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$548.5 million: The price the government is willing to pay 'to avoid a public trial' of robodebt

Australia

Protest poster showing Mahsa Amini’s photo with the text “Say Her Name: #MahsaAmini”.

'I'm ready to be arrested': How women in Iran fight 'state-sanctioned sexual violence'

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Gob has been making rafts in his local river his whole life. It's never made him sick until now

World

Melanie was sceptical of this underutilised cancer treatment. It saved her life

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Arab leaders urge international community to stop applying 'double standards' to Israel

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Islamophobia report delivered as envoy calls for government action

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Extension of WA gas project greenlit by Australian government

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Islamophobia Register Australia welcomes Special Envoy's report

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Wild weather sweeps across NSW overnight

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Nick was a 'subservient' child in church, but 'tiny little cracks' eventually shattered his faith

Life

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I went to search a car for drugs while on duty. What happened next made me re-evaluate my life

Life

An Australian couple bought a French palace for $1.2m. Strangers are helping pay to restore it

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I'm an Australian and wanted nothing to do with religion. Here's what changed my mind

Life

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'It creates a worry in your head': International students plan to stay home during protests

Australia

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'When I wear the clothes... I feel proud': How these women fleeing conflict find strength

Australia

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Diana lived in her car while battling cancer. A new housing initiative is offering hope

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An atomic bomb, a missed train and an extraordinary story of survival.

World

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What this grieving daughter found online is helping thousands in Australia

Life

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Watch Insight on Tuesday 16 September at 8.30pm (AEST) on SBS and SBS On Demand

One in ten Australian families with children is a step or blended family. Insight explores the experiences and complexities that arise when these families separate, and asks who is considered family when the blending ends.

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Kumi Taguchi travels to France to meet the people saving its castles. With many properties cheaper than an average Aussie home, Dateline investigates the real cost of keeping them alive.

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