The defence department has confirmed Australian planes were involved in an air strike in Iraq which killed up to 18 civilians. The ADF says two Super Hornets were involved in an airstrike in Mosul against Islamic State fighters, alongside other coali...
More heavy rainfall is on the way in north Queensland after flash flooding inundated homes across parts of the state yesterday. Several people had to be rescued from flooded homes at Bluewater north of Townsville with the fast-moving floodwaters taki...
Firefighters are warning more homes will be lost as dozens of out-of-control blazes burn across Tasmania. The Tasmania fire service has issued 12 emergency warnings. The fires are threatening areas in the state's south-west including Glen Huon, Frank...
Hello, Mirian Carol with the top stories on ABC News. 大家好,我是米莉安卡罗尔,澳大利亚广播公司为您报道重点新闻。 Former Olympian Zali Steggall has confirmed she will stand against former Prime Minister Tony Abbott in h...
The top stories on ABC News. 澳大利亚广播公司为您报道重点新闻。 Adelaide is experiencing its hottest day on record. At 1.42 this afternoon the temperature at West Terrace reached 46.22 degrees, breaking the previous record of 46.1 se...
Emergency warnings remain in place for multiple blazes burning in central Tasmania. The communities of Barren Tier, Tods Corner, Penstock Lagoon, Miena, Shannon and Liawenee are being warned that fires will threaten homes. Residents have been told th...
Hello, Mirian Carol with the top stories on ABC News. 大家好,我是米莉安卡罗尔,澳大利亚广播公司为您报道重点新闻。 The prime minister has suggested there may be scope to change the Liberal party's pre-selection processes...
The British prime minister Theresa May has narrowly survived a vote of no confidence, 325 votes to 306. The vote came in the wake of yesterday's historic Brexit vote defeat and was debated in parliament for more than six hours. Britain is due to leav...
British MPs have voted to reject Theresa May's Brexit deal for leaving the European Union, 432-202. Mrs May called for politicians to back her deal or risk letting the British people down but many of her own MPs joined opposition parties to vote agai...
Australia is set to swelter this week with a severe heatwave forecast for every state and territory. Extreme temperatures are forecast for parts of Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and WA. Some towns in South Australia are expected to reach...
The top stories on ABC News. 澳大利亚广播公司为您报道重点新闻。 The federal government says the community has a fundamental right to know if child sex offenders are in their area, as it attempts to set up a national register. In what...
The top stories on ABC News. 澳大利亚广播公司为您报道重点新闻。 Temperatures up to 14 degrees above average are expected from Western Australia to the New South Wales coast. The mercury is expected to reach the low to mid forties thr...
An extreme heatwave is starting to roll across Australia. Parts of Western Australia and the Northern Territory are already experiencing severe and extreme temperatures, with the area of Marble Bar in WA forecast to hit 49 degrees later today. The he...
The top stories today. 来看今天的重点新闻。 More than 220 people have died following a tsunami that hit the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra on the weekend. Authorities say the death toll is expected to rise, with rescue efforts hampe...
Hello, Catherine Robinson with the top stories on ABC News. 大家好,我是凯瑟琳罗伯逊,澳大利亚广播公司为您报道重点新闻。 Emergency budget talks are being held in Washington in an effort to try to reopen the US government...