Whales are recovering but watchers are threatened

A humpback whale breaching off the coast of Sydney

A humpback whale breaching off the coast of Sydney Source: AAP

SBS News In Depth
View Podcast Series
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

Small Business Secrets discovers it's been a difficult year for once-busy whale-watching tourism operators amid COVID-19 restrictions.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

A koala hugs a tree
UNSW Law_headshots
TANYA PLIBERSEK ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE
Iran's capital Tehran faces the worst water crisis in history

Recommended for you

A man saluting an Australian flag, he wears a navy jacket decorated with medals.
A farmer in navy pants and a top leaning on a tractor, with grassy crop land and a blue sky in the background.
A pile of Australian $100 banknotes
A black and white border collie is captured mid-stride, on green grass with a turquoise ball firmly in its mouth.
A night-time view of a jewellery store window features a large, bright blue neon sign that reads “WE BUY GOLD“ and a brightly lit display of necklaces, rings, and bracelets on blue velvet busts, with a prominent floral arrangement to the left.
A woman with long dark hair, wearing a striped shirt and jeans, is seated at a wooden dining table working on a laptop. The bright, Scandinavian-style space includes a large window, a potted fiddle-leaf fig plant, and a wall shelf with various decorative items.
Anthony Albanese on the steps of a plane, giving a double thumbs up.
Police officials standing outside a quadrangle of historic buildings, a police vehicle parked nearby and with a police tape in the foreground.

Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News
facebook
X (Twitter)
instagram
youtube
tiktok
rss
Download our apps
SBS News
iOSAndroid
SBS Audio
iOSAndroid
SBS On Demand
iOSAndroid
Listen to our podcasts
SBS News Update
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
SBS News In Depth
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
SBS On the Money
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
SBS News in Easy English
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.
Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch nowOn Demand
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world