澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-13

Now, lets take a look at the weather now. And cloud over northern Australia is causing heavy thundery rain, leading to flooding. More cloud over eastern Queensland is bringing showers and storms. To the states, in Queensland, therell be heavy rain an

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-09

A key independent is questioning the Governments whole carbon tax strategy. Tony Windsor has labelled the policy a mistake thats backfired. Mr Windsor says the Government should consider ditching the tax in favour of an emissions trading scheme. And

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-10

And Julia Gillard has emphasised Australia's close friendship with America in her address to the US Congress. The Prime Minister urged the United States to be bold in tackling the economic and security challenges of the future. She spoke about the im

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-08

Julia Gillard and Barack Obama have stressed the close relationship between Australia and the US after their first talks in the White House. President Obama paid tribute to Australia's commitment in Afghanistan. Trade issues and the developments in t

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-11

NATO says its still got a way to go before it approves a no-fly zone over Libya. Its defence ministers have been discussing the issue in Brussels. And while they haggle, the fighting in Libya intensifies. There are reports this morning that rebels ar

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-07

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

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-22

And Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's 40-year iron rule on Libya is teetering on the brink this morning. The capital Tripoli is in chaos and anti-government demonstrators have now taken control of other major cities. Colonel Gaddafi's security forces have

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-25

Rescue crews in Christchurch have spent another fruitless night searching for earthquake survivors. The death toll is now 103, but thats expected to go a lot higher. More than 200 police officers will leave from Sydney and Melbourne this morning to h

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-26

The coal industry says mines will close and jobs will be lost if it doesn't get appropriate government assistance under a carbon tax. The Federal Government has begun the hard sell on its new carbon price but hasn't outlined how much compensation ind

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-17

The governor of Japan's nuclear affected region is bitterly unhappy with the way the government has handled the rescue and relief efforts. Fukushima's governor says the people's anxiety and anger have now reached boiling point and there's not enough

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-28

Libyas rebel forces claim to have taken control of several cities in the countrys west and are preparing to march on the capital. There are reports theyve now seized Zawiyah, just 30 kilometres from Tripoli. The former justice minister says hes forme

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-01

Colonel Gaddafi has told America's ABC that his people love him and would die to protect him, but the world is getting increasingly impatient with the Libyan leader. The European Union has joined the United Nations by approving sanctions against his

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-05

Australian homes remain the most overpriced in the world - that's according to the The Economist magazine. The publication says that Australian property is overpriced by about 56 per cent, refuelling the debate over whether the nation's housing marke

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-06

Thick cloud over the Queensland tropics is causing severe weather. Cloud and moisture over the Northern Territory border is causing thundery rain. Cloud over the southeast is bringing isolated light showers along the coast. Around the states now: Sca

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-23

Sixty-five people have died in the Christchurch earthquake, but that number is expected to rise. More than 100 remain trapped in the rubble of the shattered city; hundreds of others are homeless; and many of them spent a cold and rainy night in makes

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-24

It's been a grim night for the residents of Christchurch. An overnight curfew has been in place in the central city as rescue teams continue searching for survivors. Two Australian women were pulled alive from the rubble yesterday. And the Department

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-03

Colonel Gaddafi has warned the West not to intervene in Libya, saying he'll fight to the last man and woman. Rebel forces say they've recaptured a key strategic town in the east. Pro-Gaddafi forces had stormed the town of Brega and bombed from the ai

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-16

And that the countrys east has been rocked by its biggest aftershock since Fridays devastating quake. This registered magnitude six. The official death toll from the disaster has climbed to about 3,000. Its of course likely to go well beyond 10,000 p

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-02

The United Nations is warning of a growing humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of people try to flee the violence in Libya. The UN says the situation on the border with Tunisia is now in absolute chaos. About 2,000 people are crossing the border

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-27

Cloud across the tropics in the monsoon is generating rain and storms, heavy over the northwest near a developing tropical cyclone. Cloud spreading into South Australia and Victoria along a trough is bringing a few showers. Moving around the states n