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Canberra & NSW News & Newspapers

• ABC News Online 
• Canberra Times
• Sydney Morning Herald daily broadsheet newspaper

Australian News and Current Affairs

• 4 Corners Australian current affairs program from the ABC.
• 7.30 Report from the ABC
• ABC News
• ABC Public Record - from the ABC, a guide to the latest issues, events and debates in Australia. The site includes a Federal Election section with news, opinions, forums, webcasts issues leading up to the federal election to be held later this year.
• The Age Melbourne
• The Australian
• The Australian Financial Review
• The Australian Higher Education News 
• Behind the News - background to the news from the ABC television program - intended for school students but suitable for anyone
• Newstext - nearly 30 million articles from over 150 News Corporation newspapers worldwide. You must subscribe (pay) to download articles
• The Canberra Times
• Green Left Weekly

Canberra Journals, Blogs and E-zines

• RiotACT a non-profit collective with a purpose of setting up a slashlike (see Slashdot.org) open journalism project focussed primarily on the Australian Capital Territory and its inhabitants.
• Labor Herald Journal of the Australian Labor Party
• Kate Lundy Blogspot weekly interview and regular commentary on topical events from a Labor Senator for the Australian Capital Territory

Information on Refugees and Asylum Seekers

• Amnesty - what's happening
• The Refugee Council of Australia  
• Australian Immigration Department 
• Australian Journal of Human Rights and AHRC Information Relevant to Refugee law in Australia 
• Refugee Action Collective of Victoria
• U.S. Committee for Refugees 
• Yahoo list of relevant news and other sites.
• BBC - The Road to Refuge

Press Releases, etc

• Internet Information Resources for Australian Journalists - an excellent resource for anyone wanting information and statistics

International News

• Common Dreams News Centre - in-depth news reports and critical analysis from a variety of quality sources. 
• Reuters Alertnet includes a live news feed from Reuters together with articles describing how relief agencies are responding to the latest humanitarian crises and a member directory of international aid agencies. 
• The BBC
• The Guardian (includes the crossword!)
• The New York Times