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Endeavour finishes 13-month voyage

Endeavour finishes 13-month voyage

21 May 2012, 16:06 PM

Australia | The replica Endeavour has sailed into Sydney Harbour after visiting 18 ports around Australia.
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Profile: The 'Asian Paul Jennings'

Profile: The 'Asian Paul Jennings'

21 May 2012, 14:24 PM

Australia | Emerging author Oliver Phommavanh has been referred to as the 'Asian Paul Jennings', and it's a title he's delighted to hold.
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Anzac legacy in Greece remembered

Anzac legacy in Greece remembered

19 May 2012, 18:55 PM

Australia | Veterans of World War II have marked 71 years since the so-called 'second Anzacs' fought to defend Greece and Crete from the Nazis and Italians. Read more

Gas battle intensifying in East Timor

Gas battle intensifying in East Timor

18 May 2012, 19:29 PM

Australia | As East Timor prepares to mark its tenth anniversary of independence, another major battle is looming - this time over natural gas, Brian Thomson reports.
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Sri Lankan refugees' future uncertain

Sri Lankan refugees' future uncertain

18 May 2012, 19:27 PM

Australia | As Sri Lanka prepares to mark the third anniversary of the end of the civil war, more than 40 refugees in Australia face an uncertain future. Read more

Stefan Nystrom's deportation 'led to criminal relapse'

Stefan Nystrom's deportation 'led to criminal relapse'

18 May 2012, 18:55 PM

Europe | In his first TV-interview, the full extent of Stefan Nystrom's mental and criminal decline since his deportation from Australia is revealed, as experts claim his relapse into criminal behaviour is caused by his deportation from Australia.
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Libya's revolution 'far from over'

Libya's revolution 'far from over'

18 May 2012, 17:45 PM

Australia | Hisham Matar, a Libyan British novelist and a guest at Sydney Writers’ Festival, says Libya's transition to democracy will take a long time.
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Thomson, Slipper sagas don't represent norm: Howard

Thomson, Slipper sagas don't represent norm: Howard

18 May 2012, 17:25 PM

Australia | Former Prime Minister John Howard says most politicians are genuine and do their job properly, when asked to comment on the Craig Thomson and Peter Slipper sagas.  Read more

Life getting harder for Russia's gay communities

Life getting harder for Russia's gay communities

18 May 2012, 8:50 AM

Europe | Russia's gay and lesbian community is living in fear of arrest under repressive new laws, reports SBS' Gary Cox from St Petersburg. 
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ACCC probing online shopping 'discrimination'

ACCC probing online shopping 'discrimination'

18 May 2012, 7:11 AM

Australia | The ACCC says it's looking into reports that some fashion importers are asking retail websites to charge Aussies more or block them from buying certain brands.
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Putin's grip on power 'can't last'

Putin's grip on power 'can't last'

17 May 2012, 19:41 PM

Australia | Masha Gessen, a Russian-American journalist and author, says Vladimir Putin's rule in Russia is short-lived, as he's losing the support of the police and he's becoming afraid of his own people.
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Aussies divided on Mladic's trial

Aussies divided on Mladic's trial

17 May 2012, 19:15 PM

Australia | Ratko Mladic's trial in the Hague has divided views among Balkan communities in Australia, but they agree it will neither resolve the tensions, nor ease the dreadful memories left by the conflict in Eastern Europe, Gareth Boreham reports.
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Analysis: Eurozone 'will remain intact'

Analysis: Eurozone 'will remain intact'

17 May 2012, 18:57 PM

Australia | ANZ experts say despite the deepening Greek crisis, there's a 70 per cent likelihood that the Eurozone will remain intact. Read more

WWII Aboriginal removal not forgotten

17 May 2012, 18:51 PM

Australia | Seventy years ago, about 250 Aboriginal people were removed from far-north Queensland, as suspected collaborators with the Japanese army. Read more

Play visits Namatjira's home community

Play visits Namatjira's home community

17 May 2012, 18:18 PM

Australia | A play celebrating the life of renowned painter Albert Namatjira has made a triumphant return to his home community of Hermannsberg, west of Alice Springs, Karen Ashford reports.
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Concerns over national skills shortage

Concerns over national skills shortage

16 May 2012, 17:40 PM

Australia | There have been calls for Australia to rethink its skilled migration program, amid concerns there's no enough training available for Australians working in certain professions, Jeannette Francis reports. Read more

Calls for tax on fatty foods

Calls for tax on fatty foods

16 May 2012, 17:15 PM

Australia | Medical researchers in the UK have called for a junk food tax to reduce obesity. That has been welcomed by some here, while others say it smacks of the 'nanny state'. Read more

Soccer corruption case marks shift in Chinese attitude

Soccer corruption case marks shift in Chinese attitude

16 May 2012, 14:19 PM

Asia-Pacific | The Chinese people are fed up with their justice system, as too many cases have emerged of wrongful convictions and confessions obtained through torture, the Economic Observer reports. Read more

The price others will pay if Greece quits the Eurozone

The price others will pay if Greece quits the Eurozone

16 May 2012, 13:15 PM

Europe | If Athens opts out of the euro zone, the economic union as a whole will probably survive. But it won't be pretty, especially for Germany, economists say. 
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Q&A: How will the carbon tax affect me?

Q&A: How will the carbon tax affect me?

16 May 2012, 11:57 AM

Australia | We take look at how the incoming carbon tax will impact Australian families and what sort of compensation is available.
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