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22 Jan 2017 - 9:51am

'We are not afraid': Women lead huge anti-Trump protests across US

More than one million people have rallied at women's marches in the US and cities around the world to send President Donald Trump an emphatic message on his first...
22 Jan 2017 - 8:00am

Baby becomes fifth fatality of Melbourne mall car attack

Floral tributes have been building in central Melbourne, with a baby becoming the fifth fatality from Friday's car attack on pedestrians.
22 Jan 2017 - 9:27am

Trump assures CIA: 'I am so behind you'

US President Donald Trump has told CIA officials: "I am so behind you".
22 Jan 2017 - 10:09am

At least 13 killed, 100 injured as Indian train derails

At least 13 people were killed and around 100 injured after an express train derailed in southeastern India in the latest disaster to hit one the world's largest...
22 Jan 2017 - 7:07am

'Europe will wake up in 2017', Le Pen says in Germany

French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen on Saturday told a European gathering of rightwing populists in Germany that a string of high-stakes elections in 2017...
22 Jan 2017 - 9:03am

The Gambia's Jammeh leaves country after trying to cling to power

Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia's leader for 22 years, flew out of the country late on Saturday after declaring he would step down and hand power to newly elected...
22 Jan 2017 - 6:25am

Nigeria botched air strike may have killed up to 236 people

As many as 236 people may have been killed in the botched Nigerian air strike against Boko Haram that hit a camp for civilians displaced by the unrest, a local...

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22 Jan 2017 - 7:24am

'It's tragic': 16 killed as Hungarian school coach crashes in Italy

At least 16 people died when a coach bringing Hungarian teenagers home from a skiing trip crashed and burst into flames on a northern Italian motorway overnight,...
21 Jan 2017 - 7:09pm

Four more survivors pulled from Italy avalanche hotel

Emergency workers on Saturday pulled four more survivors from the ruins of an Italian hotel buried under an avalanche three days ago, after the "miracle" rescue...
21 Jan 2017 - 8:28pm

Ceremony over, Trump turns to governing

Donald Trump is expected to spend his first day in office at a cathedral service and visiting the CIA.
21 Jan 2017 - 3:49pm

SKorea minister resigns after arrest over arts blacklist

South Korea's culture minister resigned after being arrested Saturday for allegedly creating a "blacklist" of nearly 10,000 artists who voiced criticism of...
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Deep into the mind of a moderate Trump voter (and the Democrat who loves him)

“Luckily he proved to me that a person can support Trump and not act like him,” said his girlfriend, an Obama supporter.
21 Jan 2017 - 5:28pm

The skin cure fad threatening Myanmar's elephants

Elephants are being killed to satisfy such a vast number of human demands that they may soon be a thing of the past.
21 Jan 2017 - 6:29pm

Trump trade strategy starts with TPP exit

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, which includes Australia, is in doubt with new US President Donald Trump signalling the US will not join.

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...
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 ...
2 Dec 2016

The controversy around 457 visas

Here's what you need to know about Australia's 457 temporary skilled worker program.

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20 Jan 2017 - 1:21pm

Yolocaust: Israeli satirist targets Holocaust memorial selfies

An Israeli satirist living in Berlin has created a work which juxtaposes Holocaust memorial selfies with images of the actual Holocaust.
20 Jan 2017 - 7:05am

Sikh boy forced to attend different school over turban ban

A five-year-old boy has been banned from wearing his traditional head-wear at a Melbourne school, because it doesn't conform with the uniform protocol.
20 Jan 2017 - 7:40am

The best friends who discovered they were identical twins

A chance encounter on a Swedish ski field was the beginning of an amazing story of friendship and family.
20 Jan 2017 - 9:35am

Remembering love and finding home: Saroo Brierley’s ‘Lion’ story

Saroo Brierley - whose life story is now a Hollywood film - used his vivid memories of India to help find his way home. And his recollection of his first day in...
19 Jan 2017 - 8:16pm

Hijab billboard campaign success sees signs booked across Victoria

Campaign Edge, the agency behind a campaign to return the image of two girls wearing hijabs to billboards in Victoria, says it aims to roll out the project across...
20 Jan 2017 - 9:43am

What Trump's inauguration tells us to expect from his presidency

With bitter partisan divisions, public Twitter stoushes and several breaks with tradition – Trump’s inauguration may be a prelude of his presidency to come.
19 Jan 2017 - 6:14pm

Meet the father and son walking from Adelaide to Canberra to help refugees

'I owe it to my children to fight for the Australia I love, and that's the Australia that gives people a fair go.'

In focus: Australia's First People

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19 Jan 2017 - 7:49pm

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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21 Jan 2017 - 4:25am

The inauguration of the 45th president of the United States, Donald J Trump

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.
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