Six Australians have died in a plane crash in Laos. All 49 people on board the plane perished when it plunged into the Mekong River as it was trying to land at an airport in the countrys south. Its believed bad weather may have been a contributing fa...
Let's take a look at the financial markets and the tumbled US amid those concerns the congress may not meet the dead line to raise the debt ceiling. A business editor Peter R says if the US does go off the fisical cliffs with risk sparking another re...
Labor unity has been short-lived. Grumbling has now broken out within the Opposition ranks over the role played by factions in choosing the frontbench. Speaker Anna Burke missed out on a senior position. She is complaining the frontbench wasnt select...
Leading the news. Cooler weather has been helping firefighters in New South Wales who are still battling around 60 bushfires burning across the state. Fire crews spent the night strengthening containment lines around fires at Port Stephens north of N...
The local share market has seen a second, second biggest rise all year with more than 90 per cent of the ASX 200 making gains. And that's all on hopes that the breakthrough in the deadlock in Washington over raising American debt ceiling as negotiati...
Lets take a look at the satellite. Cloud over southwest WA is generating showers while the trough is bring showers and storms to the Top End. Skies are mostly clear elsewhere. Taking a look around the country. Some drizzle and showers for Queensland...
Leading the news. The ACT will push on with its same sex marriage laws despite threats of a high court challenge. The ACT is on course to pass a bill to legalise gay marriage later this month，but the Federal Attorney General George Brandis says hel...
New South Wales is on bushfire alert with a(口误） record temperatures and strong winds predicted today. Total fire bans are in place for large parts of the state. Sydney's heading for a record-breaking 39 degrees. Federal Labor MPs will have thei...
The share markets closed lower for the third session in a row. It's uncertain about political dramas in the US boost investors. The ASX 200 gave up around a quarter of a per cent. Taking a look across Asia, though. Markets are doing too badly. Theyre...
Leading our news today. Rescue workers hold grave fears for two people missing after an explosion and fire in Sydney's west. They are searching the rubble of a collapsed building in Wentworthville. Two other people have been pulled alive from the deb...
Leading the news this morning. Prime Minster Tony Abbott has met Chinas President Xi Jinping ahead of the APEC summit in Bali. Its the first of a series of bilateral meetings Mr.Abbott will hold over the next few days. The pair spoke about increasing...
Concerns over the partial U.S. government shutdown weighed down on the local share market today. The ASX 200 ended down around half of a per cent. Looking across the region. Market zone also mostly lower and thats following what happened overnight. W...
Lets take a look at the satellite.A cold front and trough are approaching Tasmania and Victoria, bringing scattered showers. Low pressure over the Top End is causing isolated showers and storms. High is keeping other areas mostly dry. Looking around...
Police have shot dead a woman after a car chase in Washington that ended near the capital building. The woman allegedly tried to run security barriers at the White House. A police officer was also injured when his car crashed. There are reports a chi...
US President Barack Obama's about to meet congressional leaders at the White House for talks on the government shutdown.He's already told them he won't be making any concessions on(口误) to break that political deadlock.Senior US intelligence offic...
