A senior Australian diplomat is on his way to Libya to seek the release of an Australian lawyer detained there on spying charges, Melinda Taylor is one of four lawyers from the international criminal court detained by rebels last Thursday. A team from the ICC has also arrived in Tripoli to try to secure her release.

 

Homes across the Perth and the southwest of WA could be without power for several days because of that wild storm, about 120,000 homes remain without power, emergency crews work through the night to repair houses and powerlines, and clear debris from across roads.

 

8 Australians have received the top honor in this year's Queen's birthday awards, formal politicians Joan Kirner, Peter Beattie, Gareth Evans and Robert Hill are among those received the companion of the order of Australia, medical researcher Ian Frazer and biologist Stephen Hopper have also been recognized.

 

Spain says the Euro Zone's decision to lend its bank's 125 billion dollars will ensure the future of the Euro, EU officials say the line of credit should help calm investor's nerves.

 

And the ABC's obtained a proposal for a network of Marine Parks that would make up the biggest sanctuary in the world, the plan has been drawn up by the federal environment departments, environmentalists have welcomed the proposal but commercial fishermen say it'll close down fishing in some areas.