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5 Feb 2017 - 3:09pm

Trump beheading Statue of Liberty cover sparks criticism

German news magazine Der Spiegel sparks controversy with a cover depicting US President Donald Trump holding the severed head of the Statue of Liberty in one hand...
5 Feb 2017 - 1:20pm

Visa holders hurry to board flights to US

Visa holders from seven affected countries are rushing to get flights to the US after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trumps' travel ban.
5 Feb 2017 - 8:16am

Refugee deal: US will still vet Nauru detainees, says Bishop after reported delays

Julie Bishop has denied reports the US delayed interviews with detainees on Nauru, following President Donald Trump's comments about "extreme vetting".
5 Feb 2017 - 2:50pm

Same-sex marriage debate gets another run

Reports some Liberal MPs are ganging up for another crack at a free vote on same sex marriage have drawn out an all too familiar row among other MPs.
5 Feb 2017 - 12:49pm

Australians protest in support of refugees

Protests have continued around Australia, as the White House confirmed the US President will honour a refugee resettlement deal with Australia - in some way. ...
5 Feb 2017 - 7:33am

Israel Arabs and Jews protest house demolitions

Israeli Arabs and Jews marched arm-in-arm through central Tel Aviv on Saturday night, calling for the government to stop demolishing Arab homes built without...
5 Feb 2017 - 7:51am

Australia's rich schools may face funding cuts

The Turnbull government is examining how to reduce generous annual funding increases to rich private schools locked into legislation by Labor.

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4 Feb 2017 - 8:19pm

This Melbourne teen trains 30 hours a week for her Commonwealth Games dream

While her school friends sleep in and spend their free time relaxing, Jade Vella-Wright trains a grueling 30-hours-a-week schedule as she attempts to become the best...
5 Feb 2017 - 7:49am

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...
5 Feb 2017 - 10:16am

Louvre attacker put under formal detention

The 29-year-old Egyptian who was shot by a French soldier outside the Louvre museum in Paris has been declared fit to be interviewed.
5 Feb 2017 - 9:06am

The day a princess became a queen

February 6 denotes a beginning and an end for Queen Elizabeth.
4 Feb 2017 - 8:22pm

Alibaba calls Melbourne home for Australia-NZ HQ

Alibaba, the Chinese based global e-commerce business, has launched its Australian and New Zealand headquarters in Melbourne.
5 Feb 2017 - 8:21am

US-backed Syrian force in new Raqqa attack

The Syrian Democratic Forces says action in the Islamic State-held city of Raqqa is being undertaken with increasing support from the international coalition.
5 Feb 2017 - 10:10am

Green vs Mundine live streamers to face Foxtel legal action

Australian cable TV giant Foxtel is set take legal action against people who streamed their exclusive boxing broadcast live on Facebook.

In focus: US Politics

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5 Feb 2017 - 2:40pm

Trump isn’t lying, he’s bullshitting – and it's far more dangerous

OPINION: If you’ve been paying attention to the news over the past week or so, you know that over the weekend America was introduced to the concept of “alternative...
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,...
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...
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.

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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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