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First Nations people especially vulnerable to drug-related deaths
SBS News In Depth - April 18, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe so-called 'war on drugs' has been waged in the US since at least the 1970s, when then President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act and declared drug abuse as “public enemy number one.” In Australia, there have been similar efforts to battle drug trafficking and use. As prescri...
Indian voters begin casting their ballots in epic seven stage election
SBS News In Depth - April 18, 2024 09:22 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe largest democratic exercise ever undertaken will begin in India tomorrow, with the start of parliamentary elections to decide the country’s lower house, known as the Lok Sabha. It’s an epic undertaking over a vast area encompassing desserts, jungles and the Himalayas.
INTERVIEW; Anthony Albanese
SBS News In Depth - April 18, 2024 08:45 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsPolice have been warning people who took part in the retaliatory riots following Monday’s church stabbing in Sydney’s West to expect a knock on the door. They are looking for at least 50 suspects among the 2,000 people they estimate descended on the Church of the Good Shepherd. As political and r...
SBS On the Money: Australia's unemployment rate rises, so what does that mean for jobs and interest rates?
SBS News In Depth - April 18, 2024 07:58 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAustralia's jobless rate rose to 3.8% in March as employment fell by 6,600. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Blair Chapman from ANZ to find out what it means for the economy, plus the day on the markets with Ben Richards from Seneca Financial Solutions.
Kicking back: Melbourne inmates score life lessons
SBS News In Depth - April 18, 2024 03:52 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSport can be an important teacher of life lessons. In the UK that idea has seen a network of professional football clubs work to help prisoners who want to better themselves. It's a program now making strides in Melbourne.
Boeing whistleblower alleges physical threats over safety fears
SBS News In Depth - April 18, 2024 01:46 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsA Boeing engineer has told the U-S Congress he was physically threatened after raising safety concerns about some of company's planes. Whistleblower Sam Salehpour has appeared before a congressional investigation into safety at Boeing.
Security, diversity and the Seine under scrutiny as Paris Olympics approach
SBS News In Depth - April 18, 2024 01:29 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAs the countdown to the Paris Olympics drops below 100 days, the question of holding the opening ceremony on the river Seine has been highlighted. Organisers have planned a parade of about 10,500 athletes through the heart of the French capital on boats on the Seine amid security concerns.
Is Australia winning 'the war on drugs'?
SBS News In Depth - April 17, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsMost of us might be familiar with the term 'the war on drugs'. In the US, it's been waged since the 1970s, when then President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act and declared drug abuse as “public enemy number one.” In Australia, there have been similar efforts historically to bat...
SBS On the Money: Powell points to high US rates for longer
SBS News In Depth - April 17, 2024 07:56 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsUS Federal Reserve Chair Jermoe Powell sees US interest rates staying high for longer given the nation's resilient economy. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Julia Lee from State Street SPDR ETFs State Street Global Advisors for more, including the day's market reaction.
Indigenous-led businesses boosting Australia's economy
SBS News In Depth - April 17, 2024 07:15 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIndigenous-led businesses and traders are having a growing impact on the nation’s economy, a new snapshot has shown. Their growing impact doesn't just extend to monetary value, but also more opportunity and self determination for Indigenous people.
Opioid use in Australia: have government restrictions avoided the crisis faced in the USA?
SBS News In Depth - April 17, 2024 06:26 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsMost of us might be familiar with the term 'the war on drugs'. In the US, it's been waged since the 1970s, when then President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act and declared drug abuse as “public enemy number one.” But today, it's not so much illicit drugs but prescription medica...
The curfew in Alice Springs is over; but did it work?
SBS News In Depth - April 17, 2024 05:08 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe Alice Springs youth curfew has come to an end with the town's mayor and the Northern Territory chief minister praising it as a success. The measure was aimed at addressing a recent surge in violent crime in the Central Australian town. However, some First Nations residents and lawyers have cr...
Israel mulls response to Iran's weekend missile strike
SBS News In Depth - April 17, 2024 02:27 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIsrael has vowed to respond to an attack by Iran and to send troops into Gaza's overcrowded Rafah area in its war against Hamas. Meanwhile, the United States and the European Union are considering imposing sanctions on Iran following the strike.
Australia criticised over declining foreign aid investments
SBS News In Depth - April 16, 2024 21:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThere are calls for Australia to increase its spending on foreign aid as an investment in future stability and prosperity. Recent data shows a decade of declining or stagnant foreign aid investments by Australia is working against the nation's best interests.
Albanese: 'There is no place for violence in our community'
SBS News In Depth - April 16, 2024 10:24 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsA second stabbing attack in three days has put residents on edge in Sydney, even as officials deem there are no further threats to security. Community leaders say the feeling of safety has been shattered - and it's important at this time for everyone to come together.
