澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-07-19

Indonesia has come to Australia's aid to try to stem the flood of asylum-seeker boats to Australia. It's restricting the entry of Iranians to the country in response to a direct request by Kevin Rudd. The prime minister is said to unveil his revamp t

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-16

Rio Tinto says its iron ore expansion plans are on track. The company has exceeded its expectations with a record annual production rate of 253 million tons. It's set an ambitious target to churn out 360 million tons a year in the Pilbara. Iron ore p

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-13

When the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was up 20 points. The Dax and the Euro were also up. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is up 6 points, while the SP 500 is down 3 points. And the A

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-14

Fire fighters in New South Wales are battling a large out-of-control blaze in the Warrumbungle National Park in the state's north. Several buildings at the Siding Spring Observatory and at least six properties west of Coonabarabran have been destroye

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-15

New South Wales firefighters are throwing everything they've got, the large bushfire is still burning out of control in the state's northwest. The fire is just one kilometers from the township of Bugaldie near Coonabarabran. It's already destroyed 33

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-17

U.S president Barack Obama has launched a new offensive on America's gun culture, with packages of strict control, he is calling for bans on assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines. And he wants broader background checks on gun custome

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-19

A key independent has told labor it is time to end the leadership speculation, once and for all. Tony Windsor says labor risks losing his support if it doesn't settle the issue. Meanwhile the foreign minister Bob Carl has strongly dismissed reports t

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-18

The country's big media players will spell out their views on the government's planned media reforms at a Senate inquiry today. The government is struggling to get the numbers to pass the changes. Independent MP Rob Oakeshott they are unlikely to get

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-17

Boeing says commercial flights of its grounded 787 jets could resume within weeks following a battery fire on a Dreamliner parked in Boston and a malfunctioning battery that led to an emergency landing of another 787 in Japan. Boeing executives say t

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-16

Take a look at the satellite, and a cold front is sweeping across Tasmania and Victoria, bringing strong and gusty southwesterly winds and showers. The trough in the west is generating showers and thunderstorms in Western Australia and the Northern T

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-15

The prime minister is being accused of fudging the numbers to justify her crackdown on temporary visas for foreign workers. Two members of the government's advisory panel on skilled migration have questioned the prime minister's claim that the number

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-13

And the powerful lobby group Manufacture Australia has chosen controversial former underwear Queen Sue Morphett as its new chairwoman. And she resigned last year as the Chief Executive of Pacific Brands where she axed 1,800 jobs and moved production

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-12

A bounce in the polls is offering a glimmer of hope for federal labor. Julia Gillard has regained her leader over Tony Abott as preferred prime minister. And labor's primary vote is up three points to 34%. Labor's poor result in the West Australia el

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-11

Federal MPs return to Canberra this week amid fresh speculation about the leadership. It follows Labor's dismal state election result in the west. Liberal Premier Colin Barnett's victory was bigger than expected, prompting fears of a Labor wipe-out i

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-10

And in Europe, it ended the week higher with London's FTSE up 44 points there. The Dax also having a positive day. And across the Atlantic, as trade has ended on Wall Street, the Dow finishing up 68 points. So a positive day all around globally. And

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-09

A trough is generating showers over SA and Tasmania, tropical cyclone Sandra is moving east, away from the Queensland coast. And a monsoonal trough is causing storms in parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Looking around the states.

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-08

The United Nations is ramping up the pressure on North Korea. The Security Council has overnight approved tough new sanctions against the rogue nation, in retaliation for last month's nuclear test. Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr has told us Ch

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-14

The new Pope has appeared on the balcony at the Vatican to loud cheers from the assembled crowd. He is Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio and was elected was elected by cardinals on the second day of the conclave. He is the first Jesuit to lead the Ca

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-13

The British bank Barclays has announced it's cutting more than 3,500 jobs in an effort to cut costs. Almost half of the jobs will come at its investment bank. The vast majority of cuts are in Asia. Ninety-hundred jobs will come from its European reta

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-16

Take a look at the satellite. Troughes over central and eastern Australian are producing showers and the odd thunderstorm. Hot Northerlies are affecting Victoria, South Australia and southern parts of Western Australia. A trough is causing storms ove