SBS News In Depth
6,935 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 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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Dedicated population centre to monitor Australia's migration patterns
October 04, 2019 09:13 - 2 minutes - 3.81 MBThe new Centre for Population will track where new migrants decide to settle and advise the government on how to reduce the strain on major cities.
South Sea Islanders fight to save historic dry stone walls
September 23, 2019 23:27 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBHistoric stone walls built by South Sea Islander labourers more than a century ago are being demolished in northern New South Wales to make way for a hospital car park.
Maori wardens aim to keep young Maori out of trouble
August 26, 2019 00:21 - 5 minutes - 8.58 MBMaori community leaders are discouraging antisocial behaviour and reconnecting youths to a culture that they say for many has been lost.
Macron insists no new Brexit deal
August 23, 2019 03:29 - 3 minutes - 4.77 MBEmmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson have met for talks in Paris, with the French President insisting it’s too late to totally rewrite the Brexit divorce deal.
UN accuses the world of ignoring bloodshed in Syria
July 31, 2019 03:01 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBThe United Nation's humanitarian chief is urging the Security Council to end "the carnage' in Syria's Idlib province, which he says is before the council's eyes.
Podium protest at the world swimming championships in South Korea
July 22, 2019 09:51 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBAustralian Olympic swimming champion Mack Horton refused to shake hands with China's Sun Yang or stand on the podium with him.
'Deadly Science' gives children in remote schools tools to achieve their dreams
July 18, 2019 08:32 - 4 minutes - 6.68 MBThrough a program he calls Deadly Science, Corey Tutt sends science books to 52 schools and he's got another 30 on a waiting list.
Celebrating Stonewall's LGBTIQ+ rights legacy
June 28, 2019 07:20 - 5 minutes - 8.58 MBOn 28 June 1969 in New York, a group of LGBTIQ+ locals decided to stand up to police abuse at the city's now-legendary Stonewall Inn, sparking a global rights movement.
The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict rises to 70-year high
June 19, 2019 05:00 - 6 minutes - 11.4 MBThe United Nations' refugee agency is calling on greater global cooperation as the number of displaced people rises to a new high.
New US charges filed against Wikileaks' Assange
May 24, 2019 03:22 - 5 minutes - 8.58 MBThe US justice department has filed 17 new espionage charges against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange.
Thousands to re-sit NAPLAN tests
May 23, 2019 09:06 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBThousands of students around the country will have to re-sit their NAPLAN tests due to a technical glitch on the original exam
Netherlands ready to finally win world title
May 22, 2019 09:40 - 3 minutes - 6.68 MBWe hear from Australia's Dutch community as they dream of finally winning a world title
International reaction to Iran's part-suspension of nuclear deal
May 08, 2019 23:27 - 4 minutes - 7.63 MBWestern powers are warning Iran against leaving parts of the Iran nuclear deal; the US has enforced new sanctions on Iranian metal exports.
Assange extradition procedure underway
May 03, 2019 02:18 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBThe Wikileaks founder formally declares he’ll fight moves to see him face trial in the US over an alleged conspiracy to download classified documents.
Julian Assange faces nearly a year in jail
May 01, 2019 22:21 - 2 minutes - 4.77 MBAt Julian Assange's sentencing he was told it is difficult to envisage a more serious example of jumping bail
Assange extradition plans are 'an assault against journalism'
April 15, 2019 02:58 - 5 minutes - 9.54 MBLawyer says the reason Julian Assange sought asylum was that there was no guarantee that Sweden would not allow his extradition to the US
Is the Assange case a matter of press freedom?
April 12, 2019 06:37 - 6 minutes - 11.4 MBLawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are warning that the US charges against him could limit press freedom, saying journalists should be deeply troubled by what they call unprecedented charges.
Julian Assange arrested by British police
April 12, 2019 02:09 - 5 minutes - 8.58 MBWikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested and is facing possible extradition to the United States
Afghan interpreter appeals visa refusal decision in court
March 05, 2019 07:40 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBInterpreter says he and his family’s lives are under threat due to his service with Australian forces in Afghanistan.
One year on, Papua New Guinea is still recovering from deadly earthquake
February 26, 2019 07:48 - 2 minutes - 4.77 MBThere are still daily reminders of the level of destruction in Papua NewGuinea, one year on from a deadly earthquake
British Labour party faces split
February 18, 2019 23:11 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBBrexit, anti-semitism, and left-wing politics behind decision of seven MPs to leave Labour Party
May survives vote of no-confidence over Brexit
December 13, 2018 02:34 - 4 minutes - 7.63 MBTwo hundred out of a total 317 Conservative MPs voted in support of Ms May's leadership, revealing the cracks beginning to form in party ranks.
Mining giant Adani to self-finance controversial Queensland coalmine
November 29, 2018 22:15 - 3 minutes - 4.77 MBThe Indian mining giant Adani has announced construction of its controversial coalmine in Queensland will begin next year, but it won't be as large as initially proposed.
Historic advances for minorities in US midterms
November 07, 2018 08:44 - 4 minutes - 6.68 MBWomen, Muslims and members of the LGBTIQ+ community achieve firsts in key elections.
One year later, IS-hit Marawi still faces humanitarian crisis
October 23, 2018 06:45 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBIt has been one year since the battle of Marawi with IS militants in the Philippines was declared over.
SBS World Game News: Group highlights
June 29, 2018 01:37 - 4 minutes - 8.58 MBWith the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage now over, we take a look back at some of the highlights.
Eleven countries agree on new Pacific trade deal
January 24, 2018 04:33 - 3 minutes - 977 KBEleven nations, including Australia, have agreed to sign a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in March.
Would you go back to school to learn about elections and voting?
January 21, 2018 21:31 - 4 minutes - 977 KBA workshop designed to help explain Australia's Constitution and Parliament to migrants is proving a hit with local community groups.
Welfare changes likely to affect migrants
December 18, 2017 22:39 - 2 minutes - 977 KBCommunity groups say the Federal Government's new welfare laws will make it harder for migrants to live in Australia.
Dastyari quits as deputy whip on Shorten's direction
November 30, 2017 01:49 - 4 minutes - 977 KBLabor Senator Sam Dastyari has quit his senior posts in the Opposition, although he will remain as a backbench senator.
Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic jailed for life over war genocide
November 23, 2017 02:14 - 5 minutes - 1.91 MBFormer Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic has been given a life sentence by United Nations judges, after finding him guilty of genocide and war crimes in the brutal Balkans conflicts over two decades ago.
Refugee advocate awarded top business prize
November 22, 2017 06:15 - 2 minutes - 977 KBA refugee advocate has been awarded a top business prize for her work helping new arrivals get jobs and resettle in Australia.
Celebrations in Zimbabwe as Robert Mugabe finally steps down
November 22, 2017 01:01 - 3 minutes - 977 KBRobert Mugabe has resigned as Zimbabwe's president after 37 years after the country's parliament began impeachment proceedings against the 93-year-old.
Multiculturalism conference aims for social cohesion amid far-right rise
November 21, 2017 06:11 - 3 minutes - 977 KBA national conference has been debating ways to advance multiculturalism in Australia amid a rise in hate speech and far-right movements.
Singer-songwriter Prince dead aged 57
April 21, 2016 22:00 - 3 minutes - 3.81 MBThe prolific songwriter and performer has died at his Paisley Park estate in the state of Minnesota after a short spell of ill health, which had initially been put down to flu. Fellow star Madonna has called him a true visionary, while US President Barack Obama says the world has lost a creative icon.