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The federal election brought in a massive change to Australia's political landscape. Labor, led by Kevin Rudd with Julia Gillard at his side, easily swept to victory leaving a shattered Coalition in its wake.
Election night was very exciting for the World News Australia online team. We dug for the evening of November 24th to produce a minute-by-minute blog of the results and kept up coverage of the major seats as results came in. Even a delivery of hot pizzas failed to divert our attention!
History was made when four-times elected Prime Minister John Howard called a press conference at Liberal Party headquarters in Sydney. Watching him concede defeat to Kevin Rudd was a momentous moment in Australian politics.
Mr Howard conceding the election was one of our most watched video stories last week, closely followed by Kevin Rudd's victory speech.
But Australia's involvement in other parts of the world is also something that interests our viewers. The tragic passing of another digger in Afghanistan was our most-watched video story last week.
Despite a changing of the political guard in Australia, our most-read story over the past week was the discovery of a 20-million-year-old fossil of a crocodile by cavers in Cuba.
Outside politics, a spicy story about an Italian teacher suspended from school because of her extra-curricular activities also attracted quite a few eyeballs.
And a fascination with life outside our universe seems to be alive and kicking, with a story about celestial objects also among our most-read stories.
November 16 - Politics and sport
A political crisis in Pakistan, our own election campaign and the cricket are some of the stories that have caught your eyes over the past week
Former Labor leader Mark Latham's musings about the blandness of the 'Seinfeld' election campaign, Tony Abbott going technicolour after losing a bet and the Rudd Facebook phenomenon were among our top stories this week.
From overseas it was a story about the disturbing rate of suicide in Japan that attracted most attention, and also the death of a suspect in the Daniel Pearl case.
Our top video story was Benazir Bhutto's house arrest in Pakistan, closely followed by Prime Minister's John Howard's pitch for the 'working family' vote and -- of course -- the Australia Sri Lanka test.
In an otherwise pretty dull election campaign, Mr Howard's early morning power walks are cropping up frequently in the news pages -- either because he's been hounded by furry animals, heckled by disgruntled voters or cheered on by supporters.
And now you can get all the latest election coverage, including reports from SBS television journalists, at our special Election 07 mini-site.
Welcome to our new website! - November 1
After months of impassioned debate, careful consideration and hard work – we're proud to launch our new news and current affairs sites.
It's taken months of impassioned debate, careful consideration and straight-up hard work – culminating in this week's launch of the entire suite of SBS news and current affairs websites.
And we've gone totally back to the drawing board to really bring the best cutting edge technologies to our audience – which will be supported by the in-depth reporting and analysis that you love to watch on SBS Television and listen to on SBS radio.
Our new World News Australia site will be complemented by new sites for our flagship current affairs programs - Dateline, Insight and Living Black – with content from all four programs closely linked to ensure you get the best in-depth reporting of the issues both here and around the world.
We've also rebuilt our video player and video management system – so expect to see video embedded across articles from all programs in some of the best quality you're likely to see from any Australian website.
News from home, if you live in the world
We recognise that you watch SBS Television for more than just a quick overview of the issues, which is why we'll concentrate on giving you the best in-depth analysis of the stories that matter, globally.
Our new video player will combine all the best content from World News Australia, Dateline, Insight and Living Black in some of the best quality ever seen on a Australian news site.
And we're foregoing the gimmicks and gossip to bring in-depth analysis of the top stories here and overseas - starting with a series of special minisites:
Election07
Our election coverage is designed to give you the facts you need without overdosing on detail. Our independent reporting will be supplemented by an election blog by ANU professor John Wanna, a snapshot of key seats, as well profiles of all the major parties and players.
Climate change
Our online team has spent months pulling together some of the most up-to-date analysis and commentary of this potentially imminent global crisis across four main topics.
The Big Picture gives you exactly that, breaking down the key issues that contribute to the climate change phenomenon – complete with a nod to the sceptics that doubt it’s a man-made issue at all.
Sustainable Living will give you a step-by-step guide on how to change your world through simple steps around the home and office – we even have our green gurus at the ready to answer all your questions on how to best 'go green'.
The Water Crisis will bring one the key issues – our devastating drought – into sharp focus by examining the issues and options to protect our most important natural resource.
The Energy Debate will round out the picture by looking at our energy options in what is becoming an increasingly fossil-fuel unfriendly world.
And of course we'll be seeking your opinions via our Your Say section - as well as having them scattered throughout the site on the stories that matter to you.
We hope you enjoy everything we have to offer on the new site - and your feedback and comments are welcomed.
Happy browsing!
Valerio Veo
Executive Producer
SBS News & Current Affairs Online
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
What do you think of our new website? We'd like your feedback on our new World News Australia and current affairs websites.
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JANINE B FROM BOSTON, USA SAYS: 03:36:04 AM Friday, 16th November, 2007
I moved to the US almost three months ago, and watch the online news almost every day...really good to keep up with news from home, especially with the Election coming up. I love the new look, fast loading much more elegant than the old site. Great media player.
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ALEX FROM WOLLONGONG SAYS: 11:51:03 AM Friday, 9th November, 2007
While it's more visually stimulating, I think it's adhering to the mainstream model of news reporting by sensationalising events with glossy photos and more provocative headlines. I'm dissapointed to see this change because I liked the 'real factor' of the old website. Yahoo has had the 'opinion polls' for ages. They are nonsense. So are these! And frankly, I don't care what the most popular news headlines are. A bad change.
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LORD TOAD FROM VAUCLUSE SAYS: 04:29:43 AM Wednesday, 7th November, 2007
This is nice, now can we also have a Website for Adults?
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GEORGE C FROM MELBOURNE SAYS: 12:12:46 AM Wednesday, 7th November, 2007
The video player is is the best I've seen on the net!!
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KEVIN FROM ADELAIDE SAYS: 04:13:03 PM Monday, 5th November, 2007
Too much flash not enough substance why copy commercial news sites. Why no transcripts and why the celebrity trivia guff get back to your roots SBS if not I won't bother.
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MICHAEL FROM LOCHGOILHEAD, SCOTLAND. SAYS: 09:25:20 AM Monday, 5th November, 2007
Disappointing. The old site was far easier to navigate and was always a modest, refreshing alternative to other mainstream news sites. The new format seems to mimic that which I have been avoiding elsewhere on the net. In a word, cluttered.
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KARLOS FROM SYDNEY SAYS: 09:22:17 AM Monday, 5th November, 2007
i like it -- i just hope the integrity of the journalism continues to improve. the media player is a great improvement, if a bit of a resource hog.
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RMJ FROM MELBOURNE SAYS: 08:46:08 AM Monday, 5th November, 2007
After being a little sceptical at first, I've come round and quite like the site. But I have to agree with Korona 1969 of Melbourne, please limit the tabloid articles. In short, keep up the good work.
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CHRIS FROM VANCOUVER SAYS: 06:52:38 AM Monday, 5th November, 2007
Hate it !!! I\'m an expat in Canada and website was #1 source for scan of Aussie / global events - everything now a couple of clicks away
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SIMON JASPER FROM BALMAIN, NSW SAYS: 11:27:18 PM Sunday, 4th November, 2007
Oh no!! Where have the transcripts gone? Bring them back!!
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