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1 Feb 2017 - 3:57pm

Trump wants to progress with Australian refugee deal, Turnbull says despite confusion

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is adamant the US is not backing out of its asylum seeker deal with Australia.
1 Feb 2017 - 1:48pm

Trump selects conservative Neil Gorsuch for US Supreme Court

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced conservative US appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch, 49, as his selection to fill a Supreme Court seat that has been...
1 Feb 2017 - 3:31pm

Chinese-linked company among political donations but Turnbull funds still not revealed

The AEC has released its latest financial disclosure report - but Australia will have to wait another 12 months for Malcolm Turnbull's financial commitments to...
1 Feb 2017 - 5:16pm

Lindt Cafe gunman's lover jailed 33 years

The former partner of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis will be almost 70 before she's eligible to be released from jail for the murder of his ex-wife.
1 Feb 2017 - 4:54pm

'Words do matter': Radio stations under fire after Quebec mosque attack

In the wake of recent carnage at a Quebec City mosque, the Canadian province's popular conservative talk radio hosts have come under fire for allegedly spreading...
1 Feb 2017 - 2:20pm

Kiev, Kremlin trade blame after eight soldiers killed in east Ukraine fighting

Ukraine and Russia blamed each other for a surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine in recent days that has led to the highest casualty toll in weeks and cut off...
1 Feb 2017 - 10:41am

Amnesty warns of crimes against humanity in Philippines

Philippine police may have committed crimes against humanity by killing thousands of alleged drug offenders or paying others to murder as part of President...

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1 Feb 2017 - 10:58am

About 900 State Department officials sign dissent memo: source

Roughly 900 US State Department officials signed an internal dissent memo critical of President Donald Trump's travel ban for refugees and immigrants from six Muslim...
1 Feb 2017 - 10:34am

EU's Tusk brands Trump's America a 'threat'

Donald Tusk made the comments in a letter to the EU leaders, although the UK was left off the list.
1 Feb 2017 - 4:17pm

Ovarian cancer drug 'most significant' PBS listing in 30 years

The quality of life for hundreds of women with advanced ovarian cancer is set to improve with an effective new drug treatment listed on the PBS.
1 Feb 2017 - 5:30pm

WA One Nation candidate brands single mums ‘lazy and ugly’

The candidate made the comments in an essay for Quadrant.
1 Feb 2017 - 6:57am

Israel regrets Mexico 'misunderstanding' over Netanyahu wall tweet

Israel's president has tried to break down the wall of communication with Mexico after an unfortunate tweet from PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
1 Feb 2017 - 7:29am

UK lawmakers signal they'll back Brexit

Britain is finally edging closer to starting formal Brexit proceedings.
1 Feb 2017 - 7:56am

'Turing's law' passed in UK

Thousands of men convicted under now-abolished anti-homosexuality laws in Britain have been pardoned posthumously and those living can apply for a pardon.

Lunar New Year

 

Happy Lunar New Year!

29 Jan 2017 - 10:19pm

Families separated: LNY a tough time for China's migrant workers

For many in China, Lunar New Year is a rare opportunity to travel home and see family. But some migrant workers, struggling to get by in big cities, can't afford to...
27 Jan 2017

Watch: Lunar New Year explainer

Celebrating Lunar New Year.
27 Jan 2017 - 7:37pm

Australia cashing in on Lunar New Year tourism

Celebrations welcoming the year of the Rooster have begun across Australia, as part of the countdown to Lunar New Year’s Day this Sunday.
27 Jan 2017 - 7:48pm

From Feng Shui to dumplings: Chinese traditions and superstitions for Lunar New Year

As work in China winds down for Lunar New Year, tradition and superstition go into overdrive - with many doing whatever they can to make sure the Year of the...
25 Jan 2017 - 9:30am

Lunar New Year: Where to celebrate in Australia

Communities around Australia are gearing up to ring in the Year of the Rooster this Lunar New Year.

First Day

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29 Jan 2017 - 8:47pm

First Day: Chinese Opera singer Zhu Qin at home on the Australian stage

For Chinese opera singer Zhu Qin, arriving in Australia was the first time she left her homeland - but she’s never looked back.
28 Jan 2017 - 5:51pm

‘For three days, we were hiding from the Thai pirates’: Trung Ly’s journey to Australia

From a war-torn Vietnam, Trung Ly has gone on to become a mechanical avionics engineer, founder of his own martial arts association, and action film director.
26 Jan 2017 - 3:33pm

First Day: How two dancers found freedom and equality in Australia

One of the Australian Ballet's golden couples came a long way to dance in Australia - and to find each other.
27 Jan 2017 - 7:39pm

First Day: Penny Wong’s journey from shy student to Senator

Today she’s a household name and a formidable force in Australian politics, but moving to Adelaide from Malaysia as an eight-year-old, Penny Wong says she felt...
25 Jan 2017 - 7:49pm

After surviving the Khmer Rouge, Bunhom Chhorn calls Australia heaven

Sent to a labour camp as a child, Bunhom Chhorn and a small band of children escaped together. Years later he found refuge in Australia. Chhorn remembers his...
24 Jan 2017 - 7:40pm

'You have to be realistic, dear': How mathematician Nalini Joshi proved them wrong

Professor Nalini Joshi is one of Australia's leading mathematicians and a passionate advocate of gender equality. But her first day in Australia was shocking...
23 Jan 2017 - 7:36pm

'They've got millions of pyramids': Akmal Saleh's first day in Australia

Comedian Akmal Saleh is best known for his outspoken humour. But growing up in Australia as a migrant from Egypt wasn't always easy. He found comfort in laughter,...

In focus: Australia's First People

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MARDI GRAS

Indigenous Sistagirls triumphant in crowdfunding campaign to attend Mardi Gras

"I had a hard life growing up as a Sistagirl but that was a journey that I had to take to be who I am now."
Culture
BOOZE CULTURE

Comment: January 26 has a drinking problem. We need an intervention

For many Australians, January 26 is a massive booze-fest. But at a time when alcohol is linked to so many social ills, our national sport of drinking must stop, writes Jill Stark.
Khmer
28 Jan 2017 - 1:19pm

Indiginous Languages at risk

Australia's Indigenous languages could be completely wiped out by 2050 according to experts. The number of traditional languages has dropped from 250 to 120 over the last two hundred years.And the one...
Turkish
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...
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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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