The local share market reversed early gains to close flat today after being dragged lower by financial stocks. The All Ordinaries Index closed down just two points and the ASX 200 lost four. The big four banks all finished lower. Westpac lost almost...
Burmese officials say democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released from detention next month as scheduled. Her lawyers say she is yet to be told. And they remain skeptical that this will actually happen. The Nobel Peace laureate won the country...
A senior commando officer has told the ABC a decision to charge three Australian soldiers involved in the deaths of Afghan civilians has incensed his colleagues. Four children were among six people killed in an attack in February last year. The offic...
The Coalitions denying that Labor has scored an early tactical win in the battle for deputy speaker. Coalition MP Peter Slipper got the job after Labor nominated him. He beat the Opposition's nominee Brute Score in a secret ballot. And when Federal P...
The bulldozers are back in the West Bank. The Palestinian leaders have yet to decide if they'll stick with the peace talks. They threaten to walk if Israel resume(s) building in its West Bank settlements. They say they'll decide what to do after meet...
The Middle East peace process teeters on a knife-edge with a ten-month ban on building in Jewish settlements in the West Bank about to end. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging settlers to show restraint. Palestinian leaders have thre...
Cloud is stretching from the northwest into the east in a trough, bringing rain and storms over Queensland. More cloud is spreading over southern Victoria and Tasmania ahead of a front which is producing some showers. Taking a look at tomorrow's fore...
The price of gold has hit a new high after going to 1,300 dollars an ounce. The move was the results of concern over the global economic outlook as gold is seen by investors as a safe refuge. Theres particular uncertainty(口误) in developed economi...
The head of the Commonwealth Games organising committee says he's confident enough can be done to stop any teams pulling the pin on the games. Eight countries are threatening to withdraw if their concerns unaddressed. The Indian government has held c...
Canada considers whether to send its athletes to the Delhi Commonwealth Games, amid increasing safety concerns. Australian discus thrower Dani Samuels and two English athletes have already pulled out. In the latest incident, a ceiling at the weightli...
Preparations for India's Commonwealth Games are in chaos after a bridge of the main stadium collapsed. The incident injured 23 laborers who were working on the walkway, which connects the stadium to a car park. In another blow, Australian discus cham...
A group of asylum seekers is refusing to leave the roof of the Villawood Detention Centre following the death of a fellow detainee. Eleven men say they won't come down unless authorities agree to review their asylum applications. The Immigration Depa...
The bodies of three election workers have been found in Afghanistan after the weekend's presidential election, taking the death toll to 25. Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission says the three workers were kidnapped during voting. NATO offici...
Cloud over central and eastern Australia is bringing some rain as humid tropical air is drawn into a developing trough. There will also be isolated showers over the southeast from low cloud being driven over in southwesterly winds. Queensland can exp...
The local share market finished higher today, taking gains to three straight weeks. Both the All Ordinaries and the ASX 200 closed up about 0.75 per cent higher. Shares in Santos gained three per cent after the energy company issued 900 million dolla...
