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Stolen Generations' stories go digital

Stolen Generations' stories go digital

26 May 2012, 10:21 AM

Australia | Today sees the launch of the Stolen Generation Testimonies website, an initiative to record on film the personal testimonies of Australia's Stolen Generations and share them online.
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The private letters of organ recipients

The private letters of organ recipients

26 May 2012, 10:21 AM

Australia | Anonymous letters sent between organ donors' families and their recipients are strictly moderated for privacy by law but one counsellor's job is to read over the words that are the only link between those lost and those saved.
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Fee-free ATMs for remote communities

Fee-free ATMs for remote communities

25 May 2012, 18:25 PM

Australia | Remote indigenous communities will no longer have to pay ATM transaction fees when a new scheme comes into effect at the end of the year. Read more

Analysis: Are Thomson's phone-cloning claims plausible?

Analysis: Are Thomson's phone-cloning claims plausible?

25 May 2012, 14:29 PM

Australia | 'Cloning' a mobile phone might not be as easy as independent MP Craig Thomson seems to suggest, Philip Branch at the Swinburne University of Technology argues.
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Rio slum 'cleaned-up' for World Cup

Rio slum 'cleaned-up' for World Cup

25 May 2012, 14:05 PM

South America | Even though Brazil's hosting of the World Cup and Summer Olympics are two and four years away, it is apparently already "clean-up" time for at least one Rio de Janeiro slum. Read more

Could the 'Geuro' currency save Greece?

Could the 'Geuro' currency save Greece?

25 May 2012, 11:57 AM

Europe | Greece's best chance for survival could be adopting a parallel currency, the 'Geuro', a high-profile German economist has proposed.
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Timeline: Stolen Generations

Timeline: Stolen Generations

25 May 2012, 0:00 AM

Australia | What are the Stolen Generations? Which legal steps were taken to allow the forced removal of Indigenous kids from their families?
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Factbox: What is Sorry Day?

Factbox: What is Sorry Day?

25 May 2012, 0:00 AM

Australia | What's the history of 'Sorry Day', and which events will be held around the country to mark it this year? Read more

Amnesty slams refugee, indigenous policies

Amnesty slams refugee, indigenous policies

24 May 2012, 19:38 PM

Australia | Human rights group Amnesty International says Australia has missed opportunities by repackaging failed refugee and indigenous policies. Read more

Australia violates indigenous rights: Amnesty

Australia violates indigenous rights: Amnesty

24 May 2012, 11:26 AM

Australia | Human rights group Amnesty International says Australia is still treating Aboriginal people in an 'appalling manner'. 
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Facebook stock given thumbs down

Facebook stock given thumbs down

23 May 2012, 19:13 PM

North America | Facebook may have debuted with much fanfare, but so far it has been given the thumbs down by investors. Read more

Torture victims sue UK

Torture victims sue UK

23 May 2012, 18:25 PM

Europe | Torture victims who have been held in British immigration detention centres have launched a High Court challenge, claiming false imprisonment. Read more

China’s 'rumour hunters'

China’s 'rumour hunters'

23 May 2012, 15:46 PM

Asia-Pacific | A group of concerned professionals have launched a website aimed at killing off Internet rumours in China. Read more

Original Sapphire recalls her time in Vietnam

Original Sapphire recalls her time in Vietnam

23 May 2012, 14:05 PM

Australia | One of the original members of The Sapphires, chronicled in an indigenous film that has just been screened at the Cannes Film Festival, recalls her time singing for troops in Vietnam.
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'Shocking conditions' in Sydney boarding home

'Shocking conditions' in Sydney boarding home

23 May 2012, 7:30 AM

Australia | In the wake of a recent Coroner's report into the deaths of six residents of a Sydney boarding home, SBS lifts the lid on unlicensed dwellings in inner-city suburbs.

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Blog: The future of business technology

Blog: The future of business technology

22 May 2012, 19:37 PM

Australia | SBS Presenter/Reporter Ricardo Goncalves takes a look at the cutting-edge technology that could transform the way Australians do business at this year's CeBit fair.
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Azerbaijan's human rights record 'appalling'

Azerbaijan's human rights record 'appalling'

22 May 2012, 19:18 PM

Asia-Pacific | Channel 4's Jonathan Miller investigates Azerbaijan's human rights records, as the nation prepares to host the Eurovision song contest in the capital Baku.
 
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PNG leadership crisis deepens

PNG leadership crisis deepens

22 May 2012, 19:15 PM

Asia-Pacific | PNG's parliament will be recalled for an emergency sitting on Wednesday after the Supreme Court again ruled the appointment of Peter O'Neill as prime minister was illegal. Read more

Clashes over graffiti ahead of Egypt poll

Clashes over graffiti ahead of Egypt poll

22 May 2012, 19:09 PM

Africa | Angry scenes have erupted in Cairo after government workers started painting over revolutionary slogans and graffiti on the walls surrounding the American University at Tahrir Square, Gary Cox reports.  Read more

Cape traditional owners win 38-year battle

Cape traditional owners win 38-year battle

22 May 2012, 18:52 PM

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has handed 75,000 hectares to traditional owners on Cape York, and apologised for their suffering. Read more