It has been revealed that 17 children's books written by Australian refugee, writer and artist Anh Do were banned in a United States school district.
PE America, a not-for-profit organisation aimed at defending freedom of expression, reported that titles from Do's WeirDo series, had been banned from classrooms in Central York, Pennsylvannia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster as electricity to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was cut for hours due to Russian shelling in the area, allegations that Moscow denied.
Mr Zelenskyy said Russian shelling on Thursday sparked fires in the ash pits of a nearby coal power station that disconnected the reactor complex, Europe's largest such facility, from the power grid.
Babies being born in northern Australia in 2022 could face dangerous heat most days of the year by the time they are in their 70s, a new study warns.
Researchers from Harvard University and the University of Washington have projected billions of people in the world's tropical and sub-tropical regions could be contending with dangerously high heat, the majority of the time, by 2100.
Australia's catastrophic Black Summer bushfires significantly affected the hole in the Earth's ozone layer, according to a new report.
The report, which appeared in the Nature journal "Scientific Reports", traced a link from the unprecedented smoke released by the fires to the ozone hole above Antarctica.
Former world number one Novak Djokovic will miss the US Open after he said that he will not be able to travel to New York for the tournament, having chosen not to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Current rules require travellers to show proof of full vaccination to board flights to and enter the United States
Being forced to travel without her luggage wasn't what Olivia Dennis was expecting when she flew to Europe last month to be reunited with family and friends after years of pandemic-induced separation.
After Qantas left her main suitcase in Melbourne five weeks ago, she's regretting giving the national carrier "the benefit of the doubt".
"It got sent to me in Copenhagen, but then it got lost again in Copenhagen,” she told SBS News.
In the three years Yogi Devgan has been making films he’s won international accolades and had films selected for screenings in the UK, Bali Mexico, Brazil and the US.
Home in Australia however, where the Punjabi man has lived since 2014, it’s a different story.
“They look at your name and then you’re out of the list,” said Mr Devgan, who is at a loss to understand why he’s missed out on so many opportunities.
The Indigenous Corporation on Mer Island in the Torres Strait says it's yet to be consulted about potential Chinese investment which it claims is “not a priority.”
On Friday, SBS News exclusively reported some residents on the island in the Torres Strait are considering approaching Chinese companies to improve critical infrastructure and facilities, saying they had been neglected by the Queensland and federal governments.
