澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-06

Leading the news this morning: Rockhampton's residents are sleeping a little easier. The water level hasn't reached its predicted peak of 9.4 metres. In fact, it hasn't risen since Tuesday, but more rain is on the way. At this stage, authorities don'

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-14

The top stories we are following this morning: Japans earthquake and nuclear crisis worsens as radiation levels at the Fukushimas plant continue to rise. With just under 1,600 confirmed dead and hundreds of thousands dislocated, Japans prime minister

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-22

Hello, Im Melissa Hamilton. A British court has ordered police to hand over information to actor Hugh Grant or former girlfriend Jemima Khan, which could reveal they were also victims of the UK phone hacking scandal. Several celebrities have been tar

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-10-21

The top story on ABC News Breakfast this morning: Libyans are celebrating the death of Colonel Gaddafi. The country's transitional government says he was killed after being found in and dragged from a drainage pipe on the outskirts of his hometown of

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-03

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

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-04

Rockhampton is now completely surrounded by floodwaters. The final road link to the central Queensland town has been cut. Five hundred homes have been evacuated, and it'll be another day before the waters peak. And some people are still ignoring the

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-11

Several communities remain under threat from the raging torrent of water that began in Toowoomba and has swept to the east and the west. Eight people have died and at least six others are missing. The ferocity of the flash flood has been likened to a

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-24

A massive inland sea is making its way across northwest Victoria, swallowing up farms in its path. Residents in several small communities are being told to evacuate or risk being isolated for days. In Swan Hill, theyve been shoring up in the town ahe

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-10

Doctors say they are cautiously optimistic about the recovery of a US congresswoman shot in the head in Arizona. Doctors say Gabrielle Giffords is responding to simple commands. Six people died and dozens more were injured when a gunman opened fire a

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-25

Three Indonesian fishermen will face court in Perth today, over last month's Christmas Island boat tragedy that killed 50 asylum seekers. Those people have been charged with people smuggling. The Federal Government will upgrade Christmas Island's rad

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-12

Leading the news this morning:Ten people are dead and 78 others are still missing as southeast Queensland faces its worst flood crisis in decades. Fifty thousand homes across the region are now without power. In Brisbane, more than 30,000 people will

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-27

As more details are emerging about the man who's thought to have organised last month's asylum seeker boat that sank off Christmas Island. Ali Hamid, who's an Australian citizen, was arrested late yesterday for immigration violations. Now a police so

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-28

Egypts government is being urged to embrace political reform. The country's opposition leader, Mohamed ElBaradei, says the government must listen to the people. But the people arent listening to the government. They are continuing their protests and

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-29

The US economy continues to show encouraging signs of recovery with growth picking up to 3.2 per cent in the final quarter of 2010. The result takes the annual growth rate for the last year to 2.9 per cent, the biggest increase since 2005. US Treasur

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-26

The Federal Government is considering an increase to the Medicare levy to pay for the flood recovery. Newspaper reports this morning say Prime Minister Julia Gillard and senior economic ministers met yesterday to discuss a levy. Its reported they fav

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-23

Taking a look at the satellite image now. Cloud over the southeast in a trough is triggering storms. Patchy cloud along Queensland and northen New South Wales is causing showers. Cloud across the north is causing rain and storms with a tropical low c

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-20

The small Victorian western town of Dimboola is the latest community threatened by the surging floodwaters. Several homes have already been flooded and residents have been told to evacuate. The large volume of water is putting immense pressure on the

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-21

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

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-22

In business, Westpac has indicated interest rates will continue to rise this year. Westpac boss Gail Kelly says the bank's funding costs are continuing to increase. And she has told a federal parliamentary inquiry it's likely to be a while until they

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-14

Floodwaters in Brisbane have fallen rapidly overnight, revealing the extent of the clean-up that lies ahead. The Brisbane River is at about 2.8 metres and is dropping quickly. Floodwaters have already receded in some areas, leaving huge amounts of ru