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The federal government has released its controversial proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act.

Papua New Guinea's declaration that it won't settle all asylum seekers held in the Manus Island detention centre, who are deemed to be refugees, leaves their future in doubt.

There's been condemnation of Egypt's justice system after authorities sentenced to death over 500 suspected supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood.

A massive increase in youth unemployment has prompted warnings of a crisis.   (Transcript from World News Radio)

Mass resignations threatened as Queensland Government takes on health specialists.

The presidency of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is coming to an end in Indonesia, meaning a new chapter in relations between Australia and its most populous neighbour is about to begin.  

Fears cybercriminals are exploiting disappearance of Malaysia Airlines plane; PNG says it wont accept entire burden of refugee resettlement; Language testing requirements for 457 skilled migrant visas under the microscope.  

Could clear boundaries between Australia and East Timor settle resource disputes?

Two decades after all South Africans became eligible to vote for the first time, how is South Africa tracking?

Medical professionals reject a Queensland government plan to replace specialists with foreign doctors.

New South Wales Fair Trading is urging the thousands of Australians who own a faulty Samsung washing machine to urgently return them for repair.

Welfare groups struggle to cope with demand from asylum seekers; Should a foetus be legally protected from its mother's excess alcohol consumption? Tracking down families of Indigenous soldiers.  

World News Radio's weekend sport round up with Attila Mosonyi

Environmentalists have welcomed federal government plans to appoint a Threatened Species Commissioner.

Tony Abbott says there are plans for Papua New Guinea to begin resettling asylum seekers granted refugee status by mid-year.