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SBS News In Depth
Episodes — page 44
New HIV drug arrives in Zimbabwe, promising protection but testing health systems after aid cutsA new HIV drug has arrived in Zimbabwe, promising protection from the virus that has devastated the population in the past two decades. But there are concerns that testing health s…
INTERVIEW: Squeezing more kilometres out of your fuel tankFuel prices are climbing and tensions in the Middle East are putting even more pressure on what we pay at the pump. So how can everyday drivers squeeze more kilometres out of every…
Rhoda Roberts AO: The cultural warrior who changed the nationTributes are being made to SBS Elder-in-residence and Widjabul Wia-bal woman, Auntie Rhoda Roberts, who has died at the age of 66. Her short battle with a very rare type of ovarian…
War casts a shadow over new year festivities for millions worldwideFestivities marking the spring equinox are tinged with sorrow, as war continues to devastate the Middle East. Even so, more than 300 million people worldwide are expected to welcom…
INTERVIEW: Ahead of South Australia's state election, SBS talks to One Nation candidate Cory BernardiSouth Australians head to the polls on Saturday, 21 March, to elect the state’s 56th Parliament, with the latest YouGov poll pointing to a strong result for Labor. The survey sugge…
INTERVIEW: SBS talks to Premier Peter Malinauskas as South Australia goes to the pollsSouth Australia votes to elect its 56th Parliament on Saturday, 21 March. YouGov’s final poll ahead of the election showed Labor is on track to secure its highest-ever two-party pr…
Markets bet on 3 rate rises this year & how AI is changing Australia's Rich ListSBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Tony Sycamore from IG Austraila about the day's market action and why markets are now pricing in three rate rises this year; plus S…
Closing the Gap 'is just putting band-aids on' says Senator Lidia ThorpeNew data from the Productivity Commission reveals that the national effort to Close the Gap is failing. As the 2031 deadline looms, Indigenous leaders and advocates are calling for…
Attack on Iran gas field exposes divisions between Israel and USOil and gas facilities are now being targeted in the war in the Middle East, prolonging the disruption to global fuel supply chains. It has also sent shockwaves to the global econo…
Trump administration applies pressure over reporting on war in Middle EastAs the war in the Middle East continues, the United States is fighting a battle on another front: information.
'Our fuel supply is secure': PM appoints taskforce to tackle issues caused by the war in the Middle EastThe Prime Minister has appointed a 'fuel tsar' to help tackle supply chain issues caused by the war in the Middle East. It comes as the competition watchdog investigates major fuel…
Dire Straits for Trump, Beijing takes a backseat and Cuba in the dark. Plus, the goodie bag bonanza...The war in the Middle East is entering a dangerous new phase, with a global oil chokepoint at the centre of rising tensions, but just how far will NATO allies go to support Trump’s…
UN warn of growing landmine contamination as countries abandon treatyThe heads of the UN land mine action program for Ethiopia and Sudan have called for more funding and awareness over the munitions, which kill and maim a disproportionate number of…
Scottish MPs reject assisted dying - and England's House of Lords looks set to follow suitA WARNING THAT THIS STORY MAY BE DISTRESSING FOR SOME LISTENERS: Scotland's Parliament has rejected legislation that would have made Scotland the first part of the United Kingdom t…
'Big mistake': Why President Trump's plan to 'take Cuba' may be a major miscalculationAs the humanitarian and energy crisis in Cuba worsens, US President Donald Trump has announced he plans on "taking" the Caribbean island. Desperate for relief from a US-imposed blo…
New mining CEOs, plus markets brace for US rates decisionSBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Jamie Hannah from VanEck about the day's market action including the latest global interest rate expectations and what it means for…
Government ditches plan for SBS hub in multicultural Western SydneyPlans to build a production hub for the Special Broadcasting Service in Western Sydney will no longer go ahead. The government has indicated its decision has been made in the conte…
Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran warA top U-S counterterrorism official has resigned over the war in the Middle East. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has lashed out at NATO allies and Australia, saying the U-S no longer need…
Zelenskyy, Starmer urge continuing support for Ukraine as world's attention turns to IranThe war in Ukraine is intersecting with rising instability in the Middle East and pressure on global energy supplies. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in London, warning modern war…
RBA raises interest rates in March for second time in 2026SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Nick Stenner from Bank of America; Alice Shen from VanEck; and Sally Tindall from Canstar to find out why the RBA lifted interest r…
