SBS News In Depth
7,154 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHear the story behind the headlines. In under ten minutes each episode, we’ll help you make sense of the news stories that matter to you from Australia and the world, with reports and interviews from the SBS News team.
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Weekend Sport Preview
December 26, 2019 20:30 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBA busy weekend of sport here and around the world with the Sydney-Hobart yacht race, the Boxing Day Cricket test match and plenty more besides.
Australia's Christmas comes to a close
December 26, 2019 20:00 - 5 minutes - 9.54 MBQueen Elizabeth the Second has spoken of a "bumpy" year in 2019 - meanwhile Australians head to the Boxing Day sales
Kylie Minogue heads $15million tourism campaign in the UK
December 26, 2019 05:35 - 2 minutes - 3.81 MBHigh profile advertisement enticing British tourists to visit Australia airs ahead of the Queen's Christmas Message on TV.
Opening solar power up to the whole community
December 26, 2019 03:32 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBA coalition of 20 community groups has started a 'Solar for All' campaign, calling for solar garden trials where people can purchase a share of a solar array.
2019 - a year which saw species loss accelerating faster than ever
December 26, 2019 01:21 - 5 minutes - 9.54 MBA United Nations report is urging us to change our behaviour to protect many of the Earth's iconic species from extinction and create a sustainable future.
Trailblazing rehabilitation centre celebrates 120 years
December 25, 2019 23:10 - 5 minutes - 9.54 MBFor 120 years Royal Rehab has cared for and supported some of the most vulnerable and - at times - ostracised Australians.
Sluggish but still growing: how 2019 looked for the economy
December 25, 2019 20:00 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBAustralia's economy continued its 29-year run of uninterrupted economic expansion in 2019 but that growth has slowed to a decade-long low.
AM bulletin 26 December 2019
December 25, 2019 19:30 - 5 minutes - 9.54 MBFirefighters battle to get fires under control ahead of severe-to-extreme heatwave conditions, millions affected as Typhoon Phanfone pummels the central Philippines; and Australia hosts New Zealand at the MCG for the Boxing Day Test match.
Cafe aims to build community rather than profits
December 25, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBLondon cafe allows customers to pay whatever amount they can afford to eat at the cafe - or nothing at all.
Christians in Aceh, Indonesia, have no church where they can celebrate Christmas
December 24, 2019 21:00 - 2 minutes - 4.77 MBChurch members in Aceh province say they've not been allowed to rebuild churches destroyed by Islamist groups four years ago.
AM bulletin December 25 2019
December 24, 2019 19:21 - 4 minutes - 7.63 MBAustralia's political leaders pay tribute to those fighting the bushfires in their Christmas messages, Tension between the US and North Korea, In cricket, Australia prepares for the Boxing Day Test.
Public servants helping fight bushfires will get extra leave
December 24, 2019 05:02 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBPrime Minister Scott Morrison has directed all Commonwealth public service leaders to permanently offer at least 20 working days paid leave.
Hong Kong gears up for Christmas week protests
December 24, 2019 02:50 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBProtests in support of detained Uighurs in China among demonstrations planned in districts across the city of Hong Kong.
Canberra pub is a hub of multilingual communication
December 24, 2019 00:32 - 4 minutes - 6.68 MBCanberra group is part of an international trend of so-called Language Exchange meet-ups where people are uniting to teach each other foreign tongues.
Five sentenced to death over Khashoggi killing
December 24, 2019 00:26 - 2 minutes - 4.77 MBTurkey and human rights groups have criticised the death sentence handed down over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Christmas joy for refugee and asylum seeker children
December 24, 2019 00:19 - 2 minutes - 3.81 MBFamilies of all faiths are coming together to celebrate giving in the spirit of Christmas through the Refugee and Asylum Seeker Toy Drive.
AM bulletin December 24 2019
December 23, 2019 19:30 - 4 minutes - 7.63 MBRenewed calls for volunteer firefighters to be paid, Five people are being sentenced to death for the killing of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, James Pattinson looks likely to play for Australia in the Boxing Day Test.
