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MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2017

NSW bushfires: Dozens of properties destroyed as fires downgraded

Properties have been destroyed after almost 100 fires burned across NSW on the weekend, with teams expected to begin assessing the extent of the damage on Monday.

Inquest resumes into Manus asylum seeker Hamid Khazaei's death

The inquest into the death of Iranian asylum seeker Hamid Khazaei on Manus Island is set to resume.

'When women succeed we all succeed': how to get more women into STEMM careers

Universities around the world are looking for new ways to recruit more women to STEMM jobs - and keep them.

Germany elects 'anti-Trump' Steinmeier as new president

Germany's former foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been elected their new president.

Shorten slams One Nation preference swap

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has slammed the Liberal party deal to preference One Nation in the WA state election.

North Korea fires ballistic missile, drawing tough response from Trump

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Sunday, South Korea's defence ministry said, the first since Donald Trump became US president.

SNL skewers Trump, Spicer again

Alec Baldwin was as US President Donald Trump, while Melissa McCarthy again lampooned White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live.

Australian country town honours its Chinese heritage

Tingha, a small town in rural New South Wales, has celebrated its Chinese heritage with a Lantern Festival to mark the end of Lunar New Year celebrations.

Turmoil grows over White House correspondents' dinner under Trump

It is supposed to be a light-hearted gathering of journalists, celebrities and the president, where differences are put aside for good-natured jibes.

China's wealthy middle-class driving region's growing mountain of e-waste

Asia's increasingly wealthy middle class have lead to more electronic goods being bought and disposed of. The region's electronic waste has jumped by 63 per cent in the past five years, with the most generated in China.

Road to Damascus: Australian artist Luke Cornish unveils Syria-inspired exhibition

Artist Luke Cornish is drawing on his experiences travelling through war-torn Syria to paint a picture of the country beyond the news headlines.

Piers Morgan, JK Rowling in Twitter war over US travel ban

Piers Morgan and British author JK Rowling are in a Twitter war after Morgan clashed with Australian comic Jim Jefferies over US politics.

Blindfolded teen shows Sydney the values of a 'true Muslim'

A Sydney teenager has taken to the streets to show Australians the values of a 'true Muslim' - while blindfolded.

Melbourne teen reunites with family after near lifetime separation

A Melbourne teenager has been reunited with her mother and siblings after a painful separation of nearly 14 years. Tears flowed at Melbourne airport as the South Sudanese family touched down in their new homeland.