International markets have fallen sharply overnight. US and European markets had billions wiped off and the oil price plunged to $US26.30 - a price not seen since May 2003. Indicators show it will be a rough start to local trade
New information out this morning has revealed 2015 was the hottest year on record. Scientists also say last year the Earth warmed by the largest recorded margin, heating up by 0.9 degrees Celsius
Senator Chris Black is shopping an idea around Canberra this morning. He wants uni graduates to be able to pay off HELP debts with superannuation. But our political reporter Jane Norman says Cabinet ministers have made it clear previously "they want super quarantined for retirement"
World stocks have been in freefall overnight, with billions wiped from European and US markets and the price of crude oil plunging to its lowest level since May 2003.
Global temperatures in 2015 were by far the hottest in modern times, shattering the previous record held in 2014 by the widest margin ever observed, according to US scientists.
Treasurer Scott Morrison is being urged to introduce a plan to allow graduates to use their retirement savings to pay off government loans to cover course fees.
Daria Gavrilova says she will draw inspiration from Lleyton Hewitt, as she looks to continue her winning run at the Australian Open after knocking out sixth seed Petra Kvitova.
Women could soon have the option of using a nasal spray for pain relief during childbirth following recent trials by an Adelaide-based midwifery researcher.
The death toll in a gun and explosives attack on a university in north-west Pakistan has risen to 21, police say, adding that security forces have ended the operation against the gunmen.
Japan's resumption of its whale hunt is slammed by members of the scientific committee for the International Whaling Commission in a letter in one of the world's leading scientific journals.
Syria peace talks are expected to begin within a few days, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says, adding that Moscow is ready to cooperate closer with the United States on aid supplies.
American rapper Mos Def will be tried in a South African court in March after being arrested for presenting a "world passport" when trying to fly out of the country, officials say.
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