澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-10-04（在线收听）

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan. Ms Gillard flew into Kabul to see Australian troops ahead of a trip to Brussels. It's her first visit overseas as Prime Minister. She also met with Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai to discuss Australia's military presence.

St George Illawarra has taken out this year's NRL premiership, beating the Sydney Roosters 32 points to 8. The Roosters' hopes of going from

wooden spooners to premiers in one year were dashed as the Dragons stormed home in the second half.

Nearly 100,000 heavily-armed police and soldiers are in place for the opening ceremony of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games. The ceremony kicks off in a few hours, marking the start of the most trouble-plagued sporting event in recent history. Nearly 7,000 athletes and officials from 71 nations will take part in the event.

And the US government is set to issue a travel alert to Americans in Europe. It's believed to be in response to what have been described as credible terrorist threats. Security agencies have suggested there are plans to mount attacks in European cities, similar to those in Mumbai in November of 2008.

Those are the latest headlines from ABC News.