08:01:00 25/01/2014
After a day of drama in Geneva the UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says the Syrian government and Western-backed opposition have agreed to hold direct talks. The face-to-face meeting was due to take place on Friday, but deep divisions between the two sides caused it to be delayed. For a while it seemed it might have to be called off altogether More
08:04:00 25/01/2014
The Royal Australian Navy has received the first two of its next generation helicopters, and Australian pilots have been sent to Florida to try them out. The Navy has bought 24 of the new Seahawks, at a cost of $3 billion. More
08:08:00 25/01/2014
Western Australia's controversial shark killing policy is expected to start in parts of the state this weekend. Sharks larger than three metres will be baited and killed, but the policy is still upsetting some. More
08:11:00 25/01/2014
As firefighters continue to battle blazes across Australia, they are also battling fatigue. In New South Wales, four firefighters were taken to hospital after rolling a tanker on their way back from fighting a blaze. An investigation will be conducted to see if fatigue was the cause of the accident. More
08:14:00 25/01/2014
The Northern Territory Government is under fire from parents and teachers for its overhaul of education funding.
The Government argues a shake-up is necessary after years of dismal NAPLAN results.The Australian Education Union says the cuts go too far. More
08:17:00 25/01/2014
The former deputy chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has questioned the motives of brewing giant SAB Miller in closing the Bluetongue Brewery on the New South Wales Central Coast. Alan Asher has suggested referring the closure to the ACCC. More
08:20:00 25/01/2014
After a lengthy campaign, the world's oldest surviving clipper ship is about to return to Adelaide for good after decades in the United Kingdom. The 'City of Adelaide' ferried migrants to South Australia in the 1800s, but in recent years it was left rotting in Scotland.
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08:23:00 25/01/2014
Nearly half the inmates doing time in the New South Wales prison system have not completed year 10 at high school. Job prospects are limited on release. One effort to change that is a skills training program at a minimum security correctional centre in the state's Upper Hunter. More
08:26:00 25/01/2014
Had Australia won gold medals at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Waltzing Matilda would've become synonymous with national pride. One Melbourne historian argues the ballad would've then polled higher in the 1977 referendum on Australia's national anthem More
