Israel has hinted at a compromise with the Palestinians as direct talks between Middle East leaders begin in Washington. Israel's defence minister said the Jewish state would be willing to hand over parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinians. The US Pres...
Three Australians and a New Zealander were killed when their charter plane burst into flames in Papua New Guinea. The Trans Air plane overshot the runway on Misima Island and crashed into trees. One of the men killed was a 61-year-old marine pilot fr...
Julia Gillard's hopes of forming the next government have been dealt a serious blow. A recalculation of the two-party preferred vote shows the Coalition now more than 1,900 votes ahead of Labor. The Prime Minister had previously said the party with t...
Australia faces another week in political limbo as negotiations to end post-election power stalemate enter a second week. Four independents return to Canberra today to resume talks with major parties about who will form a minority government. And Lab...
Around the country now, low cloud is lingering over southeast Australia and cool southwest winds bringing a few showers to the southeast states. Ragged cloud drifting over the interior in moist winds aloft is not producing rain. Up to the states now....
The US government has slashed second quarter growth signaling a more pronounced slowdown in the recovery from recession. Gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 1.6 per cent instead of the 2.4 per cent estimated by the Commerce Departmen...
Green's leader Bob Brown says party leader should consider appointing cabinet ministers from outside the government. The idea's also been raised by the Independent MP Rob Oakeshott as he decides which party to support in minority government. As vote...
The independent MPs wholl decide Australia's government have criticized the Coalition for its refusal to let Treasury cost its policies. Bob Katter, Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor want information about the budget impact of both parties policies. Aus...
Frontline negotiations about our nation's political future begin in Canberra this morning. The three independents will hold their first face-to-face meeting to Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard about forming a minority government. Tony Abbotts ready to w...
And Philippine police have shot dead a former officer who hijacked a bus and killed eight tourists. Seventeen people survived the ordeal, but two were severely injured and six others were taken to hospital. The former policeman seized the bus with an...
Australia is in uncertain political territory today. Three independent MPs hold the power to decide whether Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott will be given the opportunity to form the next Federal Government. The ABCs predicting the Coalition will win 73...
Cloud is driving across Tasmania and southern Victoria, generating rain and snow to 1200 metres. High cloud from central WA, in jetstream winds, is causing scattered showers. A close look at the states. Fine over most of Queensland. But there is a ch...
The local share market took its lead from a tumble on Wall Street today and not even a hearty outlook from the RBA deputy governor could pull it up. The All Ords and the ASX 200 closed more than one per cent lower. Billabong shares fell ten per cent...
Today's Newspoll indicates Labor's losing its lead over the Coalition. And it shows support for Labor and the Coalition split 50-50 on a two-party-preferred basis. But the Galaxy Poll tips Julia Gillard will scrape into power, with the number showing...
It's a cloudy day from the interior into the east. Now that's a head of a trough, and we've also got cloud that's pushing through the southeast with gusty showers and storms. Now warm gusty northwesterly winds ahead of the trough over in the east and...
