08:00:00 06/02/2012
Queenslanders are again bracing for a big flood and one town, St George, in the south-west of the state, is likely to be hit hard. Around 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, but several hundred have decided to stay. Mike O'Brien lives on the edge of town and says those who've ignored the order to evacuate are crazy. More
08:03:00 06/02/2012
The Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says many communities are struggling to cope with floodwaters and the damage to their properties and businesses. She says the town of St George is facing unprecedented flooding and the levee that protected the town last year will not hold back the water this time around. More
08:06:00 06/02/2012
Residents of towns like Moree in New South Wales and Roma in Queensland are beginning the sticky, smelly task of cleaning up as the floodwaters recede from their town.
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08:09:00 06/02/2012
With leadership speculation plaguing the Government, Labor MPs converged on Canberra yesterday for the first caucus meeting of the year, where the Prime Minister Julia Gillard told them more internal discipline is needed. Commentators have suggested that the Prime Minister could end the speculation by calling a leadership spill, but she's denied there's any need.
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08:12:00 06/02/2012
After yesterday's caucus meeting, Labor MP's went to The Lodge for a barbecue where a familiar face - former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke - gave them a rev up. More
08:15:00 06/02/2012
In 2006, a program was launched to get more Indigenous people into the workforce and promote reconciliation. The first evaluation of Reconciliation Action Plans have shown that 280 organisations are now involved. Tom Calma, who co-chairs Reconciliation Australia, says companies are not just pledging for more jobs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, but actually creating jobs.
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08:18:00 06/02/2012
Most economists believe the Reserve Bank will cut the cash rate to 4 per cent when the board holds its first meeting of the year tomorrow. Despite better economic news from the US and Europe, economists believe falling local inflation will provide the necessary trigger. More
08:22:00 06/02/2012
Former Massachussets governor Mitt Romney has taken another state primary, making it his third win this year and his second decisive victory in a row. But the campaign is expected to get even more acrimonious - Romney's main rival, the former house speaker Newt Gingrich continued his scorched earth campaign against the front-runner, spending much of his post-caucus news conference denouncing Romney for being pro-abortion, pro-gun control, and pro-tax increases. More
08:26:00 06/02/2012
Queen Elizabeth becomes Britain's second longest serving monarch today when she marks 60 years on the throne. In 1952 then Princess Elizabeth was in Kenya on her way to tour Australia when she learned her father King George the 6th was dead and she was now Queen. The official celebrations will be in June. More
