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Concerns have been raised that young women are being duped to come to Australia to enter abusive relationships and forced marriages. A Senate committee has called for migration laws be amended to better protect the rights of women entering on...

The World Bank says three-quarters of the world's poor don't have a bank account.That's the finding from a survey of about 150-thousand people in 148 countries.The Bank says this problem of being 'unbanked' is linked to ongoing inequality in devel...

Show dedicated to young migrants. Current topics and problems of Russian speaking youth, humour and music on SBS Russian. Part 2.  

Michael Frolov and Lana Lana Djandjgava clicked as a duo by their love of very popular and unique Russian musical genre which is singer-songwriter's songs and poetry. After six years of amateur recording in Michael's basement their first CD is ...

A throw of cold water on travel of the prime minister to Kurily Islands. 30 of seconds for one page - hurry up, lawyers! "Who here foreign agents?" and "We are from the jazz", said once film director Karen Shakhnazarov .

Forty years ago the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra was created and the anniversary of this defining act is the focus of this year's NAIDOC Week celebrations. A number of Embassies have come and gone across Australia since then, and activists ...

Larisa Telford shares the cooking method and benefits of broth made from oriental Silkie chicken.  

János Farkas worked closely with Raoul Wallenberg in Hungary in 1944 to save the lives of Jews in Budapest. He also risked his life to help the "Righteous among the Nations". His family never heard about his story until 1982. Kata Kiss interviewe...

Some Traditional Owners say they are hopeful of having their voices heard by the Federal Court, following an adjournment of the Muckaty Nuclear Waste Dump case.The area, near the Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek, was selected five years ag...

Social workers and union members have been holding a rally outside a Centrelink office in western Sydney to protest over an income management trial.The Bankstown local government area has become one of five national income management trial sites.U...

The federal government has announced new funding to help preserve archival material relating to hundreds-of-thousands of Australians put into institutional care last century. More than 380-thousand-dollars is being given to 29 non-government or...

Children Drawing Russian World is a 4-th international contest organised by Ikarus company in Germany. Kids from 42 countries sent more than 10 thousand artistic works from all over the world. Australian kids also took part in the contest in 2012...

The controversial carbon tax has officially been introduced with Prime Minister Julia Gillard hailing the move amid opposition warnings it will stifle industry. The tax on corporate pollution, means around 500 businesses will be made to pay 23-Aus...

Australia's largest media company, News Limited, has announced plans for a dramatic restructure of its newspaper business.   It follows the announcement of almost 2000 job cuts at rival media organisation, Fairfax.At the same time, ...

With the 2012 London Games fast approaching, we take a look at the history and politics of the Olympics from its ancient beginnings. Feature by ATTILA MOSONYI