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Four people - two men and two women - have died after an accident on a ride at Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld.
Family First Senator Bob Day is facing growing calls to honour his commitment to resign from the Senate, after it was revealed he’s delaying handing in his notice.
January's Sydney Festival will host the first major exhibition of paintings by executed 'Bali nine' member Myuran Sukumaran.
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a police academy in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing 62 people.
The managing director of IT giant IBM Australia has revealed no staff have been sacked or disciplined following the shutdown of the online census.
Federal forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters gained ground in several areas, AFP correspondents on various fronts said, but the jihadists were hitting back with...
Australian man Robert Ellis came to Indonesia on a visa for senior citizens in 2013. Now he has been jailed for 15 years for molesting young girls in Bali.

US Votes

The best of SBS' coverage of the race to the White House.

The US presidential candidates have each spoken thousands of words in their bid to become the next president. But what does their use of language say about them?

Poll puts Clinton ahead

Hillary Clinton is ahead of her rival Donald Trump in the latest nationwide poll of US voters.
With just over two weeks to go before Americans vote for a new president, Hillary Clinton -- who has widened her lead over Donald Trump -- is stepping up her...
While Donald Trump has pledged to ‘build a wall’ along the entire 3,200-kilometre border separating the US and Mexico, in California they already have. SBS' US...
'Saturday Night Live' has delivered its latest takedown of the US Presidential debates, and once again Donald Trump was the butt of most of the jokes.
Political cartoonist Sam Wallman, a 2016 Walkley nominee, presents daily street portraits of every-day manifestations of the US Presidential election campaign.
SBS US Election Correspondent Brett Mason is in the United States in the lead up to November's presidential election. He's been meeting the locals and getting a...

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More news and analysis from Australia and the world.

Insight
As debate rages in Australia about tick-borne illnesses, this week's Insight asks: how much can a bite from one of these critters affect our health?
NSW Fair Trading has released new information in 16 different languages to make sure consumers from non-English speaking know their rights.
A reformed Sydney drug dealer is mentoring youths to help them get clean.

Rudd caught in Clinton email hack

Kevin Rudd sought a meeting with Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta days before he met Malcolm Turnbull, according to WikiLeaks
New research highlights the fact harmful drinking is not just a problem affecting men, leading to calls for better alcohol education for teenage girls.
The EU is trying to rescue the landmark trade deal with Canada after Belgium's Wallonia region rejected a Monday deadline.

Cultural Perspectives

A series of stories aimed at busting the myths around religion, cultural practices and sacred texts.

What exactly is Sharia law? And is it in conflict with the Australian way of life?
Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and is predicted to rival Christianity in terms of global population by 2050. But, despite popular perception,...
What are burqas and niqabs, and why are they worn?
Anti-Muslim activists often cite violent passages from the Qur'an and other sacred Islamic texts to prove Islam is a violent religion. But how do these claims...
The different interpretations of 'Jihad'

Editor's Choice

Our pick of the best content from SBS News & Current Affairs and our content partners.

The battle for Mosul: what we know

The battle to force IS out of the Iraqi city of Mosul has been raging for days. Here's what we know about the push so far.
It's speed-dating at a completely different level.
Millionaire founder of the CarAdvice website Alborz Fallah is passing on some of his hard-learnt lessons from the auto and media industries.
A baby girl in the US has been 'born' twice after doctors removed her from her mother's womb for lifesaving surgery 12 weeks before she was properly born.
Guilty of slaying his child's mother, Ethiopian immigrant Solomon Jenbare sits in an Australian prison. In a little over two years, he could be free. How did his...
It took just minutes for the talk of Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson's resignation to switch to just one question: what on earth is that signature George Brandis...
The Feed
Tasmania’s Campbell’s Remess is not your typical 12 year old boy. For the past three years he has spent all his spare time making teddy bears for sick children.
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Finetta's life at home

A 6.2-magnitude hit central Italy on Wednesday, leaving more than 150 dead and reducing towns across the region to rubble.
Louisiana has faced epic flooding, with at least seven people killed and thousands evacuated to emergency shelters after waterways in the southern part of the state overflowed their banks.

Who's Who in the Hip Op Crew?

Meet Mi$$y Ro Yo, Kara Bang Bang, Big Deal and the rest of the world's oldest hip-hop crew.

On Location in Sicily

Aela Callan and the Dateline crew captured not only the story of the anti-mafia fight in Sicily, but also the sights and sounds of this Mediterranean island.
Dozens of protesters both for and against presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have faced off at the opening of the Republican National Convention in the state of Ohio.

Bastille Day attack

At least 60 people are dead and 100 injured in the French city of Nice after a truck ploughed into a crowd in what officials and witnesses say was a deliberate attack.

Behind the Scenes: Gaza Life

Reporter Brett Mason and producer Will West spent just over a week filming in Gaza for Dateline. These behind the scenes photos offer more insight into daily life there.
Australians have turned out around the country to cast their votes in this year's election and eat some sausages.
Passengers and staff were left shocked and shaken at Istanbul's Ataturk airport, Turkey's biggest airport, after two explosions and gunfire left at least 36 people dead and about 150 injured.