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3 Mar 2017 - 6:00pm

Climate change is turning koalas to drink, scientists find

Climate change is forcing koalas to seek alternate water sources, including troughs on the ground out of the safety of the trees, scientists have found.
3 Mar 2017 - 5:14pm

Judge denies QUT admin's 18C racism appeal

A Brisbane university employee has been denied leave to appeal the dismissal of her $250,000 racial discrimination claim against three students.
3 Mar 2017 - 5:43pm

Charges expected for woman as police search for missing boy, 5, along Murray River

Police are searching the Murray River for a missing five-year-old boy after his older brother was found with serious dog bite injuries.
3 Mar 2017 - 1:59pm

US Attorney General to recuse himself from all Trump campaign probes

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he would recuse himself from any probe into the presidential election campaign as Donald Trump's administration moved...
3 Mar 2017 - 5:40pm

Vulnerable patients re-mortgaging homes to afford hearing aids from dodgy clinics

Australia’s consumer watchdog has put the hearing aid industry on notice, after enquiries revealed vulnerable patients are being cheated by unscrupulous clinicians.
3 Mar 2017 - 12:41pm

Donald Trump, Russia and the US election: What we know

President Donald Trump's administration was plunged back into turmoil over its connections to Russia after it was revealed that his attorney general, Jeff...
3 Mar 2017 - 2:55pm

Call for more LGBT foster carers as number of children in need tops 43,000

While the number of children in out-of-home care continues to rise in Australia, a shortage of foster carers remains across the nation. Agencies are increasingly...

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3 Mar 2017 - 11:44am

Gigi Hadid chosen for the cover of the first issue of Vogue Arabia

The 'half-Palestinian' American model wears a jewelled headscarf on the cover, prompting some strong reactions on social media.
3 Mar 2017 - 11:50am

Plans to pull $10m from Indigenous organisation scrapped after appeal dismissed

Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has indicated a Federal Court's ruling will likely be the end of a long-running legal dispute over payments made to an...
3 Mar 2017 - 11:13am

Penalty rates: New poll suggests 65 per cent of Australians want protection laws

Labor and the coalition are at odds over the penalty rates decision in hospitality and retail as new polling shows a majority of workers disapprove of a cut.
3 Mar 2017 - 1:53pm

The 13 page government document that set taxpayers back $30,000

The price tag for the government's Indigenous recognition efforts has been revealed in a Parliamentary estimates hearing.
3 Mar 2017 - 11:23am

Syria army retakes ancient Palmyra from IS

Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group Thursday, the Kremlin and the army said,...
3 Mar 2017 - 1:44pm

Govt eyes further terror law changes

Immigration minister Peter Dutton has flagged a 'strengthening' of foreign fighters laws, as one colleague dismissed reports of loopholes in the legislation.
3 Mar 2017 - 7:00am

Sweden brings back conscription amid Russia fears

Sweden is to reintroduce compulsory military service, seven years after abandoning it, to respond to global security challenges including Russia's assertive...
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.

2 Mar 2017 - 8:36am

What Donald Trump's fresh start tells us about the direction of his presidency

Experts react to the substance of the speech.
2 Mar 2017 - 2:51pm

Trump praised for more measured speech, but Congress wants details

Donald Trump's muted prime-time address to Congress got positive reviews on Wednesday, but numerous questions remained about the details and costs of his...
2 Mar 2017 - 6:45am

Kellyanne Conway photos spark outrage, counter-outrage, accusations of fake news

A snap of Donald Trump's key adviser Kellyanne Conway kneeling on a White House couch has sparked debate online.
1 Mar 2017 - 4:02pm

Trump softens immigration stance, takes measured tone in Congress speech

President Donald Trump told Congress on Tuesday he was open to immigration reform, shifting from his harsh rhetoric on illegal immigration in a speech that...
28 Feb 2017 - 9:27pm

Trump seeks 'historic increase' in defence spending

The Trump administration will find savings elsewhere as it seeks to ramp up spending on defence.
28 Feb 2017 - 11:56am

US appeals court will not put Trump travel ban case on hold

A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a US Department of Justice request to place on hold an appeal over President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from...
27 Feb 2017 - 9:19am

Trump scoffs at 'rigged' Democratic chairman vote

Donald Trump on Sunday mocked the "rigged" election of a former member of Barack Obama's presidential cabinet to the post of Democratic chairman.

In focus: Australia's First People

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Rejecting national labels

Comment: Why the term “Australian” can be an imposition on Aboriginal people

Terms like “First Australians” and “Aboriginal Australians” may be well intentioned, but along with concepts like “Real Australians,” they can do more harm than good for Aboriginal rights....
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Photo Essay

In Pictures: Muslim, Aboriginal and outspoken

A compelling photo series that explores the Muslim faith in Indigenous Australia, visually breaking down preconceived ideas and showing a rich and diverse section of Australian culture
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A shared identity

Here's how every Australian can weave Indigenous culture into their identity

It really isn't hard to incorporate Indigenous culture into our national identity, in an appropriate way. Myles Russell-Cook suggests a few simple ways that every Australian can weave Indigenous ways ...
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COMMENT: Racism stems from power, control, inequity, and greed - not our identity

Scott Gorringe explores how Aboriginal identities have been defined by outdated racial ideologies to assert difference rather than promote and encourage positive relationships.
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COMMENT: Aboriginality is more than skin deep

As a fair skin Wiradjuri man, Jake Gablonski knows what it's like to be teased and even called a 'liar' for identifying as Aboriginal, but that hasn't stopped him from proudly representing his true he...
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27 Feb 2017 - 6:36pm

In pictures: All the glamour, and drama, of Oscars 2017

From live TV errors to political protests, the 89th Academy Awards was more than just the glitz.
21 Feb 2017 - 6:28pm

Behind the Scenes: Insight in the Latrobe Valley

A behind-the-scenes look at Insight's recent trip to the Latrobe Valley, speaking and filming with communities affected by the closure of Hazelwood Power Station and Mine.
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

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