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18 Jan 2017 - 1:56pm

Commuting sentence of Wikileaks source Chelsea Manning 'outrageous': Ryan

House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan has slammed US President Barack Obama's decision to commute the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the army...
18 Jan 2017 - 1:04pm

First Indigenous minister appointed in Turnbull Government shake-up

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's ministry reshuffle includes promotions for Ken Wyatt and Greg Hunt, but reduces the size of cabinet by one.
18 Jan 2017 - 1:13pm

Pakistani mother sentenced to death for daughter's 'honour killing'

A mother who murdered her own daughter and set her alight for marrying the man of her choice has been sentenced to death, officials said Tuesday, in a case that...
18 Jan 2017 - 2:53pm

'Shocking and unacceptable': At least 52 dead in Nigerian refugee camp bombing

At least 52 aid workers and civilians were killed on Tuesday when an air force jet accidentally bombed a camp in northeast Nigeria instead of Boko Haram militants...
18 Jan 2017 - 1:01pm

Granville train disaster 40 years on: 'The biggest thing is the survivor guilt'

Rob Garner narrowly escaped Australia's worst train disaster, which killed 83 people and injured 200 others 40 years ago today.
18 Jan 2017 - 2:34pm

Queensland speaker supports Hanson's burqa ban, claims faces 'need to be identifiable'

Queensland Speaker Peter Wellington has backed a ban on the burqa in some public places, and says One Nation's new state MP should push for it.
18 Jan 2017 - 12:08pm

MH370 families vow to continue fighting

Families of those lost on board MH370 have criticised the suspension of the underwater search almost three years after the Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared.

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18 Jan 2017 - 8:27am

Racial bias confirmed in a heartbeat: study

A single heartbeat can cause a person to make a decision based on racial bias, said an unusual study Wednesday into the crucial organ's influence on snap human...
18 Jan 2017 - 7:53am

May puts Britain on course for 'hard' Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled her Brexit blueprint on Tuesday, announcing for the first time that Britain will leave Europe's single market in order to...
18 Jan 2017 - 10:54am

Senate inquiry needed for Centrelink system 'mess': Labor

The federal opposition says a Senate inquiry is needed to see what can be done to fix the Centrelink debt recovery system.
18 Jan 2017 - 7:55am

Putin ridicules dossier on Trump as fake

Vladimir Putin believes the very notion of Donald Trump liaising with prostitutes in Russia is laughable.
18 Jan 2017 - 7:59am

Xi rebukes globalisation's foes as Trump presidency nears

China's President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday against scapegoating globalisation for the world's ills or retreating behind protectionist walls, staking out an...
18 Jan 2017 - 9:35am

No sex unless you register to vote: Kenyan MP issues warning

The Mombasa Women Representative reportedly said she wouldn’t have to withhold sex herself – her husband has already registered to vote.
18 Jan 2017 - 9:13am

Apprentice contestant sues Trump

A contestant on The Apprentice has announced legal action against President-elect Donald Trump for defamation.

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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17 Jan 2017 - 9:43pm

'It's like developing another suburb': Fairfield calls for support to settle thousands of refugees

Refugee advocates are calling on the Australian government to provide more support to communities accepting the lion's share of arriving refugees.
17 Jan 2017 - 7:52pm

Australia Day billboard with hijabs removed in Melbourne

An Australia Day billboard featuring two women in hijabs has been taken down after sparking a backlash on social media.
18 Jan 2017 - 6:30am

Full moon party over for Thai tourism boom

After a decade of booming growth in Australians visiting Thailand, tourists are now choosing alternative destinations.
18 Jan 2017 - 6:27am

Wrong Ivanka: Trump mistakes UK woman for his daughter

US President-elect Donald Trump has mistaken a woman from Brighton in the south of England, Ivanka Majic, for his daughter on Twitter.
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 - 7:53pm

'He 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.
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

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17 Jan 2017 - 5:44pm

Indigenous Languages at Risk

Australia's Indigenous languages could be completely wiped out by 2050 according to experts.

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.
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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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