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SBS News In Depth
Episodes — page 21
INTERVIEW: SBS Commentator assesses the FIFA World Cup so farThe 2026 Fifa World Cup has finally reached the quarter final stage of the tournament. It's been a gruelling ride for our SBS commentators, including former Socceroo Tommy Oar. As…
Central Australia's buffel grass problemRecord rainfall in Australia's outback this year has transformed a usually red desert landscape into a green oasis. The sight can even be seen from space. And while it's welcomed b…
World Cup: Merino strikes late, Spain beat Belgium to reach semi-finals against FranceSpain is through to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ tournament semi-finals after a dramatic 2-1 win over Belgium. Fabián Ruiz opened the scoring for the Spaniards, before Belgium equalise…
INTERVIEW: Tuna Wars: Allan Rahari talks about the fishery's major threatsAllan Rahari, the Interim Deputy Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency and the Director of Fisheries Operations. He calls tuna the "backbone" of the Pacifi…
INTERVIEW: AI is escalating sexual child abuse onlineA new national study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) escalates the amount of online sexual exploitation against children. The research, a collaboration between the Inte…
Tuna Wars: Cracking down on illegal fishing. The Pacific tuna fishery is the largest in the world, supplying more than half of the worlds catch. But its abundance has made it a target for illegal, unreported or unregulated…
Westpac brings forward rate cut forecast as ASX snaps losing streak.Ricardo Gonçalves examines why Westpac Chief Economist Luci Ellis now expects the RBA to begin cutting interest rates in 2027 instead of 2028, while still forecasting two more rate…
World Cup: France ends Morocco's dream as Mbappé sends Les Bleus throughFrance ends Morocco's dream in the FIFA World Cup 2026™ tournament. Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé scored the goals for their side, sending France into World Cup semi-finals. Fr…
Andy Burham set to become British PM: but can Count Binface dispose of Nigel Farage?Andy Burnham has taken another leap toward replacing Keir Starmer as UK Prime Minister, after securing 322 nominations from his party. Reform UK's Nigel Farage has also dramaticall…
As Iran and US trade strikes, what comes next for the Middle East?There's been a further exchange of strikes between the US and Iran, putting the three-week old ceasefire deal under fresh strain. The latest strikes comes at the end of mass funera…
Australia signs new defence, nuclear deals with India during controversial visitIndia and Australia have announced a series of new nuclear, security and defence deals during Narendra Modi's visit to Australia. His first visit in three years has had a mixed rec…
INTERVIEW: Controversial UK politician Nigel Farage forces by-election over financial allegationsOne of Britain's most controversial politicians and leader of the right-wing Reform Party, Nigel Farage, has announced he is quitting his seat so he can clear his name over financi…
AI fuelling online sexual harm for Australian teenagers, study findsAt least one young person in every Year 12 classroom has experienced or known someone who has been the target of AI-facilitated sexual abuse. That's the shocking finding from new n…
ABC and SBS questioned by Royal Commission on AntisemitismThe ABC and SBS have defended their reporting on conflict in the Middle East, after facing scrutiny at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Australia’s Special…
War jitters hit the market as Australia’s biggest IPO of the year makes a strong debutThe Australian sharemarket fell for a fourth straight session as escalating conflict in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher and weighed on investor sentiment, while energy sto…
Trump says the Iran deal is over, an angry NATO lovefest and has Hamas given up politics?Donald Trump calls the Iranian regime ‘scum’ as the US and Iran trade strikes. What's next for Iran's leadership as the country gives Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a long goodbye. Hamas a…
'Dead pigs': The coded language inside a 'ruthless' network of online sexual predators in GermanyA Berlin court has convicted a Chinese man over his alleged involvement in an online network of sexual predators bragging and planning attacks on Telegram. The Telegram networks un…
INTERVIEW: SBS Hindi speaks to India's High Commissioner in Australia about the visit of Narendra ModiThe Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is in Australia for three days. The visit is expected to feature more conversations about two-way trade and tertiary education deals, as wel…
INTERVIEW: What does Australia's latest health report reveal ?The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released its 2026 health report, revealing the key drivers of health outcomes across the country, and where targeted attention is…
Telstra shares hit February low following network outageThe Australian sharemarket opened sharply lower as renewed hostilities in the Middle East rattled investors, before recovering most of its losses by the close. Energy stocks surged…
