SBS News In Depth
Hear the story behind the headlines. In 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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 907
- Years Active
- 2025
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 is now growing evi…
00:11:46 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
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. While similar equi…
00:06:22 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
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 a number of compani…
00:08:45 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
Australia's greatest threat: Not war, not terror, not pandemic... but the climate
As 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.In the Senate, the …
00:07:02 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
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.Scientists say action is nee…
00:07:23 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
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 desperate cries fo…
00:04:10 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
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 shortages and soaring price…
00:06:38 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
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 scientists and environmen…
00:04:18 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
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, which witnesses say …
00:11:07 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
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 the property hotspot…
00:18:06 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
'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 Greens are calling on th…
00:06:27 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
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 country. Organisers say…
00:08:25 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
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 flotilla of 20 boats has…
00:06:29 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
'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 from advocates, hu…
00:06:49 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
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.
00:06:13 |
Sat 30 Aug 2025
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, creating a burst o…
00:05:09 |
Sat 30 Aug 2025
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.
00:07:34 |
Sat 30 Aug 2025
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?
00:02:49 |
Sat 30 Aug 2025
INTERVIEW: Julia Delaforce on the experience of women whistleblowers and the need for reform
Former RAAF airwoman Julia Delaforce speaks with Angelica Waite about her experience as a whistleblower and why that has led her to call for change.
00:11:47 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Is your family sitting on a goldmine - and are you willing to sell it?
Some cultures value gold jewellery above all when it comes to gifts for special events such as weddings or birthdays. But with the price up around 70 per cent in the last five years, more people are …
00:12:19 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
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