Australian homes remain the most overpriced in the world - that's according to the The Economist magazine. The publication says that Australian property is overpriced by about 56 per cent, refuelling the debate over whether the nation's housing marke...
Colonel Gaddafi will be investigated for crimes against humanity. The International Criminal Court will hold an inquiry into the Libyan leader and his sons over violence against the Libyan people. The defiant dictator has made another attempt to win...
Colonel Gaddafi has warned the West not to intervene in Libya, saying he'll fight to the last man and woman. Rebel forces say they've recaptured a key strategic town in the east. Pro-Gaddafi forces had stormed the town of Brega and bombed from the ai...
The United Nations is warning of a growing humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of people try to flee the violence in Libya. The UN says the situation on the border with Tunisia is now in absolute chaos. About 2,000 people are crossing the border...
Colonel Gaddafi has told America's ABC that his people love him and would die to protect him, but the world is getting increasingly impatient with the Libyan leader. The European Union has joined the United Nations by approving sanctions against his...
Libyas rebel forces claim to have taken control of several cities in the countrys west and are preparing to march on the capital. There are reports theyve now seized Zawiyah, just 30 kilometres from Tripoli. The former justice minister says hes forme...
Cloud across the tropics in the monsoon is generating rain and storms, heavy over the northwest near a developing tropical cyclone. Cloud spreading into South Australia and Victoria along a trough is bringing a few showers. Moving around the states n...
The coal industry says mines will close and jobs will be lost if it doesn't get appropriate government assistance under a carbon tax. The Federal Government has begun the hard sell on its new carbon price but hasn't outlined how much compensation ind...
Rescue crews in Christchurch have spent another fruitless night searching for earthquake survivors. The death toll is now 103, but thats expected to go a lot higher. More than 200 police officers will leave from Sydney and Melbourne this morning to h...
It's been a grim night for the residents of Christchurch. An overnight curfew has been in place in the central city as rescue teams continue searching for survivors. Two Australian women were pulled alive from the rubble yesterday. And the Department...
Sixty-five people have died in the Christchurch earthquake, but that number is expected to rise. More than 100 remain trapped in the rubble of the shattered city; hundreds of others are homeless; and many of them spent a cold and rainy night in makes...
And Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's 40-year iron rule on Libya is teetering on the brink this morning. The capital Tripoli is in chaos and anti-government demonstrators have now taken control of other major cities. Colonel Gaddafi's security forces have...
There are reports of a massacre in Libyas second largest city Benghazi. Doctors there say more than 200 people have died and 900 have been injured. The worst violence happened during a funeral procession when security forces fired machine guns and he...
Thick cloud over the Northern Territory and the Kimberley region of Western Australia as ex-tropical Cyclone Carlos brings heavy showers and thunder. Another trough over WA is causing scattered severe storms. Moving around the states now, in Queensla...
New data shows retail sales in Britain rallied sharply in January. It comes as weather conditions eased after what was seen as a snow-induced slump in December. Sales jumped just under 2 per cent in January from the previous month. Experts say the tr...
