Podcast
SBS News In Depth
Episodes — page 8
Investors brace for US interest rate decisionThe Australian sharemarket rose 0.3 per cent as investors brace for what could be one of the most important interest rate decisions of the year for global markets. To explain, SBS…
The challenge of dealing with the opportunities- and threats- of AIAs the government works to attract greater investment from AI companies, its commitment to strong copyright protections for Australian creatives has come into focus. An opt-out mod…
TV in Australia turns 70. What's next?As the nation celebrates seven decades of broadcast television, the industry also confronts questions about the future in an increasingly digital world. For more on this, we spoke…
What does the HYROX incident tell us about high-endurance sport?Over the weekend, an Australian athlete was pictured with faeces on her legs, after experiencing a bowel movement during a HYROX fitness competition in China. While such incidents…
INTERVIEW: How a 100-year-old population estimate may have gotten Australia wrongFor nearly a century, Australians have believed that around 250,000 people lived here before colonisation. New research from a national team of academics suggests that number is fa…
The second-term troubles of Donald TrumpEarly last year, U-S President Donald Trump returned to the White House promising lower prices, tighter borders, fewer wars and a return to what he called common sense government.…
Universities slam 'race to the bottom' on international studentsThe university sector is pushing back against One Nation's migration plan, which would cut hundreds of thousands of international student and graduate places over three years. Paul…
Former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell makes humanitarian plea for Imran KhanFormer Pakistan Prime Minister and international cricketer Imran Khan has been in jail for three years. Former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell is one of a number of lumina…
Airfares Set For Take-Off As Oil Prices Push Travel Costs HigherOil prices are rising and so are airfares. What it means for travellers and budgets. Australian travellers are being warned to expect higher airfares as surging oil and jet fuel co…
The weather is becoming more extreme. What does this mean for the great Aussie summer?With hotter temperatures and more extreme weather becoming a fixture of Australia's holiday season, does this signal the end of the great Aussie summer? Should we schedule our 'pea…
Multiple oil routes compromised as conflict spreads across Middle EastAs Iran and the United States fight over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a major artery carrying oil to the world from Saudi Arabia has been compromised. Drones have struck the Ea…
Markets are bracing for a US rate decision. What could it mean for investors and inflation?The Australian sharemarket is on edge ahead of what could be one of the biggest market-moving events of the year: the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. Host Ricardo Gonç…
One Nation wants to cut migration by 750,000 places - but at what cost to the economy?One Nation has announced plans to slash migration by more than 750,000 places over three years, in what would be a major 'reset' of the country's migration system. International st…
As world experts sound the alarm on AI, what will Australia do?Some of the biggest names in technology are backing calls for greater caution over the development of artificial intelligence, amid warnings increasingly powerful systems could bec…
INTERVIEW: Snake season is here: what are the chances of getting bitten?Springtime doesn't just bring a shift in weather and more sunshine; it also marks the beginning of snake season. Australia is home to over 170 land and sea snake varieties, includi…
Nine years without a home: Are Rohingya refugees ready to go back to war-torn Myanmar?Nine years after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled Myanmar, the crisis has entered a dangerous new phase. As neighbouring countries push for their repatriation, UN expe…
Say Cheese! Wallace and Gromit are up for auctionAnimation fans around the world have a rare chance to own a piece of British cinematic history as Aardman auctions off over 220 iconic puppets and memorabilia. Aardman is the studi…
INTERVIEW: Have images of 9-11 triggered anxiety in you?This week we have been bombarded with video footage and memories of the 9-11 terror attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington. For those of us wh…
‘You can’t be what you can’t see’: Neha Kumar’s mission to grow the NRLWFour years ago, sports fan Neha Kumar stumbled across an advertisement for the NRLW and realised she barely knew the women’s competition existed. So she decided to do something abo…
Glaciers under threat after the hottest August on recordAugust 2026 was the world’s joint hottest month ever recorded, pushing global temperatures back above 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels. In Italy, glaciologists say th…
