Coalition vows to bring in new 'Gonski' plan

22 May 2013, 16:55 PM

Australia | The federal coalition has committed to bringing in its own version of "Gonski" school funding reform should it win office in September. Read more

Key candidates barred from Iran election

Key candidates barred from Iran election

22 May 2013, 16:38 PM

Middle East | Iran says the moderate ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is among those barred from standing in next month's presidential election. Read more

Rescue efforts wind down in Oklahoma

Rescue efforts wind down in Oklahoma

22 May 2013, 17:37 PM

North America | The post-tornado rescue effort in Oklahoma looks to be all but over tonight, with the death toll lowered sharply to 24. Read more

Aussie pub funnels profits into charity

Aussie pub funnels profits into charity

22 May 2013, 17:31 PM

Australia | A Melbourne CBD bar is putting philanthropy ahead of profit in donating all of its earnings to not-for-profit organisations in the developing world. Read more

Provocation laws to be changed in NSW

Provocation laws to be changed in NSW

22 May 2013, 17:29 PM

New South Wales | NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says the partial defence of provocation will be changed in NSW so men can't use it to kill their wives in fits of jealousy. Read more

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Features

Destructive tornadoes

Destructive tornadoes

Tornadoes are a part of life for people living in the Great Plains of the United States.

Oklahoma tornado a rarity, say experts

Features

Jabbed

Jabbed

A new documentary airing soon on SBS takes a deep look at the science lying beneath the fierce debate over vaccination.

Polio survivor: I wish there had been a vaccine

Features

Ocean energy

Ocean energy

Jenny Hayward and Chris Knight from CSIRO take a look at ocean energy technologies and their potential in Australia.

Aust CO2 emissions hit 10-year low

Features

Gay Arabic community hiding behind fake marriages (Patrick Abboud, SBS)

Fake marriages

For many Arab Australians being gay is still taboo, and now some are turning to fake marriages to hide the truth about their sexuality.

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National

Injured Qld boy wakes from coma

Injured Qld boy wakes from coma

22 May 2013, 6:12PM

Patrick O'Sullivan was placed in a medically induced coma on Sunday after he received serious head injuries when he fell 10 metres from a carnival ride. Read more

Finance

Govt supports equal pay for retail workers

Government supports equal pay for retail workers

22 May 2013, 6:12PM

The Gillard government has called on the Fair Work Commission to consider a union fair pay claim for young retail workers. Read more

Sport

Focus on AFL Indigenous good news: Johnson

Focus on AFL Indigenous good news: Johnson

22 May 2013, 6:07PM

AFL talent manager Chris Johnson fears the Nathan Lovett-Murray stabbing will overshadow the positive aspects of the league's Indigenous round. Read more

Science & Technology

Brain study offers Alzheimer's hope

Self-healing brain study offers Alzheimer's hope

22 May 2013, 9:11AM

Brains are smart enough to rewire themselves, a new international study of rats has found. 
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Odd News

Bieber's pet monkey 'becomes German'

Bieber's pet monkey 'becomes German'

22 May 2013, 11:51AM

Justin Bieber's pet monkey has become the property of Germany after the Canadian singer failed to claim it. Read more