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Saving money and packing 'go bags': How Australians in the US are preparing for the worst

Australia

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'It felt like home': Why generations of migrant Australians love the NPL

Sport

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Prison guards thought TJ was 'playing possum'. Hours later, he was dead

Australia

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'Fighting a war on two fronts': Behind the rise of a new threat in Gaza

World

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Yeah, nah: Australians report a drop in their sense of belonging

Australia

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New powers announced to combat terrorism financing | Evening News Bulletin 16 October 2025

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SBS News in Easy English 16 October

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Fragile Gaza ceasefire tested | Midday News Bulletin 16 October 2025

News Videos

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'Profoundly distressing': NSW records most Indigenous deaths in custody this year

Indigenous

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Diversity Council Australia says class bias is shaping career opportunities with 58 per cent of employers saying they prefer candidates from so-called 'elite' universities.

New research reveals class bias limiting career progression

Life

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Today the Opposition leader tried to focus on crime and found herself in a war of words with Victoria's premier.

Sussan Ley labels Melbourne 'the crime capital of Australia'

Politics

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Australia's Jewish and Palestinian communities have been closely following the scenes overnight of hostages and detainees being released.

Gaza peace deal: Local communities react to the release of hostages and detainees

Middle East

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Israelis like Michal and Yarden act as 'human shields' in the West Bank. They've been called traitors

World

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'The 99 per cent are not your enemy': Genesis Owusu on power, politics and racism

Australia

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Pizza, porn, and getting high: Inside the grip of a severe tech addiction

Life

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In America's war on autism, families like Eileen's are on the frontline

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This Christian community embraces traditional living. But ex-members allege it has dark secrets

Small Business Secrets Feature

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'When I wear the clothes... I feel proud': How these women fleeing conflict find strength

Australia

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Diana lived in her car while battling cancer. A new housing initiative is offering hope

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An atomic bomb, a missed train and an extraordinary story of survival.

World

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What this grieving daughter found online is helping thousands in Australia

Life

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Watch Insight on Tuesday 7 October at 8.30pm (AEDT) on SBS and SBS On Demand

After more than 15 years, less than 15 per cent of Closing the Gap targets are on track to being met. Karla Grant hosts this special NITV Insight, asking what’s working to improve First Nations peoples’ lives?

Watch Dateline on Tuesday 30 September at 9.30pm (AEDT) on SBS and SBS On Demand

Two years on from the October 7 Hamas attacks, Dateline reports from inside Israel on what people think about the conflict in Gaza, and the actions of the Netanyahu government.

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