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15 Dec 2016 - 7:26pm

18C complainant reports ’racist’ online abuse to federal police

EXCLUSIVE: An Aboriginal woman at the centre of a controversial 18C racial discrimination case has referred thousands of threatening and abusive online and social...
15 Dec 2016 - 7:39pm

Russia, Syria preparing rebels' evacuation from Aleppo: ministry

Russia's defence ministry said Thursday it was working with the Syrian authorities to prepare the evacuation of the remaining rebels in war-torn eastern Aleppo.
15 Dec 2016 - 7:43pm

First ever all-Indigenous crew to sail in Sydney to Hobart

For the first time an all-Indigenous crew will make the journey south to Hobart.
15 Dec 2016 - 4:45pm

Why where you live could dictate how likely you are to develop cancer

For the first time, Australians can now compare the rates of incidence and mortality of cancer in their area.
15 Dec 2016 - 4:53pm

Duterte's killing admission an impeachable offence

Two Philippine senators say President Duterte's admission he killed criminals is an impeachable offence.
15 Dec 2016 - 1:59pm

Former NSW Minister Eddie Obeid sentenced to jail for misconduct

Former NSW Minister Eddie Obeid has been denied bail today in the NSW Supreme Court, after being sentenced to a minimum three years in jail for misconduct in...
15 Dec 2016 - 5:57pm

Pirate Bay among five websites to be blocked in Australia

Five copyright-infringing websites will be blocked in Australia following a groundbreaking Federal Court ruling.

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15 Dec 2016 - 2:00pm

How the battle for Aleppo unfolded

Restoring full control over Aleppo, Syria's most populous city before the war, has been seen as critical to the fortunes of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a multi...
15 Dec 2016 - 4:58pm

SA man charged with terror offence

A South Australian man has been charged with advocating terrorism through videos he posted on social media.
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Why did she die? Ms Dhu's family anxiously await coronial findings

Tomorrow, more than two years since Ms Dhu died in agonising pain, the West Australian Coroner Ros Fogliani will release her findings into the death, more than...
NITV

Man to face court over Bowraville disappearances, 25 years on

There has been a renewed push to appeal a previous not guilty ruling for the man accused of murdering two Aboriginal children in Bowraville, NSW.
15 Dec 2016 - 3:08pm

'Help us escape this hell': Orphans beg to leave Aleppo in heartbreaking video

As bombs continue to drop on the Syrian city of Aleppo, a US medical organisation has released heartbreaking footage of a group of orphans pleading to the...
15 Dec 2016 - 2:47pm

'The size and strength of men': Victoria defends moving kids to adult prison

The Victorian government has defended its decision to transfer juvenile offenders to an adult prison, which is being challenged in the state's Supreme Court.
15 Dec 2016 - 8:00am

Satellite images reveal 'significant' weapons detected on South China Sea islands

New satellite imagery shows China has apparently installed "significant" defensive weapons on a series of artificial islands it built in the South China Sea, a...

In focus: Migration

Highlights from SBS' coverage of migration-related issues.

13 Dec 2016 - 10:27am

One in five Pacific Islanders would move to Australia under new migration proposal

A new proposal to throw open Australia’s doors to permanent Pacific Islander migrants would be worth more than 40 times the value of current aid commitments and...

So you want to move to Australia? Here's a how-to guide

For those interested in a life in Australia, there's more than one way to migrate here, but not all of them are permanent.
12 Dec 2016

Melbourne woman faces deportation due to her intellectual disability

The family of Bhajan Kaur have made a heartfelt appeal to stop her deportation, as her mother and brother explain to SBS Punjabi the possible consequences of such...

The controversy around 457 visas

Here's what you need to know about Australia's 457 temporary skilled worker program.
25 Nov 2016 - 7:09am

'Deportation would tear our family apart': GP makes last-ditch plea for family to stay in Australia

A Bangladeshi doctor and her two children are facing deportation after her daughter's developmental delay lead to the rejection of their application to stay in...
14 Sep 2016 - 11:43am

Call to increase visa cost for parents of immigrants slammed

The Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia says a call from the Productivity Commission to reevaluate visas for the parents of immigrants is ...
21 Nov 2016 - 7:17am

South African family ordered to leave Australia before Christmas

Disabled support workers claim Canberra’s disabled community will suffer because the Immigration Department is not reversing its denial of their visas.

