Hundreds of people have fled to higher ground to escape rising waters in New South Wales. There are 13 floodwaters through rivers right across the state. A thousand people were evacuated in Coonamble, where the Castlereagh River is likely to break it...
And first to the satellite image, which shows a thick cloud over Queensland and New South Wales in a series of troughs and it's triggering rain and isolated storms. Ragged cloud over South Australia and the interior in another trough is also generati...
US unemployment rate: The US unemployment rate has surged to a seven-month high in a blow to hopes for a recovery in the jobs market. The Labor Department says it rose to 9.8 per cent last month. Only 39,000 jobs were created, which is far below anal...
It's a disappointing day for Australian soccer fans. Australia's bid to host the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament has been unsuccessful. The Gulf state of Qatar has been awarded the tournament after a secret ballot of FIFA's executive members. Russia...
Australia has pulled out the big guns for its bid to host the 2022 football World Cup. It's less than 24 hours until Australia finds out if the pitch is successful. The centerpiece of the bid was a movie by Australian film director Phillip Noyce feat...
Secret US documents published by WikiLeaks reveal just what China thinks of its North Korean ally and they show a South Korean official telling Washington that China would be comfortable with a reunited Korea under Seoul's control. And the documents...
Victoria's new Premier Ted Baillieu will be holding a press conference later this morning to outline the priorities for his government. He'll be officially sworn in within days after John Brumby conceded defeat late yesterday. It's Victoria's first C...
The Coalition's preparing to form government in Victoria for the first time in 11 years. Counting of more than half a million pre-poll votes starts today. The Liberals look set to win the crucial seat of Bentleigh. Thatll give the Coalition the 45 se...
So spare a thought for the Wallabies' play in France at the moment, we might try and find out just what temperature there their play in. And taking a look at the satellite image first. Thick cloud over the north and eastern states is bringing heavy r...
Portugal has approved an austerity budget aiming at curbing the country's deficit. The drastic measures include tax rises and cuts to public sector salaries. Both the Portuguese government and the European Commission have denied suggestions the count...
