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27 Dec 2016 - 6:28pm

Tourist trapped in car found safe, six others missing in NT floods

NT Police are still searching for six people missing after heavy rain, as three tourists who had their car swept away in floodwaters are found safe.
27 Dec 2016 - 6:06pm

Russia finds black box from military plane crashed in the Black Sea

Russian authorities have found a flight recorder in the wreckage of a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday, killing all 92 on board, Russian...
27 Dec 2016 - 6:33pm

‘Best weapon we have is a prayer’: 3000 to converge for western Sydney peace symposium

Preparations for one of Australia’s largest and longest-running Muslim conventions, Jalsa Salana, are well underway in anticipation for what event organisers hope...
27 Dec 2016 - 5:15pm

Send his body home: Faysal Ahmed's family

Relatives of Faysal Ahmed, a Sudanese refugee who died in Brisbane after falling ill on Manus Island, want his body returned by the Australian government.
27 Dec 2016 - 5:15pm

Six dead, 18 missing in Philippines' Christmas typhoon

At least six people are dead and 18 others missing after Typhoon Nock-Ten lashed the Philippines over the Christmas holidays, the government said Tuesday as it...
27 Dec 2016 - 6:04pm

LOYAL on track for record Sydney-Hobart

Forced to retire from the Sydney to Hobart for the past two years, Perpetual LOYAL is on track to set a race record after the retirement of Wild Oats XI.
27 Dec 2016 - 4:47pm

Jakarta governor Ahok's blasphemy trial to proceed: judge

The blasphemy trial of the Indonesian capital's minority Christian governor will proceed, a judge has ruled.

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27 Dec 2016 - 12:43pm

Japan PM in Hawaii before Pearl Harbor trip

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has landed in Hawaii, ahead of a visit to Pearl Harbor, the US naval base attacked by the Japanese in 1941.
27 Dec 2016 - 3:28pm

Forklift licence an opportunity for Sri Lankan migrant with Down syndrome

A forklift licence is offering new freedoms to a young Sri Lankan woman with Down syndrome.
27 Dec 2016 - 2:48pm

First Istanbul trial to begin of Turkey coup suspects

Almost 30 Turkish police will go on trial in Istanbul on Tuesday charged with involvement in the July 15 coup bid, the city's first trial of alleged putschists.
27 Dec 2016 - 11:07am

'I will never stop missing you': George Michael's partner recalls finding his body

Superstar singer George Michael's partner remembers finding him 'dead peacefully in bed' as tributes flow from around the world.
27 Dec 2016 - 6:11pm

Briefed: 753 things the government was worried about in 2016

A massive trove of documents uncovered by SBS News under freedom of information law reveals the subjects considered most important by the federal government ahead...
27 Dec 2016 - 11:49am

Pioneering US astronomer Vera Rubin dies

Vera Rubin, a pioneering US astronomer who helped find powerful evidence of dark matter, has died. She was 88.
27 Dec 2016 - 12:41pm

Increased police presence continues at Boxing Day Test

Police officers will be out in force again as the Boxing Day Test continues after an alleged bombing plot was foiled last week.

In focus: Migration

Highlights from SBS' coverage of migration-related issues.

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.
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...
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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26 Dec 2016 - 11:40am

From David Bowie to George Michael: the legends we lost in 2016

Movie stars, musical masters, and the "greatest" of all time - 2016 saw the deaths of many of the world's most beloved celebrities.
27 Dec 2016 - 1:46pm

Possum panic nothing to kick up a fuss about: food safety body

Proposed amendments to the South Australian Food Standard Code could see an array of game meat previously excluded from the legal consumption list find its way...
27 Dec 2016 - 8:29am

Meet the Yazidi refugees forging a new life in country NSW

Since August, Wagga Wagga in NSW's Riverina region has become home to more than a dozen Yazidi families, who fled IS massacres in northern Iraq. Now, they’re...
27 Dec 2016 - 2:27pm

The Australian pair providing hand-ons childbirth training to Indian doctors

An Australian couple is hoping to bring basic education to remote parts of India, in a bid to reduce the rates of mother and newborn mortality.
23 Dec 2016 - 6:32pm

Indigenous crew set sail in aspiration for next year's Sydney to Hobart

In its 72-year history, no Indigenous crew has sailed the Sydney to Hobart race, the Tribal Warrior crew were hoping to change that but missed their deadline.
25 Dec 2016 - 7:11pm

2016: What a year in politics

To say it was a rocky year in global politics would be an understatement, but the past 12 months in domestic politics have also been a wild ride.
27 Dec 2016 - 9:13am

Fields of dreams: 2016 in the world of sport

From football fairy tales and golfing glory to tennis-court dreams and the passing of a sporting great, 2016 has been a year full of highs and lows.

In focus: Australia's First People

Culture
Indigenous Australia

How to make a healing garden

Your garden can deliver a lot more than just outdoor decoration. SBS Life spoke to Charles Solomon, Indigenous plant consultant and founder of Garawana Creative, to find out how we can bring some Abor...
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...
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
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.
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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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