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A fight for survival: How the UK soured on PM Keir Starmer and Labour

Keir Starmer led the UK Labour Party to a landslide victory in 2024. Now that leadership is being tested.

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Australia's isolation plan 'one of the stronger responses' to hantavirus globally, Butler says
Australians evacuated from the MV Hondius will quarantine for weeks in a pandemic-era facility outside Perth.
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Albanese vowed no changes to housing tax breaks. Now he's defending reforms
The federal government is making the case for controversial reforms to housing tax policies.
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'Go for government': Western Sydney One Nation's next target after by-election win
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce says the party is already looking beyond regional Australia after its historic Farrer win.
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War in the Middle East

U.S. Continues Maritime Blockade In Strait Of Hormuz

Iran accuses US of 'reckless military adventure' after empty oil tankers struck

World

US Navy carrier strike group in the Arabian Sea

US-Iran truce fragile after fighting breaks out in the Strait of Hormuz

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Trump says US and Iran very close to a deal, tensions high as Israel resumes strikes

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Albanese unveils $10bn fuel plan with billion-litre government stockpile

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Meet Khaled Sabsabi: former child refugee, now Australia's pick for the 'Olympics' of art

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'No vacancies': Australia is getting older — and we're facing a 'conundrum'

Cost of Living

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Australia's 'most liveable city' is also one of its most affordable — but will it last?

Australia

'You're building something tangible': The offline trend pulling people off screens

Life

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Portrait of Pitjatjara elder and artist Illuwanti Ken wins 2026 Archibald Prize

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For this year's Archibald Prize winner, it was sixth time lucky. Richard Lewers' perseverance paying off with his portrait of an Indigenous elder taking out the prestigious award. The piece was selected from more than one-thousand entries.

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Eurovision returns for 2026 on SBS

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Eleven million people, just 500 doctors. How Australia's neighbour manages healthcare

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Leagh accidentally saw a photo on her partner's phone. It put her in an impossible position

Life

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Investing for wartime: The online communities looking to make money from conflict

World

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Sandra will never own a home. Meet the boomers struggling in the housing crisis

Life

Sergio suspected his wife had been unfaithful. So he turned to 'love detectives'

Life

Small Business Secrets

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A $1.8m wine loss — and the growing crisis facing Australia's small producers

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Meet the military veteran creating comfort and connection through chai

Australia

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'Even stones tell stories': Inside the historic winery that's survived world wars and a pandemic

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'Grief and rage': This Nowruz, celebrations hide a 'devastating' reality for Iranian Australians

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Watch Insight on Tuesday 12 May at 8.30pm (AEDT) on SBS and SBS On Demand

The unrelenting pursuit of climbing the career ladder and achieving success has many questioning if the rat race is still worth running. Insight looks at why some of us prefer the rat race, why some are opting out, and asks: Is there a way to still run the race, without it running us?

Watch Dateline on Tuesday 12 May at 9.30pm (AEST) on SBS and SBS On Demand

Adam Liaw goes inside Changi Prison. With rare access to the maximum-security wing reserved for those convicted of the most serious offences, Dateline investigates Singapore's tough stance on crime.

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