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TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2016

Migrants not a worry - unless they come by boat: Scanlon report

The 2016 Mapping Social Cohesion survey found the lowest level of concern about immigration in the nine years of surveying by the Scanlon Foundation, an organisation that researches immigration and population issues.

Election-trigger union bill passes Senate

One of the industrial relations bills that triggered the July 2 double-dissolution election has finally passed the Senate.

'Unprecedented phenomena': Melbourne wild weather triggers mass 'thunderstorm asthma' outbreak

Melbourne's wild weather has seen hundreds of people needing an ambulance.

UN says almost 1m living under siege in Syria

Syrian government forces advanced quickly inside rebel-held east Aleppo on Monday, as the UN raised the alarm for nearly one million people living under siege in the war-wracked country.

IS suicide blast targeting Shiites at Kabul mosque kills dozens

A massive suicide blast targeting Shiites killed at least 27 people and wounded 64 as worshippers gathered at a Kabul mosque Monday, officials said, the latest sectarian attack claimed by Islamic State in the Afghan capital.

Peter Dutton says it was a mistake bringing Lebanese refugees to Australia

Immigration minister Peter Dutton has come under attack form Labor after telling parliament that a majority of people charged with terrorist-related offences are second and third generation Lebanese-Muslim Australians.

UK considers inviting Trump over in 2017

The British prime minister's office has confirmed state visit to the UK by US President-elect Donald Trump during 2017 is "under consideration".

'I'm tired of the story of us as the victim': Stan Grant on Indigenous survivalism and changing the narrative

Stan Grant has become a high-profile spokesperson for the Indigenous community, and he's using his platform to tell a different story about his people.

'We are living like a dog': Explosion in Malaysians seeking asylum in Australia

Australia is experiencing a rapid rise in refugee claims from Malaysian nationals as the country's ongoing political corruption scandal drags on against a backdrop of ethnic and religious tensions.

Vietnamese Bhuddist leader asks community to pray for Quanne

A man charged with the murder of a missing Sydney schoolgirl had planned to detain her for ransom when she was "substantially" injured, court papers reveal.

South African family ordered to leave Australia before Christmas

Disabled support workers claim Canberra's disabled community will suffer because the Immigration Department is not reversing its denial of their visas.

More Indigenous psychologists needed to address gaps in mental health

In the aftermath of the APS's apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in September, former APS President Mike Kyrios urges there is still a long road ahead in bridging Indigenous mental health gaps.

'Silly shirts', shawls and ponchos: the best of APEC's fashion diplomacy

From this year's Peruvian wool shawls in Lima to Chilean ponchos, brightly coloured shirts and Drizabones - the APEC 'family photo' is always a bit of fun.