There's cloud across Queensland and northern New South Wales with a trough and a low causing heavy rain. There's cloud along the New South Wales coast caused by moist onshore winds fading a trough. That might trigger more showers. Monsoonal cloud is...
And the Tasmanian timber company Gunns has released a report showing its Tamar Valley pulp mill will deliver $10 billion to the Tasmanian economy over the next 20 years. Gunns hired Insight Economics to examine the economic impact of building its pul...
The Foreign Affairs Department has upgraded its travel advice for Japan. Its now telling Australians to leave Tokyo and not to travel to the capital or northern Japan. The department cites the risk of radiation of the Japanese capital for the first t...
The governor of Japan's nuclear affected region is bitterly unhappy with the way the government has handled the rescue and relief efforts. Fukushima's governor says the people's anxiety and anger have now reached boiling point and there's not enough...
And that the countrys east has been rocked by its biggest aftershock since Fridays devastating quake. This registered magnitude six. The official death toll from the disaster has climbed to about 3,000. Its of course likely to go well beyond 10,000 p...
Japan is fighting to avert a nuclear disaster as it tries to stabilise a third reactor. Operators are now struggling to keep fuel rods in a third nuclear reactor from melting down. Officials are reassuring the Japanese public there won't be a Chernob...
The top stories we are following this morning: Japans earthquake and nuclear crisis worsens as radiation levels at the Fukushimas plant continue to rise. With just under 1,600 confirmed dead and hundreds of thousands dislocated, Japans prime minister...
Now, lets take a look at the weather now. And cloud over northern Australia is causing heavy thundery rain, leading to flooding. More cloud over eastern Queensland is bringing showers and storms. To the states, in Queensland, therell be heavy rain an...
All finance analysts fear the massive Japanese earthquake has increased the chances of fiscal crisis in the world's third largest economy and it could affect countries around the globe. While it may be several days or weeks before the costs of the di...
NATO says its still got a way to go before it approves a no-fly zone over Libya. Its defence ministers have been discussing the issue in Brussels. And while they haggle, the fighting in Libya intensifies. There are reports this morning that rebels ar...
And Julia Gillard has emphasised Australia's close friendship with America in her address to the US Congress. The Prime Minister urged the United States to be bold in tackling the economic and security challenges of the future. She spoke about the im...
A key independent is questioning the Governments whole carbon tax strategy. Tony Windsor has labelled the policy a mistake thats backfired. Mr Windsor says the Government should consider ditching the tax in favour of an emissions trading scheme. And...
Julia Gillard and Barack Obama have stressed the close relationship between Australia and the US after their first talks in the White House. President Obama paid tribute to Australia's commitment in Afghanistan. Trade issues and the developments in t...
There are more signs today that Libya is descending into a bitter civil war. Government forces have launched counter-offensive on several rebel-held towns. At least 15 rebels have been injured in an attack on the town of Bin Jawad. Thereve been confl...
Thick cloud over the Queensland tropics is causing severe weather. Cloud and moisture over the Northern Territory border is causing thundery rain. Cloud over the southeast is bringing isolated light showers along the coast. Around the states now: Sca...
