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Coalition 'to deport criminal refugees'
19 June 2013, 8:25 AM
Australia | The Federal Opposition says if it wins government, it plans to deport refugees who commit a criminal offence whilst in Australia.
The Feed: The subculture around e-cigarettes
18 June 2013, 20:55 PM
Australia | Addictions can be hard to break, but what if, in the act of quitting, you were introduced to a brand new community? Andy Park looks at the
growing sub-culture around e-cigarettes.
In pictures: Anti-G8 protests
18 June 2013, 15:43 PM
Europe | Demonstrators have staged anti-globalisation and anti-capitalism protests around the UK in the lead up to the G8 summit in Northern Ireland.
Offensive Facebook pages removed
18 June 2013, 13:45 PM
Australia | Two Facebook pages containing demeaning comments about women have been
taken down as the Australian Defence Force
continues to investigate whether any of its members were involved.
New app to boost local sports clubs
18 June 2013, 13:13 PM
Australia | A new smartphone app has been launched to make it easier for cash-strapped local sports clubs to reach out to players and fans.
Blog: South Africa’s other freedom fighters
18 June 2013, 11:39 AM
Africa | SBS correspondent Brett Mason meets the man whose arrest is
said to have sparked the Soweto riots, at a small church where adulation for Mandela is a
little more measured.
Cafe serves up world's best refugee help
18 June 2013, 7:48 AM
Australia | What began as a small initiative to try and involve refugee families in
their children's schooling in Sydney's southwest has grown to include a small catering service and hub for information
services.
Iraq's hopes rest on young shoulders
18 June 2013, 6:52 AM
Australia | Iraq will be fielding a number of young attacking players in their
line-up and they have the potential to provide a real shock to
Australia at the ANZ Stadium on Tuesday night.
Soldiers linked to Facebook 'slut’ comments
17 June 2013, 19:31 PM
Australia | The Australian Defence Force is investigating after the discovery of two Facebook pages demeaning women as "sluts", which appear to have serving or former Australian soldiers as members.
Remembering the Soweto uprising
17 June 2013, 19:07 PM
Africa | Thousands have attended a rally to mark the anniversary of the
Soweto uprising in South Africa, with the focus this year on Nelson Mandela's health.
The Feed: Political gender wars
17 June 2013, 19:02 PM
Australia | Prime Minister Julia Gillard was last week accused of stoking the gender fire with her 'men in blue ties' comment. And now it has been widely reported that male voters are turning away from the Labor party.
Snowden poses threat test for Hong Kong's ties with China
17 June 2013, 17:06 PM
Asia-Pacific | Former spy Edward Snowden has exposed not only US cyber-espionage but also political fault lines in Hong Kong that are deepening as the territory, a proud bastion of free speech and protest, chafes under Chinese rule.
Renowned South Korean director at Sydney Film Festival
17 June 2013, 16:14 PM
Australia | SBS speaks to renowned South Korean Director, Park Chan-Wook, as his first English-language film is shown at the Sydney Film Festival.
Comment: Stuck in traffic? Maths can get you on your way
17 June 2013, 15:00 PM
Australia | Mathematics may not be the first thing your mind turns to when you are
caught in a traffic jam, but it does hold the key to understanding
how congestion develops, and how to prevent it, writes Tim Garoni.
Senate inquiry calls for urgent action on superbugs
15 June 2013, 10:39 AM
Australia | A senate inquiry has recommended the establishment of a national centre to manage the threat of deadly superbugs.
Ethnic communities urged to donate blood
14 June 2013, 19:07 PM
Australia | Ethnic communities are being urged to roll-up their sleeves and help donate blood, to help boost supplies of diverse and rare blood types.
Iranian Australians divided over election
14 June 2013, 18:29 PM
Australia | In Sydney, the Iranian community is divided about whether to even bother taking part in the elections to choose a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.
Blog: The simple gift of life
14 June 2013, 13:02 PM
Australia | On World Blood Donor Day, Australians are being encouraged to roll up their sleeves. Whether you're a donor or a recipient it can change your life.
Kurringal: Inside Darwin's infamous housing block
14 June 2013, 8:40 AM
Australia | Meet the people who live inside Darwin's infamous public housing block
Kurringal, through the lens of NT News photographer Daniel
Hartley-Allen.
Racism report looks into 'bystander effect'
13 June 2013, 18:41 PM
Australia | Australians are being encouraged to speak out against racism. A report,
the first of its kind in Australia, has looked into the bystander
effect, and it found many people are reluctant to intervene.
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