Good morning. The New South Wales State Opposition is pushing for a parliamentary inquiry into allegations for the tape made by murdered businessman Michael McGurk implicates Labor MPs in a bribery scandal. However, former ALP powerbroker Graham Rich...
In your ABC Entertainment News, The Road premieres in Venice and the Material Girl makes a mods-up. But first, the King of Pop has finally been laid to rest in L.A.. It was a quiet and private service with security tight and fans asked to stay away....
Good morning! The Treasurer Wayne Swan is warning there's still a long way to go before the economy is back on track. Mr Swan is in London ahead of a 2-day meeting with G20 finance Ministers. He said that despite the Australias relatively good positi...
Good morning! A central Queensland vet has died from Hendra virus in the Brisbane hospital. Dr. Alister Rodgers contracted the virus while treating sick horses at a property near Rockhampton last month. He and three property workers had a trial of an...
The bodies of two Australian airmen killed in the Vietnam War will arrive back in Sydney this morning. Pilot Officer Robert Carver and Flying Officer Michael Herbert were Australias last two servicemen missing in action from the Vietnam War. Their re...
Hello, Jessica Ascan with the National Weather. Taking a look at the satellite image first and there is a thick blink of cloud over the south of the country ahead of a cold front which is bringing rain and the occasional storm to Victoria, Tasmania a...
Good morning. The Rudd government is set to revamp its 42-billion-dollar economic stimulus package. A report by the Commonwealth coordinated general has found the school infrastructure spending program is facing a massive cost blowout. The government...
Good morning! Residents in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT are in for more wildwinds today. The damage from yesterdays destructive storms have led to big clean-up operations. Emergency services in Victoria will remain on standby with another ca...
Good morning. Australia is coming to terms with losing the Ashes in the deciding test at the Oval this morning. England regained the urn after Australia was bowled out for 348 late on the fourth day. The visitors lost by 197 runs. Australian captain...
The head of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke says the global economy appears to be on the verge of recovery. Mr. Bernanke has told a Fed conference in Wyoming that economic activity is leveling up, and growth will resume soon. Although he is consi...
