Leading the news this morning. The political battle for western Sydney gets underway in earnest today. The prime minister has already outlined her road map to win back support, saying jobs will be her top priority. The Opposition leader Tony Abbott w...
Now time for business news.And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was up 18 points. The Dax and Euro were both down. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is sitting there, just above 18...
The satellite shows a trough over eastern Australia causing rain, showers and storms for northern NSW and Queensland. Cloud associated with ex-tropical cyclone Rusty is producing rain in southern WA. While thick cloud covers the tropics. Looking ahea...
Pope Benedict is beginning his life, away from the public eye. He's officially ended his term as head of the Catholic Church. Hundreds of supporters gathered for a final farewell as he left the Vatican for the last time. He'll be now known as Pope Em...
Leading the news this morning. Cyclone Rusty is continue to weaken as it makes its way inland across the east Pilbara in Western Australia, the communities of Marble Bar and Nullagine are on red alert, it's bringing gale force winds and heavy rain wh...
To finance.Global music revenues have increased for the first time in 12 years. Total sales last year was 16.5 billion dollars. That's a modest rise of a third of a per cent. The increase has been attributed to legitimate downloads and the growing po...
Leading the news this morning. Southeast Queensland remains on flood alert as heavy rain continues to fall. One man has drowned and a woman is missing in the floodwaters. Gimpie is preparing for its second flood this year, the Marry River is expected...
The heart-breaking task of cleaning-up is underway across flood stricken northern New South Wales. Some residents are being allowed to return to their homes as flood waters start to recede. Around 20,000 people are likely to remain isolated for sever...
Let's take a look at business and finance news. And the markets in Europe recorded a strong end to the week. London's FTSE up 44 points, ah....and the Dax in Germany up over one per cent. And across the US, trading has closed and the Dow also finishe...
Let's take a look at the satellite. A low is causing heavy rain, strong winds, dangerous surf over northeastern NSW. Troughes are triggering storms in parts of Queensland, South Australia and in Western Australia where a cooler change and showers are...
The lead investigator in the Oscar Pistorius' murder case has been replaced by South Africa's top cop. Earlier, it had been revealed that Hilton Botha is a facing attempted murder charges. They date back to an incident in 2009 when he and two other o...
The prosecution hasn detailed its case against Oscar Pistorius on the second day of his bail hearing. Police say a witness heard gunshots, screaming and then more shots the night Reeva Steenkamp was killed. The champion athletes claims he accidentall...
And the Tax Institute wants to put tax reform firmly back on the political agenda. It's urging the Treasurer Wayne Swan to commit to implementing reforms in the May budget. Sort of measures that the government really does need to embrace are some of...
The top stories from ABC news. At least one home's been destroyed by a grassfire that's burning out of control in Melbourne's north. The 6,000-hectare blaze is threatening homes in Craigieburn, Wallert and Epping. Locals have been urged to stay indoo...
More voters prefer Tony Abbott as Prime Minister. That's according to latest FairfaxNielsen Poll. It's the first time in seven months the Opposition leader has led Julia Gillard as preferred Prime Minister. The same poll shows Kevin Rudd is almost tw...
