Stanislas Wawrinka has claimed his maiden(首次的，初次的）grand slam(大满贯）title in a major upset of the Australian Open. Tournament favourite Rafael Nadal battled injury right throughout the match. Wawrinka took the first two sets. Nad...
And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, the London FTSE 100 was down 110 points. The Dax and Euro also down. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly. The Dow Jones is down. And the Australian dollar is worth around 87 US cent...
Showers and thunderstorms are being triggered by a trough stretching from the southern Northern Territory to northern New South Wales. A monsoon trough over Western Australia, the Territory and Queensland is generating heavy showers and storms. While...
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has taken his free trade message to the world. Mr. Abbott has addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos. He told delegates that the global economy needs more investment in infrastructure. He's also pushing for tax, bankin...
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says there is absolutely no evidence to support claims that asylum seekers suffered burns while under direction of the Australian navy. Indonesian police are investigating claims that seven asylum seekers burned their hands...
Official figures out today are expected to show inflation remains well within the Reserve Bank's comfort zone. A Bloomberg survey of economists predict that Consumer Price Index rose by 0.4 of a percent in the December quarter. (说话前要吸气的伤...
Social Service Minister Kevin Andrew has signaled a major overhaul of the welfare system. He's told News Limited the current system is unsustainable. Mr. Andrew has set up a review which is likely to target disability pensions and unemployment benefi...
Mild conditions have been helping firefighters battling scores of bushfires still burning across three states. Several watch-and-act warnings remain for fires in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. In Victoria, residents around Black Range...
After posting solid gains yesterday, the share market today lost momentum and closed flat. The All Ords and the ASX 200 just giving back a few points.By the close, the falls today were led by bank and retail sectors. Gains in the resource sectors, th...
Let's take a look at the satellite.A large low pressure system over Western Australia is causing wide spread rain and thunderstorms. A trough over South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales is bringing showers and storms. The monsoon trough is cau...
The massive blaze in the Grampians in western Victoria is threatening several communities. Emergency warnings are in place for Wartook, Heathvale, Laharum and Brimpaen. Fire authorities are advising residents in the northern Grampians to leave now be...
A climate council report has found heat waves in Australia are becoming more frequent, hotter and are lasting longer. It says some parts of the country experienced an average increase of one to three heat waves days in the last 60 days. Total fire ba...
Carmaker General Motors has announced a four percent rise in global sales. The company sold just over 9.7 million vehicles in 2013. Sales in the US rose seven percent. There was an 11 per cent increase in China and the UK. And late last year General...
Residents who lost their homes in the Perth hills bushfire will be allowed to inspect their properties today. The blaze has destroyed 52 homes and burnt through more than 400 hectares of bushland.(未开垦森林地带，矮灌木丛地带）But it c...
A large bushfire in the Perth hills has destroyed at least 27 homes. Hundreds of people have spent the night in evacuation centres. The blaze has burnt out about 650 hectares. Fire authorities say the bushire is contained, but not under control. And...
