Leading the news this morning. Parts of Washington DC are in lockdown this morning after a man shooting at the Navy Yard in that city. 13 people including a gunman are died. Police have identified the gunman as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis from Fortworth...
Leading the news this morning.Tony Abbott is expected to announce his new ministry today. The prime minister elect meets replaced Sophie Mirebella who has ruled herself out of contention, while she battles to retain her seat. Julie Bishop is likely t...
Twitter has announced, via a tweet, of course, it's planning to list on the US stock market. It's filed paper work with US regulators for an initial public offering, but the details are confidential. Twitter has well over 200 million active users. It...
A low pressure system moving across parts of east New South Wales is generating rain and thunderstorms. A trough clipping southeast in areas of the nation is bringing showers to Victoria and south Australia. While a low is bringing rain, strong winds...
Indonesia has rejected key parts of the Coalition's asylum seeker policy. Tony Abbott is expected to visit Indonesia in coming weeks. Theincoming Foreign Minister Julie Biship says the government will be holding bilateral meetings to discuss those pl...
Senior Labor Senator Steven Conroy says Labor's new leadership rules are a farce. The reforms introduced by Kevin Rudd give caucus and party members an equal say in choosing a leader. Senator Conroy says the rules make the party a laughing stock and...
New figures show business confidence was boosted by bets on a Coalition election victory and an interest rate cut in August. National Australia Bank's monthly survey of over 600 firms shows confidence shot up to a reading of six from minus three back...
Syria's President Bashar Assad has gone on an American television to warn against the military strike against his country. Mr Assad says the United States will pay a heavy price if it does attack Syria. Russia has suggested Syria put its chemical wea...
Leading the news this morning. Good morning.Prime minister elect Tony Abbott heads to Canberra today to take over the reigns of government. He'll summon Coalition MPs and senators later this week to re-endorse the leadership team before they can be s...
The Australian share market has reversed earlier gains. Right now, the All Ordinaries index is down around half of a per cent, as is the ASX 200 index. The banks are weaker. Insurance, like QBE insurance, are on the rise. Mining stocks are down. The...
The big front system is generating a lot of clouds but any light showers. And most of the really cold air is where south of the continent. A low pressure system over western Australia is going to bring some heavy falls tomorrow. The Tasman high has d...
The Coalition has been left for red faced by an embarrassing backflip on its Internet safety policy. The original document released online yesterday contained plans for a compulsory Internet filter to block adult content. Opposition leader Tony Abbot...
The Coalition will finally release its policy costings today. The government has been demanding the Opposition reveal just how it intends to pay for its election promises. Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey will announce the Coalition government will reduce...
And national account's figures out today are expected to show weak economic growth in the last quarter. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg are forecasting gross domestic product to have grown by half of a percent in the three months to the end of June....
The ABCs Vote Campass shows voters trust Tony Abbott slightly more than Kevin Rudd. With just days to go before the federal election, voters have rated the opposition leader more highly on questions of trust and competence. More than one million peop...
