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20 Feb 2017 - 12:23pm

Trump tweets response to Sweden terror incident remarks

US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to clarify comments he made at a rally in Florida when he referred to Sweden as the site of a recent terror incident.
20 Feb 2017 - 10:34am

Iraq launches assault on IS-held west Mosul

Iraqi forces seized 10 villages from the Islamic State group Sunday, launching a daunting operation to retake west Mosul which aid groups warned will put...
20 Feb 2017 - 12:48pm

How Trump’s biggest fans see his turbulent first month in office

Presidential approval polls might suggest Donald Trump is falling out of favour with the American population, however his supporters couldn't be more steadfast.
20 Feb 2017 - 9:22am

ATO staff resist push to work extra nine minutes a day

Australian Taxation Office staff have successfully rejected a push to extend working hours by nine minutes a day.
20 Feb 2017 - 1:01pm

Assange's future sures up as partial results show Ecuador leftist ahead

Partial official results put ruling party leftist Lenin Moreno clearly ahead in Sunday's presidential election, although it was unclear whether he had enough...
20 Feb 2017 - 6:15am

From Taliban hit list to CEO: Mahir Momand's journey to Australia

The chief executive of one of Australia’s newest financial institutions was forced to leave his country not once, but three times to save his life.
20 Feb 2017 - 11:22am

IKEA apologises for male-only catalogue

The Israel branch of Swedish furniture giant IKEA has apologised for publishing a catalogue that doesn’t feature any female models.

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20 Feb 2017 - 9:06am

'Making cash from blood': Protesters detained after Ukraine clashes

At least seven protestors were detained as clashes erupted Sunday between Ukrainian police and ultra-nationalists backing a rail blockade in Kiev.
19 Feb 2017 - 8:03pm

Protests expected to greet Israeli leader's Australia visit

Dozens of prominent Australians have signed a statement protesting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit in the coming week.
20 Feb 2017 - 11:03am

The five countries that account for three quarters of world's heavy weapon exports

Worldwide arms trade has risen to its highest level since the Cold War in the last five years, driven by a demand from the Middle East and Asia, a study has...
20 Feb 2017 - 8:32am

Hanson and Hinch reject sugar tax push

Firebrand crossbench senators Pauline Hanson and Derryn Hinch have shot down calls for a junk food ban and sugar tax.
20 Feb 2017 - 9:14am

Burn confirms application for top cop job

Deputy NSW Police Commissioner Catherine Burn has issued an official statement confirming she will apply to be the state's next top cop.
19 Feb 2017 - 7:17pm

Malaysian police seeking four more North Koreans in Kim killing

Malaysian police said Sunday they were seeking four more North Korean suspects in the assassination of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother, but the four had left the...
20 Feb 2017 - 8:22am

Horror car ramming caught on film in WA

A woman is dead and two people are fighting for their lives after a man drove his Toyota Landcruiser deliberately into another vehicle on a WA highway
Face Up to Racism Week

Face up to racism with a week of programs challenging preconceptions around race and prejudice. Starts Sunday 26 February.

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In focus: US Politics

The latest news on American politics.

20 Feb 2017 - 8:14am

White House denies seeking to hamstring national security advisor

A top aide denied Sunday that President Donald Trump is having difficulty filling the key post of national security advisor because of White House moves to politicize...
19 Feb 2017 - 12:34pm

Trump says TPP a 'job killing disaster'

Donald Trump has blasted the media as fake news producers and condemned the TPP as a 'job killing disaster' at a rally in Florida.
20 Feb 2017 - 7:46am

Mattis, unlike Trump, has no media issues

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis says he has no issues with the media, unlike his boss Donald Trump who says the media are "the enemy of the American people".
19 Feb 2017 - 7:28pm

Trump insists White House running 'so smoothly'

US President Donald Trump insisted Saturday that the White House is running smoothly, and used a campaign-style rally in Florida to bring his message to...
19 Feb 2017 - 7:44am

US pledges 'unwavering' commitment, Europe lukewarm

US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday led a chorus of reassurance for allies rattled by Donald Trump's policy stance but European leaders gave the pledges a...
18 Feb 2017 - 9:10pm

Mexicans form 'human wall' along US border to protest Trump

Thousands of Mexicans linked arms Friday to form a 'human wall' on their country's border with the United States, protesting President Donald Trump's plan to...
18 Feb 2017 - 8:04am

Trump's pick to head environment agency confirmed

The US Senate on Friday confirmed fossil-fuel ally and global warming skeptic Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, installing a legal expert...

In focus: Australia's First People

Culture
Artistic learnings

My art. My culture. Our country.

Can art hold the key to reconciliation? Dancer and artist Thomas ES Kelly explains why he thinks so.
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.
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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.
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14 Feb 2017 - 11:07am

22 of the best World Press Photos 2017 (Warning: Graphic Content)

6 Feb 2017 - 10:09am

Mediterranean migrant crisis in pictures [Warning: Graphic content]

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.
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