Episodios

  • Controversial immigration directive to be replaced

    Controversial immigration directive to be replaced
    May 29 2024
    Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says he will be updating a controversial ministerial direction that has allowed a number of migrants convicted of violent crimes to escape deportation. This is amid intense pressure from the Opposition for the minister to be sacked due to the directive which requires the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to consider a foreign national's ties to Australia when reviewing visa cancellation decisions.
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  • Talks on pandemic treaty stalled despite 'inevitable' new pandemic

    Talks on pandemic treaty stalled despite 'inevitable' new pandemic
    May 29 2024
    After the COVID-19 pandemic, the international community agreed it needed new systems to strengthen prevention, preparedness and response. But the World Health Organisation meeting in Geneva remains at odds this week over a new landmark pandemic treaty. Having failed to agree a finalised draft ahead of the meeting, it appears now that agreement on a new timeline cannot be reached. And scientists are warning the next pandemic is "just around the corner."
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  • Women want culturally sensitive trauma-informed continuity of care: landmark birth trauma inquiry reports

    Women want culturally sensitive trauma-informed continuity of care: landmark birth trauma inquiry reports
    May 29 2024
    A New South Wales birth trauma inquiry has been released, making 43 recommendations to the New South Wales government. These include implementing trauma-informed care, reviewing laws around informed consent and improving mental health support and postpartum services.
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  • SBS On the Money: Higher inflation pushes back rate cut hopes to 2025

    SBS On the Money: Higher inflation pushes back rate cut hopes to 2025
    May 29 2024
    The monthly inflation indicator rose from an annual rate of 3.5% to 3.6% in April pushing back the chances of any interest rate cuts. Rhayna Bosch speaks with BDO Economist Tania Dey while SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves talks with Niv Dagan from Peak Asset Management to find out what it means for the economy and sharemarket.
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  • Centuries-old shipwreck silverware reveals 'misunderstandings' of Indian culture

    Centuries-old shipwreck silverware reveals 'misunderstandings' of Indian culture
    May 29 2024
    Silverware from a centuries-old shipwreck in Western Australia has revealed misunderstandings of Indian culture. Australian historians studying the silverware say the items were luxurious goods intended for the Mughal Empire in India.
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  • Precarious rescue operation after PNG landslide

    Precarious rescue operation after PNG landslide
    May 29 2024
    The United Nations says the number of people impacted by the landslide in central Papua New Guinea stands at more than 7,800 (7,849). The government in Port Moresby says up to 2,000 people could be buried beneath the rubble. Authorities are still cautious about giving an exact number of casualties, as international partners including Australia, begin a precarious recovery operation.
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  • Israeli tanks advance to the centre of Rafah after heavy bombardment

    Israeli tanks advance to the centre of Rafah after heavy bombardment
    May 29 2024
    Israeli tanks have advanced into central Rafah, defying an appeal from the International Court of Justice. After a night of heavy bombardment, Palestinians are on the move after the reported deaths of at least 21 people in an area designated as a civilian evacuation zone. But the Israeli government denies striking that area.
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  • INTERVIEW: UN Development Program PNG representative Nicholas Booth

    INTERVIEW: UN Development Program PNG representative Nicholas Booth
    May 28 2024
    The United Nations says the number of people impacted by the landslide in central Papua New Guinea stands at more than 7,800. Authorities are still cautious about giving an exact number of casualties, as international partners including Australia, begin a precarious recovery operation. SBS's Tys Occhiuzzi spoke to Nicholas Booth, who is the United Nations Development Program's Representative in PNG, about the current situation.
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