澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-14

The Federal Government is promising millions of people will be better-off under its carbon tax plan, but isn't saying how many will be worse-off. The Climate Change Minister Greg Combet says more than half the revenue from the carbon tax will be used

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-15

The Federal Government is facing a union revolt over its carbon tax. The Australian newspaper is reporting unions are threatening to withdraw their support for the tax if it costs one single job. The Australian Workers Union will hold crisis talks to

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-22

Sydney police have charged the mother and stepfather of a six-year-old girl who went missing from her Mount Druitt home last year. The police arrested the pair early this morning. The couple is expected to face court later today. The Federal Governme

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-05

US President Barack Obama says those photos of Osama Bin Laden's body will not be released. The White House has been under intense pressure to release the images to prove the terrorist leader is actually dead. But the president says they are too gris

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-21

Villawood violence has erupted at the detention centre. There, detainees have set fire to several buildings, and a gas cylinder has exploded. Fire crews are trying to fight the blaze and have been pelted with roof tiles by the protesters. A South Aus

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-30

A car crash on the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne has killed two young men and critically injured three others. The car hit a power pole just before midnight and the Defence Department has confirmed the men are Navy personnel. Now former Pri

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-01

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

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-09

The ASX says it must consolidate with other stock exchanges after the Federal Government rejected its deal with Singapore. The treasurer, Wayne Swan, rejected the proposed 8-million-dollar merger of the two. He says protecting jobs was a key reason f

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-10

A band of cloud crossing New South Wales, eastern Victoria and Tasmania ahead of a cold front is bringing rain, mostly to the ranges. And scattered cloud over western Victoria and South Australia in strong cold southerly winds is causing showers. Tak

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-11

Defence chiefs will meet in Canberra today to try to decide what action to take against the head the Defence Force Academy over the recent sex scandal. The Australian newspaper is reporting theres a standoff between the minister and his top officials

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-04

Foreigners have begun fleeing the Ivory Coast as fighting there intensifies. French troops have taken over the main airport and more than 160 foreigners have fled on specially organised flights. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging the elec

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-08

Brazil is in shock after a gunman shot dead at least 10 children at a school in Rio de Janeiro before killing himself. About a dozen others, mostly children, were also injured. Police say the shooter said he was there to speak at a conference before

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-06

The Federal Government is about to do a deal with Papua New Guinea to reopen the Manus Island Detention Centre. Australian authorities have already toured the site and PNGs cabinet is likely to sign up on the deal today. The centre had been part of t

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-05

US President Barack Obama isn't wasting any time in his bid for a second term. A full year and a half away from the next presidential election, Barack Obama has launched his campaign on YouTube. Now his Republican rivals are still a long way off from

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-06

The talks are indeed underway to try to resolve the conflict in the Ivory Coast. The countrys President Laurent Gbagbo says his army is negotiating a ceasefire, but hed told French TV hes not ready to surrender. Early reports said he was in the brink

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-23

Let's look at the finances, Australia's dollar keeps on climbing and overseas tourists sadly though are staying away. The currency has hit a 29-year high to peak just above 107 US cents. Now it's terrific for those of us travelling abroad but not so

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-08

Cloud streaming across the country from the Pilbara and jet stream wind is causing patchy rain. Cloud over the Bight, near a low, is triggering a few showers. Taking a look around the states now: A weak high over south-east Queensland is extending a

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-09

Malaysias prime minister says the asylum seeker deal that his government has struck with Australia is mutually beneficial. But the agreement is being slammed from all sides of politics here. Australia will send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia in excha

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-10

And tonight's federal budget will be all about jobs and spending cuts. The Government has already outlined measures to get more people off welfare and back into the workforce. It also plans to increase skilled migration. Now the Treasury is aiming fo

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-07

A Senate inquiry has recommended a range of reforms to boost competition in the banking sector. The inquiry was launched in the wake of the financial downturn amid public anger that major banks were raising interest rates beyond the official level. T