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SBS News In Depth
Episodes — page 86
- Second Afghan quake brings more trauma to the shattered region
Thousands of people living in Afghanistan's mountainous Nangarhar province have been left bereaved, homeless and traumatised after Sunday's earthquake. Then, amid ongoing and petri…
- Court rules Trump's troop deployment is illegal
United States President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy federal troops to Democrat-led cities has sparked fierce and widespread opposition, raising legal, constitutional, and civil r…
- Illegal mining is costing Thailand's forests, rivers, lands and future dearly
Local communities say an environmental crisis is unfolding along the Thai-Myanmar border, where dangerously high levels of arsenic have been detected in several major rivers. There…
- Wanted: Essential workers in regional Australia
Many regional towns across Australia struggle to attract essential workers - like doctors, teachers and aged-care staff – often due to lack of affordable housing and other factors.…
- Gold and silver prices hit milestones & ASX hit by ex-dividend stocks
SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Goncalves speaks with Josh Gilbert from eToro to find out why gold prices hit a new record while silver reached a 14 year high, plus why the ASX fell as…
Australia's greatest threat: Not war, not terror, not pandemic... but the climateAs the Coalition remains divided over net zero emission targets, former security leaders are warning the government that climate change poses an immediate national security threat.…
Spain prepares for future extreme weather after 'environmental catastrophe'After a summer in which much of western and southern Europe were impacted by catastrophic fires and searing heat, Spain now forming a plan to prepare for future disasters.Scientist…
- Desperate cries from Afghanistan's mountains as quake rescue efforts continue
Sunday's earthquake has destroyed entire villages across the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, burying residents under the rubble. As perilous rescue operations continue, there are…
- No end in sight: famine tightens its grip on Gaza as Israeli families mourn hostages
Hungry Palestinians have queued at a soup kitchen in Khan Younis, empty pots in hand, as famine tightens its grip on Gaza. Families say aid is failing to reach them, while shortage…
- A pause for Jaws: The challenge of keeping both sharks and humans safe
As spring approaches, beach goers in New South Wales may notice the annual program of shark nets being rolled out on the state's popular beaches. But for a long time, marine scient…
- Aboriginal Camp Sovereignty site attacked by anti-immigration protesters
An Aboriginal gathering place and burial ground was attacked in Melbourne on Sunday by participants in the city's anti-immigration rallies. Police are investigating the incident, w…
- Spring season property hotspots & reporting season fallout
SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Goncalves speaks with Tim Lawless from Cotality Australia about the direction for home prices as the Spring selling season begins and to find out where t…
- 'Wake-up call': Government urged to address rise in far-right extremism after racist rallies
Politicians have condemned the racism and xenophobia displayed at various anti-immigration protests over the weekend. After violent clashes and a large neo-Nazi presence, the Green…
- Thousands rally against immigration with neo-Nazis taking the spotlight
A wave of nation-wide anti-immigration rallies have swept Australia's capital cities, with thousands joining marches and clashing with police and counter-protesters across the coun…
- US makes plans for post-war Gaza, while flotilla aims to break Israel's blockade
A post-war plan for Gaza is circulating within the US government. Meanwhile, Israel's Defence Minister says its forces have killed a Hamas spokesman in a strike on Gaza.And a floti…
- 'An attack on multiculturalism': government's new Nauru deal greeted with alarm
The Federal Government has struck a $400 million deal with Nauru that it says paves the way for deportation of the so-called NZYQ cohort. The announcement has been met with outrage…
- INTERVIEW: Cricketer Usman Khawaja on why he is calling on sporting bodies to consider banning Israel
Usman Khawaja says he raised the issue of imposing sanctions on Israel over its actions in Gaza during his meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
- INTERVIEW: 22 years after Concorde's last flight - could supersonic travel be back in the air
When planes fly faster than the speed of sound, air molecules can’t get out of the way fast enough and begin to pack together. Eventually they form a wave in front of the aircraft,…
- The Trotters dreamed of being sixth-generation farmers. A plan for a rare earth mine has 'devastated' that
The Wimmera region in rural Victoria is becoming a flashpoint in the global race for rare earth minerals.
- China dominates the rare earths supply chain. What role could Australia play in the sector?
Global demand for rare earth minerals is surging and many of them lie under Australian soil. So what exactly are they and why are they important?
