G20 finance ministers are meeting for two days of talks in Paris. Largely focused on the eurozone debt crisis. Greece is still in spotlight. But there are growing fears the crosses will spread to other indebted countries, such as Spain and Italy. The...
Thick cloud is spreading across much of eastern Australia. It's in a trough and is triggering showers and potentially severe storms. The storm is particularly affecting northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland. Cloud about the Top End is cau...
The Federal Government's keeping up the pressure on the Opposition to accept its Malaysia asylum seeker deal. The Government has had to abandon offshore processing because of the political standoff. It's now looking at using a range of measures, incl...
West Australian Nationals MP Tony Crook will reveal this morning whether he'll support the Federal Government's changes to the Migration Act. A vote on the bill to allow offshore processing is due to be voted on in the Lower House today. The Governme...
To the finance now, and Greece is likely to get its next rescue payment of $11 billion. Inspectors from the International Monetary Fund, the European Union and the European Central Bank have given the Greek government the tick of approval. The money...
The federal government is facing two crucial votes this week. The government's carbon tax is expected to pass the house of reps(representative) tomorrow. The opposition will try to have its introduction delayed until after the next election. And late...
Salvage crews are trying to remove tons of oil from a container ship that's grounded off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The ship hit a reef in the Bay of Plenty and has been spilling oil since last Wednesday. Officials now fear that sh...
In business,the rating agency Moody has downgraded 21 European banks over concerns about their ability to handle the region's debt crisis.Moody says it downgraded 12 British institutions,including the royal bank of Scotland, because it believes the U...
Cloud from a low pressure trough is covering much of eastern Australia, bring with areas of rain and thunderstorms. Cloud is also spreading through southwest WA along a front. Taking a closer look at the states; and scattered showers and thunderstorm...
Lawyers for an Australian teenage boy arrested in Bali for allegedly buying marijuana say he is depressed and distraught. The teenager was detained on Tuesday. He was allegedly carrying almost seven grams of marijuana. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd say...
The Federal Government is indeed turning its attention from tax to jobs today. About 100 representatives from business, unions and government are gathering in Canberra for a jobs forum. The focus will be on the struggling manufacturing sector which h...
To finance news now, and the US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the country's economic recovery is close to faltering. Appearing before a congressional committee, Mr Bernanke said he could understand frustration with the slow recovery. Ver...
American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend have been freed after an Italian court quashed a murder conviction against them. The pair had been found guilty of killing British student Meredith Kercher in 2007. Now the court ruled critical DNA eviden...
The International Red Cross is warning about an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Libyan city of Sirte. They say food, water and medicine are quickly running out. The city has been under intense fighting between the rebels and forces loyal to Colo...
Standard Poor's has lowered New Zealand's credit rating one notch to AA. The ratings agency says it's because of the country's high external debts and the cost of rebuilding after the Christ Church earthquake. In a statement, Standard Poor's says the...
