Leading the news, the families of those killed on flight MH17 will gather in Canberra today for a national service to mark the first anniversary of the disaster. The plane was shot down over Ukraine, killing almost 300 people, including 38 Australian...
HomeworkAnd leading our news this morning, Greek protestors have hurled petrol bombs and another minister has resigned ahead of a crucial bailout vote in parliament. Deputy Finance Minister Nadia Valavani resigned, saying she couldnt support tough au...
A new report has found that introducing a new land tax is the answer to repairing deteriorating state and territory budgets. The Grad Institute says a property levy of just two dollars for every 1000 dollars of unimproved land value would raise seven...
Homework Virgin and Jetstar start to fly thousands of stranded passengers out of Bali after the safety threat from the volcanic ash cloud eased. Both airlines are putting on extra services and would use large aircrafts to help clear the back XXX. I c...
Leading the news. Thousands of Australian tourists remained stranded in Bali as volcano ash clouds continued whole floods. Virgin has concelled eight flights from Australia to Bali today, and has eight flights out of Bali under review. Jetstar well h...
Official figures show theres been a sharp fall in new home loans. The Bureau of Statistics says the value of new home loans fell by more than 5% in May. It was the biggest monthly fall since 2012. Investor loans dipped by just over 3%. Global growth...
Lets take a look at the satellite image. Southeastern Australia is bracing for a burst of cold weather this weekend with temperatures set to drop to zero in many regions. A strong cold front in trough producing showers and thunderstorms over South Au...
Ash clouds from an Indonesian volcano are causing big headaches for thousands of airline travelers. Virgin has cancelled all flights from Australia to Bali today and will decide whether to resume flight out of Denpasar Airport by midday. Jets Star sa...
Thanks, Michael. The Federal Government says the Opposition Leader still has to answer questions about his time as trade union leader. Bill Shorten will return to the Royal Commission today after he admitted yesterday to failing to declare a 40,000 d...
Good morning, everyone. Well stock markets in China have fallen again as government measures to halt slide in share prices appear to be failing. Chinese markets have lost nearly 30 percent of their value in the past three weeks. And many investors ar...
Leading our news this morning. A police officer has been shot in the back of the head while trying to intercept a motorist in Melbourne's northwest. The injured officer has been taken to hospital and is in the stable condition. The shooting took plac...
Leading the news, Greeks opposed to Europes bailout offer have been celebrating overnight. The latest figures show 61% of Greeks have voted no in that referendum. Greek Opposition leader Antonis Samaras has announced his resignation following the vot...
It seems Australians didn't spend as much money in the department stores and shops in May. Bureau statistics speakers show retail rose just by 0.3%. The discretionary spending on items like clothing and eating out declined in the month. economists ho...
Lets take a look at the satellite image. A broad high pressure system is causing a very cold morning particularly for inland areas. A cold front is triggering a few showers over the southeast of the country. A moist onshore flow over the Top End and...
Making news this morning, Jetstar has been forced to cancel a number of flights in and out of Bali because of a volcanic eruption. Jetstars flights on their way to Denpasar from Sydney and Melbourne were forced to turn around after Mount Raung erupte...
