澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-09

Senior Liberals have come out in force to defend Tony Abbott over comments he made about the death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan. Channel Seven has broadcast Mr Abbott saying shit happens when discussing the circumstances surrounding the de

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-07

Firefighters are battling strong winds as they try to contain two large blazes on the outskirts of Perth. One fire in the south-eastern suburbs of Roleystone and Kelmscott destroyed up to 40 homes. One firefighter has been injured; a dozen people hav

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-21

There are reports of a massacre in Libyas second largest city Benghazi. Doctors there say more than 200 people have died and 900 have been injured. The worst violence happened during a funeral procession when security forces fired machine guns and he

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-06

Thick cloud over central Australia around Ex-Tropical Cyclone Yasi is causing heavy rain and storms. A cloud band across southern New South Wales and eastern Victoria is bringing rain which is easing. A closer look at the states now: Isolated storms

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-05

European Union leaders gathered in Brussels for an economic summit on the debt crisis facing the continent. Germany and France asked European neighbours to back unified cross-border policies in a bid to start governing the eurozone economy as one, bu

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-31

Tens of thousands of protesters have again flooded the streets of Egypts main cities, demanding an end to Hosni Mubaraks rule. The death toll has now passed 100. And the Egyptian military is attempting to assert its authority, but the protesters are

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-30

Let's take a look at the weather now. On the satellite image, you can see cloud around Tropical Cyclone Bianca producing showers for southwestern WA. And there's cloud over the coast of Queensland associated with Tropical Cyclone Anthony producing sh

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-01

Demonstrators in Egypt have called for a million-man march as the Egyptian army has vowed not to fire on its own people. The announcement is a bad sign for President Hosni Mubarak as he may have lost the support of the powerful military. Thousands of

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-03

Cyclone Yasi has been further downgraded to a category 3 storm, but has still left a trail of destruction in its wake. Mission Beach, Tully, Cardwell and Innisfail are among the worst-hit communities. Early reports coming out of Tully say the town ha

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-08

Residents in the Perth hills are counting the cost of bush fires that have burnt out of control for two days. Sixty-eight homes in the suburbs of Roleystone and Kelmscott have been destroyed - that's a new figure this morning. Another 32 houses have

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-16

Italys Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will have to stand trial on charges of paying sex for an underage prostitute. Now under Italian law, sex workers must be aged 18. The prime minister is also accused of abusing the power of his office by interve

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-02

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi has now been upgraded to a category five system. North Queenslanders have been warned to take refuge this morning, as that cyclone bears down on the coast. More than 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes. Yasi

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-10

Today, some Perth residents who had their homes destroyed by a bushfire say they don't hold a grudge against the man who's now accused of starting that fire. An off-duty policeman is being charged with causing the bushfire that destroyed those homes

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-04

Colonel Gaddafi will be investigated for crimes against humanity. The International Criminal Court will hold an inquiry into the Libyan leader and his sons over violence against the Libyan people. The defiant dictator has made another attempt to win

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-19

And the Tasmanian timber company Gunns has released a report showing its Tamar Valley pulp mill will deliver $10 billion to the Tasmanian economy over the next 20 years. Gunns hired Insight Economics to examine the economic impact of building its pul

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-20

There's cloud across Queensland and northern New South Wales with a trough and a low causing heavy rain. There's cloud along the New South Wales coast caused by moist onshore winds fading a trough. That might trigger more showers. Monsoonal cloud is

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-21

A Libyan military spokesman has this morning announced a new ceasefire as another round of air strikes appeared imminent. French jets have begun patrolling Libyan air space this morning to enforce the no-fly zone. The United States has declared the i

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-18

The Foreign Affairs Department has upgraded its travel advice for Japan. Its now telling Australians to leave Tokyo and not to travel to the capital or northern Japan. The department cites the risk of radiation of the Japanese capital for the first t

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-15

Japan is fighting to avert a nuclear disaster as it tries to stabilise a third reactor. Operators are now struggling to keep fuel rods in a third nuclear reactor from melting down. Officials are reassuring the Japanese public there won't be a Chernob

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-12

All finance analysts fear the massive Japanese earthquake has increased the chances of fiscal crisis in the world's third largest economy and it could affect countries around the globe. While it may be several days or weeks before the costs of the di