Hello, Jessica Askin with the National Weather. A mix of thick cloud in a deepening low is producing showers and storms over eastern South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Cloud over southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wa...
Victorian police say theyll do everything they can to find out what happened to a three-year-old Indian boy whose body was found in Melbourne last night. Three-year-old Gurshan Singh disappeared from a relative's home in Lalor yesterday. His body was...
The Federal Government hasn't ruled out tax hikes to fund a 50-billion-dollar overhaul of the health system. Kevin Rudd is vowing to fix the hospital system with the Commonwealth taking over funding of all primary healthcare and 60 per cent of hospit...
Water levels have started to drop in the Queensland towns of Charleville and Roma. But authorities are warning the flood threat is far from over. Hundreds of people had to spend the night in an evacuation center. The towns have been declared disaster...
A small plane carrying aid to the quake-hit Chilean city of Concepcion has crashed killing six people. Meanwhile the Australian government will donate a million dollars towards the emergency response to the earthquake and tsunami. At least 720 people...
The death toll from the Chile earthquake has risen to more than 700. Rescue efforts have been hampered by blocked roads and fallen bridges. The UN has promised aid and many countries including Australia have offered assistance. The Chilean government...
Hello, Kirsty Heenan with the National Weather. Thick cloud over the tropics and central interior is bringing heavy rain and storms. Cloud spreading over South Australia and New South Wales is causing thundery showers. While a monsoonal low in centra...
The corporate regulator has ditched its appeal against two former OneTel directors. ASIC lost a civil case against Jodee Rich and Mark Silbermann in November last year. Now it says an appeal will cost too much time and money. ASIC alleged the pair ga...
The Federal Government is tipped to announce a new rescue package for the insulation industry today. It scrapped its scheme last week and is now focusing on helping workers and businesses. A $ 41 million plan to keep installers in work or training ha...
Three Australians have been named as suspects in the assassination of a senior Hamas member in Dubai. Dubai police have blamed Israel for the death, but Israel says there is no proof it was involved. Another 15 names have been added to the list of su...
