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4 Feb 2017 - 6:29pm

Iran 'biggest state sponsor of terrorism': Mattis

A day after US President imposes fresh sanctions on Iran, his new US Defense Secretary brands the country as the "single biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the...
4 Feb 2017 - 6:42pm

Defiant Iran in missile exercise day after US sanctions

Iran is to deploy missiles for a Revolutionary Guards exercise Saturday in a show of defiance a day after the United States imposed sanctions over a ballistic...
4 Feb 2017 - 6:57pm

EU leaders voice concern over Trump

EU leaders will speak up to the US when they think their "principles are trampled on" but say they won't change how they engage with the new Trump government.
4 Feb 2017 - 11:06am

Seattle judge blocks Trump immigration order

A Seattle judge grants a nationwide temporary restraining order on Trump's controversial immigration ban
4 Feb 2017 - 6:09pm

Indians go to the polls in test for Modi's cash ban

Millions of Indians begin voting in regional elections seen as the first major test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party after his controversial move to ban...
4 Feb 2017 - 3:09pm

Victims angry over Russia cutting domestic abuse penalties

A new Russian law that would see domestic violence perpetrators fined instead of being sent to jail is generating codemnation and debate around an issue that many...

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4 Feb 2017 - 1:14pm

Did Sweden's deputy PM just troll Donald Trump?

A photo of Sweden's Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lövin is being compared to Donald Trump.
4 Feb 2017 - 4:41pm

Philippine education ministry rejects school condoms

The Philippine education ministry has rejected a plan to distribute condoms in schools, authorities said Friday, blocking a move meant to stop one of Asia's...
4 Feb 2017 - 7:49am

France's Louvre attacker identified as Abdullah Refaei al-Hamany

The suspect in an attempted attack at the Louvre in Paris has been identified as 29-year-old Abdullah Refaei al-Hamany, reportedly an Egyptian national.
4 Feb 2017 - 4:08pm

Liberal MPs push same-sex marriage vote

Liberal Party MPs in support of same-sex marriage are reportedly working to bring the issue to a head in the next fortnight, sparking a backlash from opponents.
4 Feb 2017 - 10:54am

Get active on World Cancer Day, Cancer Council urges

Physical activity is the key to preventing cancer, says Cancer Council Australia.
4 Feb 2017 - 10:04am

Dead whale's stomach clogged with plastic

An autopsy on a dead whale in Norway has revealed the animal's stomach was clogged with plastic.
4 Feb 2017 - 8:58am

El Chapo lawyers complain about conditions

Lawyers for drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman complain he's being subjected to excessive conditions in a US jail.

In focus: US Politics

The latest news on American politics.

4 Feb 2017 - 7:56am

Iran bans US wrestlers in retaliation to Trump's visa ban: TV

The Freestyle World Cup, one of the sport's most prestigious events, is scheduled for Feb. 16-17 and USA Wrestling had previously said it would send a team to the...
1 Feb 2017 - 11:56am

Could Turnbull have better defended dual nationals initially hit by Trump's travel ban?

Should Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull have campaigned more for Australian dual citizens initially affected by US President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban,...
2 Feb 2017 - 4:01pm

Talking with Turnbull 'worst call by far', Trump says: Washington Post

'This is the worst deal ever,' President Donald Trump reportedly said of the refugee deal with Australia, according to the Washington Post.
2 Feb 2017 - 7:52am

'Go nuclear' on Supreme Court pick, Trump tells GOP

US President Donald Trump is urging Republicans to force a rule change if Democrats block his Supreme Court pick.
3 Feb 2017 - 6:30am

'Why don't we switch jobs,' Arnold tells Donald

Arnold Schwarzenegger wants Donald Trump to return to reality TV so "people can finally sleep comfortably again".
2 Feb 2017 - 7:28am

Explainer: what are executive orders? And what force do they have in US politics?

Executive orders have the power to be socially transformative in US politics.
3 Feb 2017 - 8:20am

Trump vows to end prohibition on church political activity

President Donald Trump, who is strongly backed by evangelical Christian voters, on Thursday promised to "totally destroy" a 1954 U.S. law barring churches and...

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3 Feb 2017 - 3:42pm

Father and son walk from Adelaide to Parliament House to protest offshore detention

Adam Richards and his son Ned have walked from Adelaide to Canberra with a signed petition against Australia's offshore detention policy.
3 Feb 2017 - 1:41pm

Selfie gone wrong: US teen's pet snake gets stuck in her earlobe

A US teen has become a social media sensation after she lived to tell the tale of how her pet snake ended up stuck in her earlobe.
3 Feb 2017 - 7:13am

The new 'first responders' are lawyers working to help people locked out of the US

It was lawyers who sprang into action after US President Donald Trump signed his executive order on immigration, and they are still working tirelessly for those...
2 Feb 2017 - 8:33pm

The PM's $1.75m election donation dwarfed by cash from Labor MPs

Labor's system of levying MPs for at least 4 per cent of their taxpayer-funded salaries raises more money every year than the $1.75 million donated to the Liberal...
3 Feb 2017 - 7:07am

Back pain drugs don't work, do more harm than good: study

Taking drugs to treat back pain isn't worth it, according to a new Australian study that's found the side-effects far outweigh the benefits.
2 Feb 2017 - 2:33pm

Obama now holidaying on Richard Branson’s private island

Images show the former president with sunglasses and a backward cap.
3 Feb 2017 - 6:42am

Human rights commission backs Manus refugee seeking asylum in Fiji

An Iranian refugee and former Manus Island detainee who flew from Papua New Guinea to Fiji last week will shortly apply for asylum with the support of the country...

In focus: Australia's First People

Health
Indigenous health

Comment: When race gets in the way of good health

Racism mars the healthcare system for Indigenous people, who are accused of faking pain, have their Aboriginality denied, and die while in state care.
Khmer
2 Feb 2017 - 9:43am

Indigenous 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 ...

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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.
Turkish
19 Jan 2017 - 7:49pm

Indigenous Languages at Risk

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

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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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