Let's take a look at the satellite. Cloud over Western Austraila and Queensland's tropical coast is causing some showers. Clear skies elsewhere due to a high. Looking around the states. In Queensland, there is a chance of isolated showers about the e...
Anti-American protests are spreading across the Middle East and North Africa. They've been sparked by anger over a US-made film denigrating Islam. Four people have died in Yemen where protesters briefly stormed the grounds of the American embassy. De...
A 23-year-old man is expected to face court on terrorism related charges after raids in Melbourne. Victorian and federal police have raided serveral properties, items including firearms and computer equipment have been seized. Australian has joined i...
Greece is still trying to convince its creditors it's doing enough to receive its next bailout package. After talks in Germany, the World Bank's President says his organization stands ready to help the debt-stricken country. The point I want to make...
Officials in Yemen say they've killed a top terrorist leader. Saeed al-Shihri was the deputy leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula. Officials say he was one of seven people killed in a military operation. Al-Shihri had been released from Guanta...
Dozens of people have been killed in a wave of sectarian attacks across Iraq. At least 11 cities were targeted. In the worst single incident, eleven soldiers died in a raid on an army base near Baghdad. Sunni insurgents have been blamed for trying to...
The White House says the US economy is continuing to recover despite weaker-than-expected jobs figures. Ninety-six thousand jobs were created last month, around 40,000 fewer than predicted. The republican presidential nominee Mick Romney says the fig...
A trough over Victoria and Tasmania is bringing showers, heaviest about the coasts. A trough over WA is triggering showers and thunderstorms in the west. Winds are rasing and skies are clearing in South Australia. Looking around the states. Fine and...
The Construction Union has agreed to end its three-week blockade of a building site in central Melbourne and an agreement was reached after marathon talks at Fair Work Australia last night. Despite the agreement, Unionists have gathered at the site a...
The rift between Federal Labor and the Greens is widening after the government dropped a key part of its clean energy policy. It's pulling out of its plan to buy high polluting coal-fired power stations and shut them down. Greens leader Christine Mil...
Expansion plans are on hold at Fortescue Metals Group as it feels the pain of the slump in commodity prices. Several hundred jobs will be lost as non-essential work is cut back. The company says it will defer some developments until iron ore prices r...
Another row is brewing between around the federal government and the states, this time over school funding. Julia Gillard wants to give schools an extra 6.5 billion dollars a year. The premiers are concerned they'll be asked foot a large portion of t...
The Prime Minister will announce a new funding model for schools today. It's aimed at lifting Australia's falling education levels. The plan will give a basic grant to every student, whether public or private, with top ups for special needs. The chan...
And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was down. The DAX and Euro were both higher. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is higher. The SP 500 is also up. And the Australian dollar is w...
A trough is triggering showers and an occasional storm on the coast of New South Wales. Another trough is causing showers and storms over eastern Queensland. A front is bringing gusty showers and a cool change to the southwest of WA. A high is keepin...