2019 - A year of ups and downs in health
December 23, 2019 04:41 - 6 minutes - 10.5 MBThe medical world was challenged by measles and ebola - but made breakthroughs against AIDS, heart disease and lupus.
Helping police recognise people with autism spectrum disorder
December 23, 2019 03:41 - 4 minutes - 6.68 MBNew training module will help smooth interactions between police and people with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Citizenship laws provoke continuing protests in India
December 23, 2019 01:31 - 2 minutes - 3.81 MBProtests continue in New Delhi and other parts of India where a new citizenship law has led to clashes with police that have left at least 23 people dead.
Finding art and a future - reducing reoffending for Indigenous prisoners
December 23, 2019 01:27 - 4 minutes - 6.68 MBAn art program that's been running for almost 10 years has shown positive results with participants showing lower rates of re-offending.
PM defends government response to bushfire crisis
December 23, 2019 01:11 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBScott Morrison has acknowledged climate change may be affecting the severity of fires, but believes stricter emissions targets won't have an impact.
Tesco Christmas card contained plea for help from prisoner
December 23, 2019 00:04 - 3 minutes - 6.68 MBTesco launches investigation after a customer discovered a message written inside a Christnas card claiming to be from a prisoner in China.
Weekend sport wrap
December 22, 2019 20:26 - 5 minutes - 8.58 MBSmoke haze brings a Big Bash League game to a premature end; Melbourne Victory wins the Melbourne Derby over City and Adam Scott breaks his four year tournament win drought, taking out the Australian PGA Championships.
Weekend Sports Wrap 20-22 December
December 22, 2019 20:26 - 5 minutes - 8.58 MBSmoke haze brings a Big Bash League game to a premature end; Melbourne Victory wins the Melbourne Derby over City and Adam Scott breaks his four year tournament win drought, taking out the Australian PGA Championships.
Leading the charge: the changing faces of federal parliament
December 22, 2019 20:00 - 7 minutes - 12.4 MBAustralia’s four youngest parliamentarians believe the faces of the Senate and House of Representatives are slowly beginning to change.
AM bulletin 23 December 2019
December 22, 2019 19:30 - 4 minutes - 8.58 MBBushfires destroy properties across the country, Hong Kong police clash with anti-China protesters, In golf Adam Scott wins the Australian PGA Championships.
Fresh pleas for Australian kids in Syria to be brought home
December 20, 2019 07:44 - 2 minutes - 3.81 MBAdvocates have made fresh pleas to bring home Australian children held in Syrian refugee camps, as their health reportedly declines.
How good was 2019? The year in Australian politics
December 20, 2019 07:38 - 7 minutes - 11.4 MBTax, the economy and the environment - along with a host of other issues - kept the government, opposition and crossbench busy in a colourful year of federal politics.
Dissent and deadly responses washed across southern America in 2019
December 20, 2019 06:58 - 5 minutes - 9.54 MB2019 marked a year of dissent in southern America, with waves of deadly protests gripping some of the continent's biggest countries.
PM bulletin December 20 2019
December 20, 2019 05:00 - 5 minutes - 9.54 MBBushfires burn out of control in South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland; renewed calls for Australian children held in Syrian refugee camps to be brought home; Julian Wilson secures a spot in Australia's men's 2020 Tokyo Olympic team.
Lower prices among takeaways from new coffee snapshot
December 20, 2019 04:19 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBNew data shows Australians paid less for a cup of coffee this year than in 2018 and increasing numbers are embracing non-dairy milk alternatives.
Lower prices among takewaways from new coffee snapshot
December 20, 2019 04:19 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBNew data shows Australians paid less for a cup of coffee this year than in 2018 and increasing numbers are embracing non-dairy milk alternatives.
