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President Donald Trump has just announced Neil Gorsuch as his nominee to one of the most powerful institutions in the country, the Supreme Court. The position has been vacant since conservative judge, Justice Antony Scalia, died last year and the Republican dominated Congress refused to approve Democrat President Barack Obama's nominee to replace him. Now that decision is in the hands of President Trump.

President Donald Trump has just announced Neil Gorsuch as his nominee to one of the most powerful institutions in the country - the Supreme Court. Dr David Smith from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney tells us what it could mean.

Authorities in Canada have charged a university student known for his far-right views over a shooting rampage on a Quebec City mosque that killed six people. Alexandre Bissonnette faces six counts of first-degree murder and five of attempted murder, but has not been charged with any terrorism-related offences. Canada is meanwhile beginning an earnest debate on the Islamophobia that many are blaming for the attack.

The last Holden to roll off the assembly line before the factory closes in Adelaide later this year will be the fastest and most powerful car ever built in Australia. And with a price tag of $170,000 dollars, the latest Holden Commodore HSV has already sold out on pre-order. But those in the know insist that buyers will own a special slice of history.

A 40-year-old Aboriginal arts organisation that generates income for remote Mornington Islanders has been placed in Administration amid concerns of financial mismanagement. The World Today understands there are concerns money has been misappropriated from the largely government funded Mirndiyan Gununa Aboriginal Corporation. It's a setback for Mornington Island as the organisation has nurtured artists ranging from painters to renown travelling dancers.

An exhibition in Sydney's West about race and the contest for space, has been described as 'intimidating', although its creator intended to show beauty. The Lebanese-Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi's art has been exhibited around the world but this is the first time his art has been shown in his hometown, Western Sydney. The works in the show called Majority-Minority, were chosen for their relevance to life in the area , one of the most culturally diverse parts of the country.

It's known as 'locked in syndrome' - where people are completely paralysed, but still fully aware of their environment. A study in Europe has raised the hope that patients may soon able to communicate with their doctors and loved ones using a specially designed cap that connects to their brains.

The White House has assured the Federal Government that Australian dual citizens won't be prevented from travelling to the United States under the President's temporary ban on migration from seven majority Muslim countries. The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the assurance has been given by the President's National Security adviser and justifies his approach in dealing privately with the new administration.

There's been unprecedented anger against Donald Trump's immigration ban with two federal lawsuits and some of the world's biggest companies joining the global outcry. The Civil Liberties Union, which is behind one lawsuit, has broken its fundraising records according to US media, raising at least $US24 million in a single weekend to fight the ban. Overseas too there have been growing protests in Britain and more than a million people signing a petition to block Donald Trump visiting the UK.

University of California, Irvine, Professor David Kaye is a specialist in international and human rights law and is the UN's Special Rapporteur on free speech. He says while he's hopeful that the new US administration will learn from the opposition to its immigration order, he is concerned by signs that the new President may not respect the rule of law.