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TUESDAY 31 JANUARY 2017

A lot of bad 'dudes' out there: Trump brushes off outcry over travel ban

President Donald Trump on Monday brushed off outcry at home and abroad over an immigration ban on refugees and people from seven predominantly Muslim countries, a move that caused chaos at US airports over the weekend.

Obama 'heartened' by US political activism

Former US President Barack Obama says he is heartened by the way the American people are protesting over changes to immigration policy.

Fresh STARTTS: Helping refugees overcome trauma and embrace safety

The path to Australia is rocky for many who come as refugees or asylum seekers, and trauma can stay long after they arrive. But Sydney service STARTTS is working to help them readjust to living a safe life.

Quebec mosque shooting 'lone wolf' attack: Canadian authorities

Police were investigating a single suspect in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque that killed six people, with a second person who was arrested now considered a witness, authorities said on Monday.

End of Pacific shortwave diplomatic 'misstep' as ABC pulls plug

The end of ABC shortwave radio broadcasts into the Pacific after 88 years has been criticised as an Australian foreign affairs 'misstep'.

Victorian schoolboy believed to be first Australian hit with US visa ban

Australian-Iranian citizen Pouya Ghadirian can't go with his Melbourne school to "space camp" in the US because of President Trump's visa bans.

Bourke Street attack: Sixth person dies in hospital

A 33-year-old woman has become the sixth person to die after a car was driven into pedestrians in Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall on January 20.

What you need to know about President Trump's immigration order

President Trump's sweeping immigration order has ensnared travellers and refugees around the world - here's what it states it does and doesn't do.

Pregnant Iranian-Australian in US fears Trump's immigration ban will separate family

Sara Hagh says the prospect of her mother missing out on her child's birth as the US government enforces a temporary immigration ban is "enough to make her cry".

Good eating habits start at home as Australian kids head back to school

It's estimated almost one-third of Australian children are overweight or obese, but for just $2.50 a day parents can send them back to school with far more nutritious food than they might have once received.

'I hope it educates people': Mundine says he won't stand for anthem at fight

Controversial boxer Anthony Mundine says he won't stand up for the national anthem ahead of his rematch with Danny Green in Adelaide on Friday, saying it's an insult to Indigenous Australians.

Shipwrecks reveal dark underbelly of Australia's past on the high seas

Epic tales of survival - and a glimpse into mysterious trading patterns - have come to light following the discovery of 19th century shipwrecks off the Queensland coast.

EXCLUSIVE: Teen refugee attempts suicide on Nauru after Trump executive order

An Iranian refugee being held on Nauru has tried to kill himself after US President Donald Trump's ban on refugees threw hopes of a new life in the US into disarray.