https://www.sbs.com.au/news Top Stories Despite the strong fuel stores, forecasts suggest Australia's economy could take a big hit if disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz continue. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-now-has-more-fuel-on-hand-than-before-the-war-in-the-middle-east-began/hqtjdckd7 0000019d-b822-da69-af9f-b9a26ef40001 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:13:07 +0000 Australia 0 Documents from the 47-year-old's bail hearing released Thursday detail plans to open a business overseas. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/ben-roberts-smith-was-planning-to-leave-australia-court-documents-show/9vghfpo0d 0000019d-b97d-d0e1-a7bf-bdfd98990001 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:24:50 +0000 Australia 0 All participants under the scheme will be reassessed under a new method — causing anxiety around losing funding. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-burning-questions-at-the-centre-of-the-ndis-reset-and-how-it-could-affect-your-funding/jx15ronen 0000019d-b86d-d0e1-a7bf-bcfdaab20000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:40:42 +0000 Politics Australia 0 The CSIRO has warned that mouse populations have exploded, but the cause of the outbreak remains a partial mystery. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-mouse-plague-2026-farmers/ct0t1sxo1 0000019d-b277-d556-a99f-b2fff6b00000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:37:11 +0000 Australia Environment 0 Sky-high rents persist, but price growth is slowing and diverging across Australia's capitals, according to a report. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-rental-market-tipping-point-affordability/0dwghibkc 0000019d-b3de-d556-a99f-b3df604d0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:36:57 +0000 Australia 0 Discussions on Australia's gas and oil resources are heating up as a 25 per cent gas export tax gains traction. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/is-japan-getting-australian-gas-for-free/rbvl35n6x 0000019d-ae7a-d878-a9df-bfff6d0b0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:12:16 +0000 Australia World 0 Papunya residents face regular heatwaves, however, most of the housing was built over thirty years ago and aren't able to withstand soaring temperatures. https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/this-remote-aboriginal-community-is-suing-the-nt-govt-for-unsafe-housing/7hs1svjvg 0000019d-b2b5-da69-af9f-bbb739150000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:01:20 +0000 Justice 0 Each year Australians gather on ANZAC Day to remember those who served in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping missions. But whose stories are we remembering? Are there stories we don’t always hear? In this episode we explore an important part of Australia’s history that has often been overlooked—the service of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/en/podcast-episode/first-nations-anzacs/mpjjq9pqr 0000019d-9448-d65d-a5bf-d55ac1da0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:30:00 +0000 0 Disability advocates have flagged concerns that an overhaul of the NDIS scheme could disproportionately impact parts of the community. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/frightening-butlers-move-to-cut-160-000-people-from-ndis-sparks-concern/min057i4m 0000019d-b301-d556-a99f-b3cdf2820000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:39:53 +0000 Politics Australia Health 0 Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a "cessation of hostilities" for 10 days, but time is running out for a peace deal. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/interconnected-challenges-why-lebanons-future-could-determine-the-course-of-war/veu3dccxc 0000019d-b34c-d65d-a5bf-f75e9b270000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:45:01 +0000 World Middle East 0 Behind the everyday scams targeting Australians, there are scores of vulnerable victims trafficked into the job. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-horrific-truth-about-the-romance-scammers-targeting-vulnerable-australians/izjeb390n 0000019d-aebf-d556-a99f-aefffd6b0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:11:40 +0000 Australia Politics 0 In address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Mark Butler said states would have "greater funding responsibility" for the scheme. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/concerned-about-footing-the-bill-for-ndis-changes-states-are-pushing-back/noy05kgip 0000019d-b49d-d7f9-afbd-fddd6cbc0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:21:15 +0000 0 The cost of rebuilding Gaza and the "catastrophic" human toll of war have been laid bare in a new report. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/gaza-71bn-rebuild-crisis-un-eu-world-bank-report/vm512ln3n 0000019d-ae69-d878-a9df-bffdcbd30000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:19:42 +0000 World Politics 0 As a two-week ceasefire appears to be extended, experts ask whether there was any agreement in the first place. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/us-iran-ceasefire-what-was-agreed-explainer/3l8dldb1w 0000019d-ae89-d878-a9df-bf9dc3810001 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:35:20 +0000 World 0 The ACCC claims the discounted prices were often the same or higher than the original shelf prices. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/woolworths-executive-says-prices-dropped-rules-changed-as-inflation-grew/doh6qdv03 0000019d-b3ca-da69-af9f-bbeabce10000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:53:48 +0000 Australia 0 The news comes after Roblox recently introduced new account types for underage users as pressure from global regulators mounted. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/online-watchdog-puts-video-game-giants-on-notice-as-child-grooming-concerns-rise/b8a4n6bw8 0000019d-b4ce-d7f9-afbd-fdcfe9150000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:22:32 +0000 Australia Politics Entertainment 0 The vessel had been sailing under a Liberian flag and "had been informed it had permission to transit the Strait of Hormuz." https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/iranian-gunboat-fires-at-container-ship-off-oman-ship-off-iran-also-targetd/4s6fhhunx 0000019d-b477-d7f9-afbd-fd7f65be0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:29:06 +0000 World Politics 0 Roman is expected to discover tens of thousands of planets beyond our solar system. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/nasa-hopes-its-new-telescope-will-help-it-chart-an-atlas-of-the-universe/4a9ofbq80 0000019d-b450-d65d-a5bf-f552040e0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:04:26 +0000 World Science 0 Iran said on Tuesday it had yet to decide whether to attend last-ditch peace talks with the US. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/trump-extends-ceasefire-with-iran-to-encourage-negotiations-says-us-military-is-raring-to-go/ufko58tq4 0000019d-b1c7-d7f9-afbd-fdcf4fe60000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:07:05 +0000 World Middle East 0 The US will mediate another round of negotiations between the Israeli and Lebanese governments later this week. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/hezbollah-fires-at-israel-citing-truce-breaches-as-ceasefire-negotiations-near/ad49t01fa 0000019d-b1bd-da69-af9f-b9bf39cc0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:22:55 +0000 World Middle East 0 As calls mount for a 25 per cent tax on gas exports, a leading economist has trashed the existing measures at a Senate inquiry. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/gas-tax-senate-inquiry-ken-henry/lvztwyg6c 0000019d-af73-d556-a99f-afff0cae0001 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:18:03 +0000 Australia 0 Rising global instability threatens fuel supplies and trade, with leaders warning of lasting economic impacts in Australia. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/wong-talks-albanese-warns-australians-long-tail-war-impact/3o6n188dd 0000019d-ad58-d878-a9df-bfdd99be0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:54:07 +0000 Politics Australia 0 Keir Starmer was praised for appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US — a decision that's put his political career at risk. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/peter-mandelson-keir-starmer-crisis-epstein/wfsgn89lx 0000019d-adac-d13e-abdd-ffef5efb0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:06:54 +0000 World 0 Parents of triplets face heavy financial and emotional pressures. Are Australia's support systems built for families like theirs? https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/article/its-actually-panic-the-financial-stress-of-parenting-triplets-in-australia/aypikamii 0000019d-99d5-da69-af9f-99f78aac0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:47:58 +0000 Life 0