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TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2017

Trump seeks 'historic increase' in defence spending The Trump administration will find savings elsewhere as it seeks to ramp up spending on defence.         'Name the villains,' former ABC MD David Hill tells UK abuse inquiry An inquiry sitting in London has heard how children sent from the UK to charity agencies in Australia were sexually abused and exploited for their labour.         Racism in Australia: Blame the individual, not the country, says victim An Indian man who was the victim of a brutal, racially motivated attack has a message for anyone declaring Australia a racist country.         18C debate: Racist speech law could be eased A parliamentary inquiry into changing race hate speech laws will suggest changes to the Racial Discrimination Act.         Oscars blunder prompts PWC probe Just days before the Oscars mishap, one of the people tasked with holding the envelopes naming the winners said a mix up was "so unlikely".         Bush wants 'answers' on Trump and Russia Former President George W. Bush has warned that "power can be addictive" in repsonse to Donald Trump's war of words with the US media.         Drugs urgently needed to fight 'antibiotic resistant' superbugs: WHO New drugs are urgently needed to fight the rise of superbugs, which are resistant to antibiotics, says the WHO.

In pictures: All the glamour, and drama, of Oscars 2017 From live TV errors to political protests, the 89th Academy Awards was more than just the glitz.         Yes, Le Pen could win in France With the polls narrowing and one of her main rivals embroiled in an expenses scandal, far-right leader Marine Le Pen could feasibly become French president in May, senior politicians and commentators say.         Call for apology after Liberal senator appears to link 'fleas' to boat arrivals Coalition senators have been asked to apologise over comments appearing to liken boat arrivals to 'fleas'.         Olympian vows to continue Muslim advocacy and legal work after latest win Hayder Shkara says he is fighting for Australians in court and on the taekwondo court.         'National calamity': Shopping centre abuse reveals great Australian paradox When a Muslim Australian woman became the target of religious discrimination at a Perth shopping centre, no one rushed to her defence.         Oscars stuff-up the audience favourite There was swearing, lots of swearing, as "La La Land" was mistakenly announced as the winner of the Best Picture award in place of "Moonlight".         'Persecuted minorities' pledge delivers Christian refugee boom While Australia has a non-discriminatory immigration program, Christians are starting to dominate humanitarian visas.     On SBS TV Nightly at 6:30pm Mon to Fri 10:30pm   On SBS Online sbs.com.au/news   On SBS Radio 1 Mon to Fri 6am and 6pm

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