‘Hero’ volunteer firefighters mourned as Scott Morrison cuts holiday short
December 20, 2019 04:14 - 4 minutes - 7.63 MBAustralia is mourning two New South Wales volunteer firefighters who died battling a raging bushfire south-west of Sydney on Thursday.
Climate change the hottest story in 2019
December 20, 2019 04:07 - 8 minutes - 13.4 MBExtreme weather events created headlines in 2019, as did the release of reports which found there had been an increase in their severity and frequency.
Midday bulletin December 20 2019
December 20, 2019 01:01 - 5 minutes - 9.54 MBTwo firefighters are dead after their truck rolled in Sydney's south-west, Scott Morrison cuts short his family holiday to return to Australia, Sydney Thunder has defeated the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League.
Lebanon nominates new prime minister after weeks in limbo
December 19, 2019 22:33 - 5 minutes - 8.58 MBSeven weeks after Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned amid mass anti-government protests, the government has now nominated his successor.
Indigenous students get a taste of university life
December 19, 2019 22:08 - 5 minutes - 8.58 MBAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in tertiary education has never been higher but students of this background remain under-represented.
Milestone reached for women on ASX 200 boards
December 19, 2019 07:18 - 2 minutes - 3.81 MBWomen now make up 30 per cent of the boards of Australia's top 200 companies for the first time.
Donald Trump becomes third impeached US president
December 19, 2019 06:56 - 4 minutes - 6.68 MBUS President Donald Trump has been impeached in a vote in the House of Representatives, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years.
PM bulletin December 19 2019
December 19, 2019 05:00 - 4 minutes - 7.63 MBDonald Trump becomes the third United States President to be impeached, A week-long state of emergency declared in New South Wales, In the AFL, champion Richmond defender Alex Rance announces his immediate retirement.
New treatment set to improve lives of Lupus sufferers
December 19, 2019 04:32 - 2 minutes - 3.81 MBResearchers behind an Australian-led medical trial say they’ve discovered a new treatment for Lupus - if approved, just the second treatment for Lupus to be so in the past 60 years.
Revealing the plight of Ebola orphans in Congo
December 19, 2019 04:16 - 5 minutes - 9.54 MBThe impact of the most recent Ebola outbreak on children in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been documented in a new report by the charity group World Vision.
Former Arsenal manager responds to player's politics
December 19, 2019 02:28 - 3 minutes - 4.77 MBArsene Wenger says midfielder Mesut Ozil has to accept the consequences of his actions after he criticised the Chinese government's treatment of minority Uighur Muslims.
Midday bulletin December 19 2019
December 19, 2019 01:00 - 4 minutes - 7.63 MBA week long state of emergency declared in New South Wales, An impeachment hearing underway in Washington, Adam Scott starts favourite at the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast.
Happy, safe and welcomed - but major barriers to settlement still affect Syrian and Iraqi refugees
December 18, 2019 23:15 - 5 minutes - 8.58 MBIt's been more than four years since a special intake of 12,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees were granted Australian citizenship after fleeing a horrifying war and the brutal persecution of IS.
Australian ministers not among world leaders at inaugural Global Refugee Forum
December 18, 2019 22:45 - 5 minutes - 8.58 MBWorld leaders and top diplomats have met in Geneva as global refugee numbers reach almost 26 million.
Bhutanese celebrate becoming Australian citizens
December 18, 2019 22:30 - 2 minutes - 4.77 MB15 former refugees who lived in camps for two decades have finally found a new permanent home.
AM bulletin 19 December 2019
December 18, 2019 19:35 - 6 minutes - 10.5 MBFirefighters brace for intense bushfires with heatwave conditions set to continue, Jetstar workers prepare to walk off the job and in cricket, the Sydney Sixers defeat the Perth Scorchers in their Big Bash League opener.
Refugees and private sector pitch solutions aimed at ending global refugee crisis
December 18, 2019 09:16 - 3 minutes - 6.68 MBThe contributions refugees make when given the chance to resettle in a country is being highlighted at the United Nations Global Refugee Forum in Geneva.