Australia won six swimming gold medals on the third night of competition at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Leisel Jones won gold in the 200m breaststroke ahead of compatriots Tessa Wallace and Sarah Katsoulis who took the silver and bronze meda...
On her first international trip as Prime Minister, Julia Gillard has admitted the foreign relation is not her passion. The Prime Minister is at the Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels, meeting with foreign dignitaries there. A state of emergency has been...
Sydney police are investigating a second death linked to a Taser. A man died when police used a Taser while trying to arrest him in Sydney's west. A day earlier, another man died when police tried to subdue him during a brawl. They denied a witnesss...
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan. Ms Gillard flew into Kabul to see Australian troops ahead of a trip to Brussels. It's her first visit overseas as Prime Minister. She also met with Afghanistans President Hami...
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the east and north of New South Wales with some possible heavy showers on the north coast. Mostly sunny in the west. In Victoria, light showers are possible in the northern districts. A fine day (is) ex...
The local share market reversed early gains to close flat today after being dragged lower by financial stocks. The All Ordinaries Index closed down just two points and the ASX 200 lost four. The big four banks all finished lower. Westpac lost almost...
Burmese officials say democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released from detention next month as scheduled. Her lawyers say she is yet to be told. And they remain skeptical that this will actually happen. The Nobel Peace laureate won the country...
A senior commando officer has told the ABC a decision to charge three Australian soldiers involved in the deaths of Afghan civilians has incensed his colleagues. Four children were among six people killed in an attack in February last year. The offic...
The Coalitions denying that Labor has scored an early tactical win in the battle for deputy speaker. Coalition MP Peter Slipper got the job after Labor nominated him. He beat the Opposition's nominee Brute Score in a secret ballot. And when Federal P...
The bulldozers are back in the West Bank. The Palestinian leaders have yet to decide if they'll stick with the peace talks. They threaten to walk if Israel resume(s) building in its West Bank settlements. They say they'll decide what to do after meet...
