And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was down. The Dax and Euro were also lower. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is lower, while the SP 500 is also down. The Australian dollar is...
A front sweeping across the eastern state at the momnet is triggering severe whether warnings for damaging winds with some isolated severe thunderstorms triggering damaging winds as well. We've also got a pool of very cold air set to sweeping behind...
Police have charged a 41-year-old man with the murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher. Adrian Bayley was faced an out of court session overnight, charged with rape and murder. Police found the ABC employee's body off a dirt road in Gisborne South, no...
Prime minister Julia Gillard has calling on world leaders to unite against the extremism and oppressive regimes, including those in the Syria and Iran. Ms.Gillard says Australia has approved its commitment to the UN ideals of peace and development, t...
Financial analysts say shareholders in Gunns will be last in line to recover any funds from the Tasmanian timber company after it entered administration. Gunns shares hit close to 3 dollars and 50 cents in 2007. They were placed in a trading halt at...
Police are continuing their search missing Melbourne woman Jill Meagher. The ABC employee hasn't been seen since leaving a bar early on Saturday morning. Police are now investigating claims by several women they had been harassed in the area. Tony Ab...
The Prime Minister's in New York for a final effort to secure a seat on the United Nations Security Council. Julia Gillard will spend the week lobbying world leaders and will address the United Nations General Assembly later in the week. Now she says...
The investment bank Lehman Brothers has been ordered to pay millions of dollars in compensation to 72 Australia councils and charities. The Federal Court has ordered Grange Securities, which was taken over by Lehman Brothers five years ago, to compen...
Let's take a look at the satellite. A cold front over southern parts of WA is triggering showers and storms. The front could cause damaging winds. Over South Australia, cloud with a trough is prompting a few showers and storms. And a trough over Quee...
Syrian activists say a warplane has bombed a petrol station near the Turkish border, killing more than 50 people. Witnesses say a big crowd of people had been queuing for petrol when the attack occurred. A group of land owners is threatening to stop...
Billionaire businessman Frank Lowy has praised Muslim leaders for their response to last weekend's violent protest in Sydney. Mr.Lowy says the strong condemnation of the violence is proof that multi-culturism is still strong. He is also calling for a...
A row between Japan and China over islands in the East China Sea is threatening to have serious economic consequences. Several major Japanese companies have suspended their operations in China. They took the action after attacks on shops and car deal...
A reminder of our top stories on ABC news breakfast now. And protests agaisnt that anti-Islamic video are spreading across the Muslim world. In Jakarta, riot police used tear gas on protesters who threw rocks at the US embassy. In Afghanistan, meanwh...
The government has bounced back in the opinion polls this morning, with two separate survey showing Labour closing the gap on the Coalition. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has recorded a 7%-jump in personal popularity, while Labour is level with the Co...
And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was 96 points higher. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is up 30 points, while the SP 500 is flat. And the Australian dollar is worth 105 US th...
