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Political donations top $1b thanks to big business donors

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ABC News

Declared donations and payments to Australian political parties are about to top $1 billion, a new…

It's about me: Terminally ill woman fights for right to choose

ABC News

As the Victorian Government considers recommendations to legalise assisted dying, one woman fights…

Victoria set to hold conscience vote on assisted dying

ABC News

The Victorian Government accepts a cross-party committee's recommendation to legalise assisted dying…

Too many people with asthma are under-treated

ABC Health

Many people accept regular breathlessness and wheezing as normal, when it is a sign of being asthmatic.

Space junk is coming back to bite us

ABC Science

Space junk is crowding out telecommunication satellites in Earth's orbit and putting humans at risk.

Islamic State: Mosul through the eyes of a local

ABC News

At least 80,000 people have now fled the battle for Mosul, offering a much deeper view of life under Islamic State's brutal reign.

Imagining the future of food

Nordic Food Lab, Copenhagen, Denmark (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Blueprint for Living

As anxiety around food scarcity grows, can food continue to be a source of enjoyment and pleasure?

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Teen tradies from Adelaide's north optimistic about job prospects

Wed 07 Dec 2016, 6:42 am AEDT

Students from Adelaide's northern suburbs are picking up tools and renovating homes in a bid to improve their job prospects in a region where unemployment is rampant.

'Dad used to beat me up': 12yo wins award for helping domestic violence victims

Wed 07 Dec 2016, 6:29 am AEDT

A Tasmanian boy who was abused by his father and a Sudanese refugee receive awards for their work in turning their experiences into projects to help others.