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15 Dec 2016 - 2:04pm

World first: Woman gives birth with aid of prepubescent ovary tissue

A woman in London has become the first to give birth after having her fertility restored using ovarian tissue frozen before the onset of puberty, doctors said Wednesday.
14 Dec 2016 - 3:53pm

Map reveals state hardest hit by end of the mining boom

Treasurer Scott Morrison has directed the Productivity Commission to investigate the areas hardest hit by the end of the mining boom. This map highlights where...
15 Dec 2016 - 1:13pm

Pregnancy promises and courteous behaviour? Here's what women really want from Cricket Australia

A leaked document has called on Cricket Australia to take more meaningful action to achieve gender neutrality in the national sport.
13 Dec 2016 - 2:01pm

Images of mysterious object washed ashore bamboozle New Zealand locals

Photographs of the alien-like object washed ashore near Auckland have sparked an online debate - but scientists believe that have the answer as to what it is.
14 Dec 2016 - 1:28pm

Trump will have a difficult time monitoring Muslims after this move by Silicon Valley

A group of top techies have promised not to help president-elect Donald Trump create a database of Muslims in the US.
15 Dec 2016 - 6:28am

Anti-dowry summit calls for legal restrictions on dowry demands

There has been a renewed push for dowry demands to be legally defined as a form of economic abuse. The issue was among the topics at the first national anti-dowry...
15 Dec 2016 - 1:07pm

Syria in crisis: How you can help

There appears to be no end in sight for millions of civilians and refugees affected by the bloody Syrian war. Here's how you can help.

In focus: Australia's First People

Food
Growth

Who owns a plant?

With more and more people relishing in the flora that has nourished Indigenous Australians for more than 50,000 years, John Newtown asks who "owns" our native plants.
Culture
Busting myths

Here's the truth about the 'free ride' that some Australians think Indigenous peoples get

The shocking truth about non-Indigenous Australia is that many people mistakenly assume that Indigenous Australians coast through life, receiving privileges and benefits. Bronwyn Carlson busts this my...
Culture
Yoga fusions

Weaving Indigenous sounds and stories into yoga

A Sydney-based yoga organisation is fusing Indian and Indigenous yoga traditions, incorporating the spirit of Aboriginal Australia into the ancient practice.
Culture
Indigenous Australia

How can we meaningfully recognise cities as Indigenous places?

More than 30 per cent of Australia has been returned to Indigenous control, but none of that land is in urban areas.
Culture
Healing past hurts

Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation: A brotherhood of healing

In 2002, a group of survivors from the notorious Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home established the Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation, a place dedicated to the healing of survivors and the...
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29 Nov 2016 - 7:15pm

In pictures: Behind the lines - the story of 2016 through political cartoons

The year 2016 gave political cartoonists more material than you could poke a pencil at. Eighty of the best cartoons went on display in the Behind the Lines exhibition at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Canberra.
9 Nov 2016 - 8:55pm

In pictures: The passion and the pain, Trump and Clinton supporters on election night

Donald Trump supporters were jubilant while Hillary Clinton supporters were shocked and silent - it is the tale of two camps as the US starts to come to terms with Trump's shock victory.
4 Nov 2016 - 3:18pm

In pictures: Iraqi forces re-take Mosul

More than 50,000 Iraqi soldiers, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and Shia militiamen are engaged in a bloody battle to re-take control of Mosul from IS.
13 Sep 2016 - 11:16am

Finetta's life at home

25 Aug 2016 - 11:29am

In pictures: Massive earthquake hits central Italy

A 6.2-magnitude hit central Italy on Wednesday, leaving more than 150 dead and reducing towns across the region to rubble.
16 Aug 2016 - 1:44pm

In pictures: Deadly Louisiana floods force thousands to evacuate

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.
9 Aug 2016 - 1:35pm

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.
19 Jul 2016 - 2:56pm

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.
19 Jul 2016 - 11:33am

In pictures: Protesters mark the start of the Republican convention

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.
15 Jul 2016 - 10:52am

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.
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