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SBS News In Depth
Episodes — page 15
Total solar eclipse turns day to dark for millions in EuropeFor a few extraordinary minutes, day turned to night across parts of the world, as the Moon passed between the Earth and the Sun. For those beneath its shadow, the eclipse was not…
RNF: Smelter gets $2.5 billion bail-outNew South Wales and the Commonwealth Government have agreed to provide a $2.5 billion bail out for the Tomago Aluminium Smelter over ten years. The smelter consumes around 10 per c…
CBA reports $11 billion annual profit - despite 15% decline in mortgage applicationsAustralia's biggest home lender, Commonwealth Bank, has beaten forecasts with a near $11 billion dollar annual profit. At the same time it warns of how cost-of-living pressures, a…
The Census is over - but it's not too late if you didn't fill a form inThe 2026 Census is over and a record number of Australians completed the survey online. While millions completed the form early, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says anyone yet…
Housing in spotlight as domestic violence crisis continuesAs the housing crisis continues, family and domestic violence is the main reason women and children leave their homes and become homeless. The government is investing $308 million…
Ukraine accuses Russia of using North Korean missiles; Zelenskiyy hands new peace proposal to USUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy has accused Russia of using North Korean missiles in an attack that killed at least seven people. The President also says he has handed a n…
RBA holds official interest rates at 4.35% for second straight meetingHome borrowers are breathing another sigh of relief, as the Reserve Bank leaves the cash rate at 4.35% for a second consecutive meeting. But a hawkish RBA Governor Michele Bullock…
Australia and Vietnam hold 'open, and candid, and substantive bilateral talks'Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with Vietnam’s president Tô Lâm in Canberra, where they agreed to deepen economic cooperation. The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to ru…
At least 111 killed in Colombia earthquake, as rescuers scramble to find survivorsRescue crews are racing to find survivors, after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia. Officials say at least 111 people have been killed across the country, and with…
Banking stocks slide as Westpac mortgage applications slump 20 per centA jolt for banking investors, as Westpac flagged a 20-percent drop in Q3 mortgage applications, blaming the combined effects of three interest rate rises this year, and Federal Bud…
Disability advocates call for watchdog and warn of 'significant impacts' as reforms loomDisability advocates are urging the government to reconsider changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, ahead of a looming parliamentary vote on the proposed reforms. Aim…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza Peace PlanIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trump's 15-point Gaza Peace Plan, saying the Israeli military will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed.…
From a billion years to two weeks: How the diamond story is being rewrittenThe diamond industry is facing an identity crisis. Natural diamond prices have tumbled as lab-grown diamonds surge in popularity. Physically and optically identical, they can cost…
INTERVIEW: How are small businesses dealing with rising costs?Have you ever thought about how much it costs to run a small business? New research shows the cost has risen by almost 25 per cent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and it's…
INTERVIEW: Could the Space-X lunar rocket crash have been avoided?A chunk of a SpaceX rocket hurtled into the moon this week, putting renewed attention on the issue of space junk. Alan Duffy is an astronomer at Swinburne University of Technology.…
INTERVIEW: America's diarrhoea dilemma turns deadlyA widespread cyclosporiasis outbreak - which causes explosive diarrhoea - has grown into the largest on record in the United States and this week caused its first known deaths. Med…
Ebola outbreak spreading at 'unprecedented speed', says WHO bossThe Democratic Republic of Congo is struggling to contain the world's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, with aid workers warning the response is falling behind the virus. More than t…
Suu Kyi signs of life, Ceuta’s migrant crisis & impaled hiker rescues himself?!Myanmar’s junta finally provides signs of life for its former leader Aung San Suu Kyi - but why now and what does it all mean for the ongoing civil war? Plus, Ceuta’s border crisis…
ASX closed at second consecutive closing high ; corporate reporting season hots upOngoing hopes of a US-Iran deal to re-open the Strait of Hormuz have sent the ASX to a second consecutive closing high. The S&P/ASX 200 added 43.8 points, or 0.5%, for a close of 9…
'Friendless' gambling reform bill faces uncertain futureThe government is under pressure to go further to limit gambling harms, after its legislation failed to find backing from the Coalition, crossbench or Greens. This week, a Senate i…
