Archive

Friday, 17 February 2017

Chamara Kapugedera's last-ball boundary gives Sri Lanka a five-wicket win over Australia in their opening Twenty20 clash at the MCG.

A spirited Adelaide United ground out a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Newcastle Jets at Hindmarsh Stadium on Friday night thanks to a second-half penalty from Marcelo Carrusca.

icon-abc-video

Beverley O'Connor speaks with security analyst Dr Ashraf Ali about the security crackdown in Pakistan, following an attack on a shrine that left at least 72 people dead.

icon-abc-audio

In this update,

icon-abc-video

In this update,

For a few days every February the setting sun hits a waterfall in Yosemite National Park at just the right angle to make the water glow orange and red like a cascade of molten lava.

icon-abc-video

In this update:

icon-abc-video

Beverley O'Connor speaks with Joy Pullman, the managing editor of the conservative news website The Federalist, about Robert Harward's decision to reject an offer to become US President Donald Trump's national security adviser.

icon-abc-video

A national round-up of today's weather outlook.

icon-abc-audio

A national round-up of today's weather outlook.

icon-abc-video

Beverley O'Connor speaks to Pat Leahy, the political editor of The Irish Times, about a Brexit meeting held by leaders from Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

icon-abc-video

In this update:

icon-abc-video

Siobhan Heanue reports from the NSW Rural Fire Service headquarters near Queanbeyan, February 17, 2017.

A Hong Kong man caught with 315 kilograms of methylamphetamine in Perth was recruited in a billiards hall and sent "over the trenches first" by a "sophisticated" drug ring most likely run out of China, a court hears.

icon-abc-video

In this update,

icon-abc-audio

In this update,

icon-abc-video

Premium costs are set to jump nearly 5% in April after Health Minister Greg Hunt signed off on the latest hike. Medibank Private has conceded customer acquisition is slowing as more disillusioned customers change insurers or drop their cover altogether. Medibank Private CEO Craig Drummond speaks to Alicia.

icon-abc-video

The All Ordinaries index fell around 0.2%. The ASX 200 lost 10 points. Julia Lee from Bell Direct speaks to Alicia.

icon-abc-video

Donald Trump claims credit for wall street's jump, do the biggest US investors agree? Vanguard investment CEO Bill McNabb speaks to Alicia.

New York-based Australian artist Ian Strange returns to home shores for his latest exhibition, Shadow, and launch of his short documentary series.

A plaque is laid overlooking a popular Darwin beach to remember 80 Japanese submarine crew who died during World War II.

Dancing is proving to be an effective way to refocus the minds of people with Alzheimer's and dementia, instructors say.

The Liberals peddle their cycling policy, Labor talks up patient accommodation and the man behind a micro party preference deal gets paid as the second full week of the campaign winds up.

Midnight Oil is back from their long break and ready to address the tumultuous political climate, dominated by the likes of Donald Trump, in their upcoming world tour, lead singer Peter Garrett says.

Pages