Twenty-seven people died when that Indonesian fishing boat carrying asylum seekers smashed into the cliffs of Christmas Island. Around 41 of the 80 people on board of the vessel were rescued. Two asylum seekers have been transferred to a Perth hospit...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains behind bars as Swedish authorities appeal against the decision by a London judge to grant him bail. Mr Assange is fighting extradition to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations. His lawyer, Mark Stephens, s...
Swedish police say they are 98 per cent sure they've identified the man who detonated a car bomb in Stockholm over the weekend. An al-Qaeda-linked website says the bomber was Iraqi-born Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly who lived in England before Sweden....
The Federal Government is facing strong opposition from the banks about plans to scrap mortgage exit fees. Banks say they might charge higher interest rates in order to compensate for the lost revenue if the Government goes ahead with the plans. Fede...
Queensland can expect rain and thunderstorms today with moderate to heavy falls about the tropics and eastern districts; fine over the southwest. New South Wales: the far northeast can expect isolated showers and possible thunderstorms. Isolated show...
China has lifted reserve requirements for commercial banks by 50 basis points in an effort to slow the economy. The latest exports and imports data show China imported 38 per cent more in November than a year earlier while exports were up by 35 per c...
Thirty-five shires across New South Wales and Queensland have been declared disaster zones as floods grip the state. There's been 91 millimetres of rain in Coonamble overnight. And the SES says Cowra residents may be evacuated. Parts of Queanbeyan ar...
And the Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd says the United States is to blame for the release of 250,000 secret diplomatic cables. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is causing angst for governments around the world with the release of the secret files. Mr As...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appeared in a London court to face extradition. Hes been refused bail and is now being held in custody. Mr Assange was arrested on a Swedish warrant to face alleged sex crimes. The 39-year-old Australian told the...
And the assets of Julian Assange have been frozen as authorities close in on the WikiLeaks founder. Mr Assange is believed to be hiding out in England, and a warrant for his arrest has reached UK authorities. European authorities want to question him...
Hundreds of people have fled to higher ground to escape rising waters in New South Wales. There are 13 floodwaters through rivers right across the state. A thousand people were evacuated in Coonamble, where the Castlereagh River is likely to break it...
And first to the satellite image, which shows a thick cloud over Queensland and New South Wales in a series of troughs and it's triggering rain and isolated storms. Ragged cloud over South Australia and the interior in another trough is also generati...
US unemployment rate: The US unemployment rate has surged to a seven-month high in a blow to hopes for a recovery in the jobs market. The Labor Department says it rose to 9.8 per cent last month. Only 39,000 jobs were created, which is far below anal...
It's a disappointing day for Australian soccer fans. Australia's bid to host the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament has been unsuccessful. The Gulf state of Qatar has been awarded the tournament after a secret ballot of FIFA's executive members. Russia...
Australia has pulled out the big guns for its bid to host the 2022 football World Cup. It's less than 24 hours until Australia finds out if the pitch is successful. The centerpiece of the bid was a movie by Australian film director Phillip Noyce feat...
