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MONDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2016

Syria forces retake Aleppo rebel areas as civilians flee

Thousands of civilians have fled rebel-held east Aleppo after government forces, determined to retake all of Syria's second city, seized its largest rebel-controlled district and advanced into two other areas.

Fillon declares victory in French primary

Francois Fillon has declared victory in France's conservative presidential primary over his more moderate rival Alain Juppe.

Inquest to begin into asylum seeker death

An inquest is set to begin into the death of Iranian asylum seeker Hamid Khazaei, who died in a Brisbane hospital after being evacuated from Manus Island.

PM hoping to get ABCC over the line in final sitting week

The final parliamentary sitting week of the year will see the Turnbull government pressing to get its ABCC legislation over the line.

Three still critical from asthma outbreak

Three people are still fighting for life, as the death toll from Melbourne's thunderstorm asthma outbreak reaches six.

Search for missing NSW monkey continues

Authorities are calling for witnesses to come forward after charging two men allegedly caught with a baby monkey that was stolen from a NSW zoo.

Trudeau defends Castro remarks

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called Fidel Castro a dictator but defended his earlier comments that he was a "remarkable leader".

World-first surgery to remove third leg gives Bangladeshi girl new-found freedom

Surgeons at Melbourne's Monash Children's Hospital have completed seven hours of complex world-first reconstructive surgery on a two year-old girl, born with a third leg.

'I was so scared': Thai women reveal violence at the hands of Australian partners

Thai migrant women are victims of domestic violence at seven times the national rate, mostly at the hands of their Australian-born partners, the latest data shows.

'Deportation would tear our family apart': GP makes last-ditch plea for family to stay in Australia

A Bangladeshi doctor and her two children are facing deportation after her daughter's developmental delay lead to the rejection of their application to stay in Australia.

WA Aboriginal elders vital in changing the date of Australia Day

The City of Fremantle in Western Australia has decided to celebrate Australia Day two days later after hearing the concerns of Aboriginal elders.

New push for palm oil labelling to help save critically endangered orangutans

The world's leading orangutan scientist is urging Australians to support the campaign for mandatory labelling of palm oil in all food products.

A long way from Mount Sinjar: Wagga Wagga welcomes Yazidi refugees

Families continue to arrive each month to join a growing community of Yazidi refugees in regional New South Wales.

"You eat one and you treat one": Feeding a future for survivors of domestic abuse

The thing about domestic violence, for many of us it just seems like too big a problem, too hard for us to do anything meaningful about: but one company is setting out to change all that.