INTERVIEW: The Solomon Islands' crucial elections will be closely watched by Australia
SBS News In Depth - April 16, 2024 09:57 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsVoters in Solomon Islands go to the polls on Wednesday in joint national and provincial elections, with caretaker Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare hoping to win a fifth non-consecutive term in power. The vote - initially scheduled for 2023 - was delayed by Mr Sogavare, due to the country hosting ...
Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef is 'a wake up call'
SBS News In Depth - April 16, 2024 08:59 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsCoral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time - a result of warming ocean waters - driven in part, by climate change. The event is expected to be the most extensive on record. For Australia's Great Barrier Reef, it's the fifth mass bleaching event in eight years.
SBS On the Money: Australian dollar hits 5 month low and sharemarket tumbles on international events
SBS News In Depth - April 16, 2024 07:48 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsStronger than expected US retail sales data reflected the resilience of the US economy, prompting fears the nation may delay expected cuts to interest rates there. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Jamie Hannah from VanEck for more including the added concerns about the growing geo...
Researchers uncover three kangaroos 'of gigantic proportions'
SBS News In Depth - April 16, 2024 07:43 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsPalaeontologists at South Australia's Flinders University have discovered three historic species of giant kangaroo native to Australia and New Guinea. The giant kangaroos - called 'Protemnodon'- are megafauna that roamed the earth between five million until 40 thousand years ago. The research sol...
International community faces scrutiny over desperate humanitarian crisis in Sudan
SBS News In Depth - April 16, 2024 05:44 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe United Nations Secretary-General has marked the one-year anniversary of fighting in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. It comes as international donors pledge more than 3 billion dollars ((US$2.1 billion)) in humanitarian aid for Sudan after the war has push...
Who we are: How learning Wiradjuri helped saved Geoff's life
SBS News In Depth - April 15, 2024 21:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhen Geoff Anderson suffered a horrific work accident, he fell into a deep depression. Then one day he received a knock on the door that would change his life, leading him to discover his Indigenous heritage language and gain a new perspective on life. In this episode Hannah Kwon chats to Geoff A...
Court rules that Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins
SBS News In Depth - April 15, 2024 09:11 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBruce Lehrmann's defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson has failed, with a Federal Court judge finding he did rape Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in March 2019. Ms Wilkinson and Ten say the finding is a vindication of the truth in their reporting and should be a warning to o...
Surrogate mothers helping sea otters pups return to the wild
SBS News In Depth - April 15, 2024 07:36 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsCalifornia sea otters were almost hunted to extinction by the start of the last century. Now a new program aims to pair stranded otter pups with surrogate mothers to help boost the population and save California's coastline.
INTERVIEW: Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa talks exclusively to SBS
SBS News In Depth - April 15, 2024 07:02 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEcuador’s president Daniel Noboa has thrust his country into the international spotlight over the past few days as never before. He ordered a raid on Mexico’s embassy, provoking international outcry - and the army will continue to operate on the streets of this country after a proclamation that a...
INTERVIEW; Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa talks exclusively to SBS
SBS News In Depth - April 15, 2024 07:02 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEcuador’s president Daniel Noboa has thrust his country into the international spotlight over the past few days as never before. He ordered a raid on Mexico’s embassy, provoking international outcry - and the army will continue to operate on the streets of this country after a proclamation that a...
Restraint urged following Iranian missile attack
SBS News In Depth - April 15, 2024 05:48 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe United Nations Secretary General, along with other world leaders have called for restraint after Iran's attack on Israel. International leaders, including Australia's prime minister Anthony Albanese have also condemned Iran for the attack. The United States says it will not join any possible ...
Medicinal cannabis boom complicates drug testing
SBS News In Depth - April 14, 2024 21:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsMedicinal cannabis has been legal in Australia for eight years. Although it's legal, the drug still can affect people's ability to work and drive because of limitations of drug testing regimes. Now, the Victorian Government is looking at whether there's a better way to manage medicinal cannabis u...
Iran launches first ever direct military assault on Israel
SBS News In Depth - April 14, 2024 08:35 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIran has launched its first ever direct military assault on Israel, firing hundreds of bomb-carrying drones and missiles at its long-time enemy. Iranian officials warn Israel and its allies a larger-scale attack will follow if they retaliate, as the UN Security Council convenes an emergency meeti...
Police identify attacker in mass stabbing that has left six people dead
SBS News In Depth - April 14, 2024 06:31 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsNew South Wales Police have launched an investigation into a stabbing attack that killed six people at a busy shopping centre in the eastern suburbs. Police say the attacker was a 40-year-old man suffering from mental health issues and has no links to terrorism.
Palestinians revive 'historic moment', calling for full UN membership
SBS News In Depth - April 13, 2024 22:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsPalestinians have renewed their bid to join the United Nations as a full member. It’s being reviewed by the Security Council – where it’s predicted one member will stop the application going any further. But analysts say the UN General Assembly could work to give Palestinians a more elevated stat...
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