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17 Jan 2017 - 1:05pm

Turkish police catch Istanbul nightclub attacker in city

Turkish police have captured the suspected jihadist who slaughtered 39 people on New Year's night at an Istanbul nightclub, detaining him in a raid on a...
17 Jan 2017 - 12:44pm

PM to get report on massive Yahoo data breach

The prime minister's advisor on cyber security, Alastair MacGibbon, has been asked to report on last year's massive Yahoo data breach.
17 Jan 2017 - 11:15am

'We’re going to lead the way in Queensland': Pauline Hanson pushes for burqa ban

Pauline Hanson said that One Nation would lead the way, attacking the current Labor government for a lack of ambition.
17 Jan 2017 - 11:41am

Missing Australian skiers found safe in Japan: report

An Australian woman and her sons reportedly missing from a popular Japanese ski resort after heavy snowfall have been found well.
17 Jan 2017 - 11:44am

Top 10 most underreported humanitarian crises of 2016

Aid organisation CARE International says millions of people suffered in 2016 from ongoing conflicts and natural disasters but few members of the public know about...
17 Jan 2017 - 10:46am

Five dead in shooting at Mexico's BPM music festival

A shooting erupted during an electronic music festival at a Mexican beach resort early Monday, leaving five people dead, including one in a stampede as revelers...
17 Jan 2017 - 12:54pm

'She hit me like a damn truck': Kangaroo viciously attacks personal trainer

A Melbourne personal trainer needed emergency surgery after a vicious kangaroo attacked her while she was running.

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17 Jan 2017 - 11:16am

'We Europeans have our fate in our own hands': Defiant EU nations prepare for Trump presidency

European Union nations bracing for the looming Donald Trump presidency showed defiance Monday in the face of the president-elect's stinging comments on everything from...
17 Jan 2017 - 12:17pm

Eugene Cernan, last man to walk on moon, dead at 82

US astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man to set foot on the moon, died Monday at age 82, NASA and his family announced.
17 Jan 2017 - 7:26am

Blind woman tells of fighting off Harris

A London court has heard a blind and disabled woman give evidence that she had to fight off Rolf Harris to stop him groping her at a hospital.
17 Jan 2017 - 8:08am

Turnbull weighs up Ley replacement

As the prime minister spends a second day in Queensland, Bill Shorten will be promoting his jobs and industry focus in Sydney.
17 Jan 2017 - 6:34am

Trump may kick media out of White House

The Trump team says the president-elect is showing he's committed to a "free and independent" press by considering moving them out of the White House.
17 Jan 2017 - 6:59am

Chinese community 'more likely' to smoke, have diabetes, develop heart disease

Cardiovascular disease is Australia's number one killer, and Chinese Australians have been identified as particularly vulnerable to the condition.
17 Jan 2017 - 10:46am

Wife of Orlando nightclub shooter arrested

The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people in an attack at an Orlando gay night club last year has been arrested.

In focus: Migration

Highlights from SBS' coverage of migration-related issues.

16 Jan 2017 - 10:40am

'Biggest rort of all time': Call for royal commission into 457 visas over US oil drillers

The Maritime Union of Australia is calling for a royal commission into the 457 skilled migrant visa program for temporary overseas workers.

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 ...

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16 Jan 2017 - 12:02pm

'Twilight Zone returns' : Scottish TV listing of Trump’s inauguration goes viral

The review describes the event as a return of The Twilight Zone and one of the most 'ambitious, expensive and controversial productions in broadcast history.'
16 Jan 2017 - 6:32pm

NSW RSL spent $93,000 defending 'homophobic attack'

The chief executive of the NSW RSL has described a decision to spend $93,000 defending a senior executive accused of vilifying a gay veteran as disappointing.
17 Jan 2017 - 7:39am

Australian billionaires richer than the bottom fifth of the population

Two Australian billionaires are wealthier than the bottom fifth of the population, a global report by Oxfam into wealth inequality shows.
16 Jan 2017 - 7:54pm

Meet the Trumps: America's new first family

The new first family is a tight-knit celebrity clan, wealthy beyond the wildest dreams of most Americans and well used to the public eye.
16 Jan 2017 - 4:09pm

Rural, regional communities feeling the effects of climate change

A study conducted by the Climate Council has found most people in rural and regional Australia feel they are already suffering the consequences of climate change.
16 Jan 2017 - 3:41pm

No country for old men: Japan's elderly inmates prefer jail

Every day is the same. He wakes at 6:45am, eats breakfast 20 minutes later and reports for work at eight o'clock sharp. But this isn't your typical Japanese...
16 Jan 2017 - 11:08am

'This is the call': Life as a teenager waiting for a heart transplant

Every time the phone rang, Joel Seeto hoped it would be the call that saved his life. This is what it's like to be on the Australian organ transplant list.

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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2 Jan 2017 - 10:31am

In pictures: Obama's final year in office captured in White House photos

Chief White House photographer Pete Souza has released his final series of images, offering a glimpse inside the Obama administration in its final year.
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.
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