Much needed aid has begun to arrive in cyclone ravaged Vanuatu. Five Australian military planes are delivering medical experts, searching rescue teams and emergency supplies to the capital Port Vila. At least ten people are reportedly dead, and thous...
Good morning, everyone. In finance news today, there might be a bit of re-prevalent store for some home buyers with some forecasts suggesting price growth will slow this year. Property prices have hit a record high over the past two years, and while...
Lets take a look at the satellite. Tropical Cyclone Owen is producing heavy rain gales over Western Australia while on the other side of the country, Tropical Cyclone Nathan is generating heavy rain and thunderstorms over far northern Queensland. Loo...
Senator Glenn Lazarus has resigned from the Palmer United Party in a statement on his facebook page. The Queensland's senator said he had different views of team work and would continue to work in the Upper House as an independent. His resignation le...
Australia's most senior Muslim leader is in Jakarta to make a personal plea of mercy for Andrew Chen and Maryan Sukumaran. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has also offered to cover the cost of keeping the two Australians in jail if the death penalty is...
Leading finance news today, theres been a big sell-off from overseas markets with the Dow Jones averaging more than 300 points wiping out gains for the year. Analysts say the pessimism was due to worries over when the US Federal Reserve would move to...
Retirement incomes look set to be the government's next policy battleground. Former prime minister Poe Kitting says allowing pensioners dip into their super to buy their first home will seriously undermine the system. Senior groups and some backbench...
Relatives of Andrew Chen and Maryan Sukumaran will visit them today for the first time since they'll move to an Indonesian island to await their executions. It's almost two weeks since the two Australian drug smugglers were transferred from the Bali...
The Australian share market finished lower ahead of some key US job numbers due tonight. Mining stocks were the main drag on trade. By the close, the All Ords was down 1/10 of a percent or 5 points. As were the ASX 200 index. To the Movers, and gold...
A trough over Queensland is generating showers and thunderstorms predominantly over the gulf country and Cape York Peninsula. A second trough over WA and the Northern Territory is also producing thunderstorms. Moist from onshore winds combining with...
A senior minister in Indonesia has told the ABC there will be a delay to the next round of executions. It buys more time for Andrew Chang and Maruan Sukumaran to pursue their appeals, but the Indonesian president has confirmed that the prisoners's sw...
Top stories tonight, Australian drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have arrived on the prison island where they are scheduled to face the firing squad. The men were taken out of Balis Kerobokan Prison in a police-armed vehicle for dorm t...
Todays economic growth figures are expected to show growth is slowing. Most forecasts are expecting annual growth in the December quarter to have slowed from 2.7% to 2.5% which is the low trend. Experts say its due to falling mining investment and we...
The family of three has been shot dead in the house of Queensland's darling... The bodies of a middle-aged man, a younger woman, and a child aged about seven were discovered later yesterday at a house of Biddeston west of Toowoomba. Police circulated...
Leading the news this morning, the second opinion poll in a week has put the Federal Coalition within striking distance of Labor. The Fairfax Ipsos poll shows a jumping support for the government, putting a just 2% points behind Labor in the two-part...
