The Prime Minister has arrived for a working dinner with world leaders in the US city of Pittsburgh, ahead of the G20 Summit of leading world economies. He says the Summit is a historic opportunity for countries to agree on a coordinated plan for sus...
Well, the weather is battering the country with gale force winds, dust storms and flood warnings. Large parts of New South Wales are shrouded in dust, causing floods to be diverted and ferries to be grounded. Gale force winds of up to 100 kilometers...
A west Australian man who won the right to starve himself to death has died in a Perth nursing home. Quadriplegic Christian Rossiter was confined to a wheelchair, breathed through a tube and was fed artificially. He told his cares he wanted to die, a...
Hello, Mellissa Hamilton with the National Weather. Checking the satellite image first and you can see cloud over the interior in a trough. Thats causing a few showers and storms inland. A streaky band of cloud is extending all along the South Austra...
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has welcomed the death of terrorist leader Noordin Mohammed Top. Indonesian police killed Asias most wanted man in a shootout in central Java yesterday. Mr. Rudd thanked the Indonesian Security Agencies, but hes warned a...
The New South Wales Premier has ordered an urgent meeting to try to get the convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson moved out of public housing. Nathan Rees says he wants to explore all options and legal advice available in an attempt to force Ferguson...
Voters support for Malcolm Turnbull is lower now than when he was elected Opposition Leader a year ago. The latest Nielsen Poll shows Mr. Turnbulls approval rating rose 4 points this month to 35%, but the same rating was 45% this time last year. Toda...
Hello, Jessica Askin with the National Weather. The satellite image is showing some patchy clouds skimming the South Australian Coast in a weak trough, which is causing some showers there. More cloud cover over WA ahead of a cold front is bringing ra...
One person is dead and another is critically injured after a crash between a school bus and a car at Lucas Heights in Sydneys southwest. The fire brigade says the 40 students from the Sutherland Shire Christian College had been taken off the bus, at...
Women could be given a greater role in Australias Defense Force frontline. Women are already allowed to serve in combat units, but their roles are restricted. They cant join the SAS or several other military units due to restrictions on the basis of...
