The federal government is under renewed pressure this morning over its sport grant scheme after damning new evidence was presented last night to a Senate inquiry. The inquiry has heard Scott Morrison's office was more heavily involved in the process...
Parts of Queensland and New South Wales have again been hit with intense downpours and flash flooding overnight. Maroochydore and Caloundra have seen almost 190 millimetres of rain since yesterday, and there have been reports of 79 millimetres fallin...
The World Health Organisation is this morning warning the coronavirus could pose a greater global threat than terrorism. It made the stark prediction at a meeting in Geneva, describing the illness as public enemy number one. The virus has also been g...
The top stories on ABC News. 澳大利亚广播公司为您报道重点新闻。 Forty-one new coronavirus infections have been confirmed on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama. It brings the total number of confirmed cases on t...
Heavy storms have dampened some of the country's firegrounds giving crews the chance to strengthen containments lines but the rainfalls are not enough to extinguish major blazes. There were big downpours across New South Wales. Emergency services rec...
Parts of Victoria have received a soaking, starting to clear the choking smoke haze hanging over Melbourne. But as yet little or no rain has reached the fire grounds in the state's north and east. Flash flooding and even hail fell across the city and...
The Queen has said she supports prince Harry and his wife's Meghan decision to step back from royal duties and pursue a more independent life. Following a family summit at Sandringham, the monarch said there'd been constructive discussions about the...
The first newspoll of the year shows Scott Morrison's rating as better prime minister has tumbled nine points, while the coalition has fallen behind Labor on the two-party preferred measure for the first time since the election. The poll comes as Mr...
Mirian Carol with the top stories on ABC News. 我是米莉安卡罗尔，澳大利亚广播公司为您报道重点新闻。 Victorians are being warned smoke will continue to affect air quality across the state, despite rain and cooler weather help...
Kangaroo island is again under serious threat this morning, with residents of the island's largest town, Kingscote fleeing to a jetty and relief centre overnight. Two emergency level blazes are burning on the island after fires jumped containment lin...
Fears the US would retaliate after Iran fired missiles at US troops in Iraq have not materialised. President Trump announced new sanctions, but no new military action. The missile strike followed the US assassination of top general Qasem Soleimani. I...
Fire crews are battling to deal with two huge bushfires about to join together to form a mega-blaze near the Victorian-New South Wales border. The Dunn's road fire, which tore through the towns of Batlow, Adelong and Tumbarumba is burning dangerously...
Rain and cooler conditions in the nation's south east have seen bushfire conditions ease, but local communities do remain on high alert with a forecast return to hot and dry conditions later in the week. Authorities have warned the small amount of ra...
Rain and cooler conditions in the nation's south east have seen bushfire conditions ease, but local communities do remain on high alert with a forecast return to hot and dry conditions later in the week. Authorities have warned the small amount of ra...
One of the largest peacetime evacuations in Australia's history in underway, as police escort convoys of vehicles out of fire-ravaged areas, and a navy ship is set to carry hundreds of people to safety in eastern Victoria. 澳大利亚开始史上最大...
