08:00:00 28/11/2015
The Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has joined representatives from 52 other countries at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta. Climate change is high on the agenda, with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon telling reporters that the 'stars seem to be aligning' for serious action on climate policy. But the threat of extremist violence is also expected to be a hot topic, as world leaders prepare to gather in Paris in the wake of terror attacks a fortnight ago. More
08:05:00 28/11/2015
The Federal government will impose a new tariff on reinforced steel, dumped in Australia by Korea, Singapore, Spain and Taiwan. The new tax will benefit one Australian steel producer, but it's not expected to be enough to resuscitate Australia's ailing steel industry. More
08:10:00 28/11/2015
Cape York indigenous leader, Noel Pearson has accused a Federal Coalition backbencher of manipulating Aboriginal elders in Cape York in an attempt to undermine Australia's biggest native title claim. Coalition backbencher and local MP, Warren Entsch, has lashed back at Mr Pearson calling him a 'potty mouth' and describing him as an 'unrepresentative, self-appointed leader'. The native title claim at the centre of the dispute was lodged by the Cape York Land Council and covers nearly 15 million hectares of Cape York in Queensland's far north. More
08:15:00 28/11/2015
There's fresh hope for the 350,000 Australians living with dementia is coming from an unlikely source. Scientists at the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney appear to have successfully cured a dog of dementia via stem cell therapy. It is the first time in the world that the operation has succeeded, and hopes are high that the procedure will now continue to a human trial. More
08:20:00 28/11/2015
The former head of the Australian branch of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah has warned Australia is a 'ticking time bomb' and Islamic radicalism will continue to spread across the country. Abdurrahman Ayyub was once one of Australia's most wanted terrorist suspects, but now he's employed by Indonesia's anti-terror squad as part of its de-radicalisation program. More
08:25:00 28/11/2015
World leaders are converging on Paris this weekend for the international climate talks. Back home, some farmers are yet to be convinced that man-made climate change is real. It's a view the younger generations are challenging, and some are reshaping farming practices to adapt to changing climate. More
08:30:00 28/11/2015
The Maritime Union says despite the Senate's attempt to change coastal shipping laws, a legal loophole means that Australian maritime workers will still lose their jobs to foreign crews. The legislation would have allowed foreign-flagged vessels working between Australian ports for more than six months a year to pay foreign wages. Its axing was touted as a win for the industry, but it's done little to change the fate of maritime workers in Western Australia and Victoria. More
08:35:00 28/11/2015
With Christmas fast approaching, welfare groups around Australia are preparing for the toughest year in recent memory. The Australian Council of Social Services says hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding cuts have hit hard, stretching an already under-funded sector to the limit. More
08:40:00 28/11/2015
A former competitive kayaker is trying to revolutionise village transport in Papua New Guinea with a small piece of wood. Chris Smidt represented Australia in whitewater kayaking and canoeing, and is a great admirer of the paddling skills of PNG's coastal villagers. But he was shocked to find they don't use a common paddle feature that makes paddling easier, so he's setting out to show some of the world's greatest canoeists how to be even better. More