalised a revised offer to Gunns for a retiring its residual rights to public native forests. The timber company rejected the government's original undisclosed offer on Monday. The premier's office has
Soul singer Amy Winehouse has taken top spot on the British album chart just over a week after she was found dead at her London home. The 27-year-old has acclaimed Back to Black -- first grabbed the number one spot back in 2007. But it's now charting
The music world is in shock with the news that British soul singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her north London home aged just 27. They tried to make me go to rehab, I said 'no, no, no' The troubled singer had a long battle with alcohol and
After more than 30 years at the helm, Edmund Capon is stepping down as head of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He oversaw a period of transformation, boosting the gallery's profile. He hit the headlines three years ago when he purchased a $16 mil
There's been more violence in Athens after the Greek parliament approved those controversial austerity measures. Police fought running battles with protesters outside the parliament building. The savage spending cuts and tax increases will slash over
Virgin will resume limited services from Melbourne, Tasmania and New Zealand in about half an hours time with Qantas is expected to recommence its flights from 10:00 this morning. Jetstar also hopes to get some of its planes back in the air this morn
There are calls from both sides of politics now for tougher action against Syria. The Government has increased its sanctions against the regime, and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is now calling on the UN to bring Syria's president before the Internatio
There's intense speculation that French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde will be the next head of the IMF. It's been reported that European Union leaders emerge from the G8 summit saying her appointment is a done deal. US Secretary of State Hillary
The United Nations is pulling its staff out of Tripoli. Angry mobs have been attacking foreign embassies after reports a NATO air strike killed Colonel Gaddafis youngest son and three of the leaders grandchildren. The mob burnt Britains embassy to th
Julia Gillard is warning that next months federal budget will be a painful one. The Prime Minister is preparing the ground for deep spending cuts, but she wont say exactly where therell be. She says tough decisions will need to be made to get the bud
There are more signs today that Libya is descending into a bitter civil war. Government forces have launched counter-offensive on several rebel-held towns. At least 15 rebels have been injured in an attack on the town of Bin Jawad. Thereve been confl
When the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was up 13 points. The Dax and Euro were down. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is up. The SP 500 is also up, while the Nasdaq is down 12 points. A
Julia Gillard has signaled she's thinking about introducing a flood levy to pay for the massive reconstruction bill. The Prime Minister says the Government is committed to keeping to its timetable to return the budget to surplus. She says tough spend
Twenty-two towns and cities in Queensland are now inundated or isolated by the state's floods. Rockhampton is all but cut off. The Fitzroy River is still rising, putting more than 1,000 homes under threat. It's expected to peak on Wednesday. Egyptian
The UN's envoy to Syria says the Assad's regime has agreed to a ceasefire during the Muslim holiday of Eid which begins tomorrow. Lakhdar Brahimi says most Opposition groups say they'll also abide by the truce. He says he hopes the holiday ceasefire
Let's take a look at the satellite. A cold front over southern parts of WA is triggering showers and storms. The front could cause damaging winds. Over South Australia, cloud with a trough is prompting a few showers and storms. And a trough over Quee
The columnist Sol Laslaker has told us on News Breakfast the flagging mining boom and a high Australian dollar make more rate cuts very likely. There (might) will be another rate cut before the end of this year and possibly one in 2013 as well. Becau
Officials in Yemen say they've killed a top terrorist leader. Saeed al-Shihri was the deputy leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula. Officials say he was one of seven people killed in a military operation. Al-Shihri had been released from Guanta