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Budget 2017: Winners and losers

Bunnies and rodents win, foreign investors lose.
Tough new measures loom for welfare recipients with the Budget unveiling a new 'three-strike' demerit program.
The United States on Tuesday announced it would supply arms and military equipment to Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in Syria, a move sure to...
Left-leaning former human rights lawyer Moon Jae-In won South Korea's presidential election by a landslide Tuesday, according to official figures, sweeping to...
After failing to find savings to fund the NDIS, the government will tax all Australians through an increase of the Medicare Levy from 2019.
First home buyers will get a tax cut to save for a deposit under a Budget sweetener that will also impose tough new rules on foreign investors to reserve more...
A change in the budget may make older migrants reconsider moving to Australia.

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A change in the budget may make older migrants reconsider moving to Australia.
The government says it will increase Medicare rebates and cut the cost of medicines.
The federal budget has been handed down in Parliament House with the government promising a fair and practical plan forward that makes the right choices for hard...
The federal government has committed to improving country rail lines to reconnect regional Australia to cities.
Jakarta's Christian governor was jailed for two years after being found guilty of blasphemy, in a shock decision that has stoked concerns over rising religious...
Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students take the three-day literacy and numeracy exams.
Lucy Gichuhi, Australia's first black African member of federal parliament, has been sworn-in.

Europe Elections

Spotlight on the 2017 'Super Elections' 

Pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron promised Sunday to heal France's divisions after crushing far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a pivotal presidential election that...
A third of French voters declined to choose between centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen in Sunday's presidential election, either...
When they first met he was 15 years old and she was a married 40-year-old drama teacher coaching him in a school play. In her new role as France's First Lady,...
Emmanuel Macron faces several major challenges as he battles to unite the country and enact his political agenda in the years ahead.
The spread of leaked documents about French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign was aided by far-right activists, according to researchers.
Centrist frontrunner Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen are diametrically opposed on issues ranging from immigration to Europe to gay marriage.

In Focus: Australia's First People

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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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For 50,000 years, Australias First Peoples have traveled long distances using star maps in the night sky.   
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How much do we actually know about the concept and history of this sociological term, which is rapidly gaining popularity?
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Indigenous Conversations

Walk with us on SBS sheds the lights on Aboriginal culture.

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Indigenous life depicted on Greek-Australian artist's paintings
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The World Federation of Public Health Associations is running a public health photo competition to celebrate its 50th birthday. Here is a short list of the best images.
More than two dozen photographs of the Pentagon taken on September 11, 2001, have reappeared on the FBI's website.

Photos: Lismore flooding

Images show rising floodwaters in Lismore today as the town's levy has breached and risks cracking.
Traditional South Sudanese wrestling is getting an Aussie makeover. Those involved say it’s a good way to put young South-Sudanese Australians in touch with their community and culture.

In pictures: Londoners stand together after Westminster Attack

Hundreds of people paid tribute to victims of the Westminster attack outside British parliament which left four people dead and many more injured.

In pictures: London attack

An attacker drove a car into people on Westminster Bridge before crashing into a fence outside parliament and wielding a knife.
From live TV errors to political protests, the 89th Academy Awards was more than just the glitz.
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.