08:00:00 21/01/2017
Donald John Trump has been inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America. After one of the most bitter election campaigns in modern times, President Trump has taken the oath of office, pledging to shift power from the political establishment to the forgotten people of America and to put America first in every single decision he makes. Under grey skies and drizzle, hundreds of thousands of people gathered to witness the ceremony on the National Mall. Small groups of protestors, mostly peaceful but some smashing windows and clashing with police, have also made their way through the capital. More
07:14:35 21/01/2017
US Correspondent Conor Duffy discusses Donald Trump's 20-minute inauguration speech with AM's Emily Bourke. Trump spoke of an 'American carnage' of poverty, underemployment, inadequate education, drugs and crime. He issued a new decree: 'America first.' After his speech, around 100 arrests took place as protesters attempted to interrupt the inaugural parade, however the estimated 900,000-strong crowd was mostly peaceful. More
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08:09:45 21/01/2017
The Trump presidency represents some significant challenges for Australia, not least of all on the strategic defence front. The Australian National University's National Security College has released a series of policy recommendations for Australia to adopt during the Trump administration. The lead author and head of the National Security College, Rory Medcalf, says that Australia must deepen its strategic alliances in Asia and must adapt its alliance with the United States to 'a new reality'. More
07:07:27 21/01/2017
Many Melburnians spent last night processing the terrifying and deadly events of Friday afternoon. A 26-year-old man is expected to be charged with multiple counts of murder, accused of deliberately driving a stolen car into a lunchtime crowd in the CBD. Overnight a fourth person has died in hospital from injuries sustained in the crash, as the city's emergency departments worked around the clock to treat about 20 injured people. More
08:17:20 21/01/2017
One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson was in the middle of a media conference when news of the horror on Bourke Street broke. She immediately declared it a terrorist attack but was wrong. Senator Hanson also said the incident underlined the need for tough immigration policies. More
08:20:15 21/01/2017
Only two of the leaders at the state, territory or federal level have been in office for more than three years: and the short-termed nature of modern politics is worrying some who used to hold the top jobs. This week Mike Baird resigned as New South Wales Premier after serving just two years and nine months. But his term is fairly consistent with other leaders around the country. A number of former premiers - Victorians Steve Bracks and Jeff Kennett and former NSW premier Nathan Rees - have told AM that the current political environment doesn't allow politicians the time and space to be effective leaders. More
08:23:55 21/01/2017
The Historical Institutional Abuse inquiry in Northern Ireland has recommended that children who were sent to Australia as child migrants in the 1940s and 1950s be given compensation for the trauma they suffered. The inquiry found that at least 138 children aged under 14, who were in state and church care in Northern Ireland, were wrongly transported to Australia - often without their parents being given truthful information about where they were being sent. Former child migrants who gave evidence at the inquiry said they were treated like baby convicts. More
08:26:55 21/01/2017
Some of Australia's most high-profile medicinal cannabis advocates have banded together to launch a new campaign for better access to the drug. The Greenlight campaign kicks off tomorrow, with a full page ad in a major metropolitan newspaper featuring five-year-old Katelyn Lambert asking the Prime Minister and state premiers to make it legal for her to eat cannabis extract to manage her epilepsy. Federal legislation last year was meant to give patients access to cannabis for medicinal use, but many say it is harder to get than ever before. More
