A second Nigerian man has been taken into custody after locking himself in a toilet on a plane in Detroit. It was the same flight number with the plane involved in the Christmas day incident, in which a different Nigerian man was charged with attempt...
The low and trough thats been spreading showers across the southeast over the past few days is starting to move offshore. However, New South Wales and Queensland can expect a few more storms today. The cloud over WA is also producing storms and the w...
Hello, US car giant General Motors is having trouble raising much needed capital after a spectacular fall from grace during the golbal financial crisis. It's failed to sell its Swedish car brand SAAB and will begin an orderly wind down of SAAB operat...
Good morning. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has called on Australians to spare a thought for people who may be suffering this Christmas. In his Christmas address, Mr. Rudd says 2009 has been a very difficult year for many people. It's a time, therefore,...
Residents in northwest Victoria have been told to be prepared to implement their fire evacuation plans. High temperatures and strong winds have moved into the state after fanning fires in South Australia yesterday. Twelve homes were lost and five fir...
Catastrophic fire warnings have been issued across South Australia with temperatures set to rise above 40 degrees. Eight districts have been put on alert, including the Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and the Flinders Ranges. Extreme and severe warni...
Cyclone Laurence has been downgraded to a category three system after leaving a trail of damage across Western Australia's north. The tropical storm was a category five when it crossed the Pilbara coast at 80 Mile Beach. It caused significant damage...
The Prime Minister 's being urged to take action against Japanese whaling when he stops in Tokyo today. The Opposition wants Kevin Rudd to follow through on his threat of legal action after Japan confirmed it will continue whaling as usual this summe...
New figures show Australia's greenhouse gas emissions have risen by 82% since 1990. The increase is mainly due to rising emissions from rural areas hit by bushfires and drought. Australian laid efforts to change the way these emissions accounted have...
The Federal Opposition and the Greens have criticized a proposal to accommodate asylum seekers in tents on Christmas Island. The Immigration Department says it may house some asylum seekers in tents if the Christmas Island detention center reaches ca...
The unemployment rate is tipped to rise when the figures for November are released later this morning. They rose from 5.7% to 5.8% in October. And most economists expect them to worsen to 5.9% for November. This is despite the expectation that 5,000...
A series of car bombings in Baghdad has killed at least 130 people and injured 450 others. Officials say the attack is a bid to destabilize Iraq after a law was passed, allowing elections to take place in March. Targets of the attack included a court...
The Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will use today's front bench reshuffle to reward Coalition MPs who spoke out against emissions trading. It comes a week after Mr. Abbott won a leadership's bill over Malcolm Turnbull. Liberal Senate Leader Ni...
Greens Leader Bob Brown says he wants to be involved in any public debate on the proposed emissions trading scheme. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has challenged the Prime Minister to a series of debates on the bill before it's reintroduced to Parliam...
Hello, Kirsty Heenan with the National Weather. Taking a look at the satellite image first, the widespread cloud you can see across Western Australia in a trough is generating isolated showers and thunderstorms in the south. Low cloud over Tasmania i...
