https://www.sbs.com.au/news Australian News After a five-year battle for FIFA recognition, refugee members of the Afghan women's football team can represent their team internationally. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/afghan-womens-football-team-permitted-to-represent-country-in-fifa/aucmxt2us 0000019d-d7cb-d0e1-a7bf-d7df2de90000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:05:07 +0000 World Sport Football Sporting Events 0 Tech giants have rejected the government's proposed draft law, calling it a "government-mandated transfer of wealth" and "arbitrary". https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-social-media-news-payment-proposal-explained/69yaa6p36 0000019d-d6f9-d042-a7fd-d6f932860000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:40:03 +0000 Australia 0 New Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows 32 per cent of the overall estimated population is now born overseas. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/england-over-taken-as-australias-top-overseas-country-of-birth-for-the-first-time/x8eee5qb9 0000019d-d797-dc55-a3df-df9fbcde0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:23:23 +0000 Australia 0 The assessment also noted rising anti-immigrant sentiment, some scapegoated for cost-of-living issues. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australian-human-rights-commissioner-warns-sharp-rise-in-racism-may-have-violent-fallout/hukhomcf2 0000019d-d710-dc55-a3df-df9f651d0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:25:16 +0000 Australia 0 The eSafety commissioner has endured significant online threats since implementing the ban, but says they only encourage her to "dig in". https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/esafety-commissioner-julie-inman-grant-death-thrats-social-media/t1rkjtpqv 0000019d-d6e2-d0e1-a7bf-d6f604230000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:09:09 +0000 Australia 0 The RBA is expected to raise interest rates for a third time this year following the release of the first economic data since the war began. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/steep-inflation-rise-likely-to-trigger-rba-rate-increase/3w4ppjj78 0000019d-d66e-d0e1-a7bf-d6fe5cbb0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:01:23 +0000 Finance Australia 0 Young workers could end up less financially secure than their parents, as inheritance transfers may increase inequality. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australians-are-set-to-surpass-their-parents-by-retirement-but-there-are-more-costs-early-on/r3uh4ktai 0000019d-d611-d398-a19d-f6d9826b0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:43:19 +0000 Cost of Living Finance Australia 0 Five-year-old Sharon Granites was last seen in her Alice Springs home early Sunday morning. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/nt-police-believe-five-year-old-sharon-still-alive-as-search/h3p5h8599 0000019d-d691-d398-a19d-f6d976e70000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:35:52 +0000 Australia 0 FIFA's Human Rights Framework allows hosts to protect freedom of expression and prohibit discrimination during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/socceroo-slams-trump-peace-prize-as-a-mockery-of-fifa-human-rights-policy/26wn0x4cs 0000019d-d32b-dc55-a3df-dbbf7d7d0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:54:07 +0000 Australia World 0 Bad tax advice could come at a cost, the Australian Taxation Office has warned. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/ato-tax-time-crackdown-targets/u9skuv3mo 0000019d-d25c-d0e1-a7bf-d6dc4a500000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:45:03 +0000 Finance Australia Life 0 US President Donald Trump has faced another alleged assassination attempt, raising the question of what happens if a president dies. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/very-rare-trumps-succession-protocol-breach-amid-designated-survivor-questions/ht2o2hsw8 0000019d-d269-dc55-a3df-dbffdb9c0001 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:36:35 +0000 US Politics Politics 0 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australian journalism needed to be properly paid for by tech companies. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/exploiting-loopholes-draft-laws-could-force-tech-giants-to-pay-for-australian-news-content/x5p9hv154 0000019d-d224-dc55-a3df-dbbf64af0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:35:54 +0000 Australia Politics 0 Hastie is expecting to be called as a witness in the criminal trial against the Victoria Cross recipient. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/andrew-hastie-traitor-mistake-ben-roberts-smith-girlfriend/1zwux935r 0000019d-d15c-dc55-a3df-d9df8eac0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:58:45 +0000 Australia Politics 0 The US president's nomination for US ambassador to Australia aligns with two issues central to his second term. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/donald-trump-names-pick-for-top-us-post-in-australia-after-15-month-vacancy/5yej7g3st 0000019d-d157-dc55-a3df-d9df22890000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:27:10 +0000 Politics Australia World 0 The US-Israeli war on Iran is threatening to destabilise the global economy. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/economic-impacts-war-in-the-middle-east/aiuz9uggn 0000019d-cc16-dc55-a3df-dd9f13920000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:40:50 +0000 Australia 0 Addressing reporters before the Women Deliver conference, she said "solidarity is not enough." https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/julia-gillard-manosphere-requires-new-approach-to-gender-equality/9kmi5qu0l 0000019d-ce6a-d0e1-a7bf-defe8c230001 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:43:29 +0000 Life Politics 0 Five-year-old Sharon Granites was last seen in her Alice Springs home early Sunday morning. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/worst-nightmare-fears-for-five-year-old-sharon-as-manhunt-intensifies/9v0xausb0 0000019d-ce07-d398-a19d-eedff1c70000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:18:43 +0000 Australia 0 Australia is investing $750 million to build more Bushmasters — but what makes them so desirable on the battleground? https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/how-an-aussie-battle-taxi-invention-spread-around-the-world/eq6fcxhgf 0000019d-cd12-dc55-a3df-dd9f38ff0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:49:47 +0000 Australia World Politics 0 Opposition leader Angus Taylor has condemned Anzac Day heckling but questioned the frequency of Welcome to Country ceremonies. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/indigenous-leaders-condemn-anzac-day-jeering-as-debate-over-welcome-to-country-reignites/czm88j9cj 0000019d-c84b-d0e1-a7bf-dcdfc9800000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:31:55 +0000 Australia Indigenous Politics 0 The United States, China and Russia accounted for more than half of global defence expenditure, new research reveals. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/global-military-spending-reaches-record-4-trillion/5014ife89 0000019d-cd1a-d398-a19d-efda87ad0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:24:42 +0000 World Australia 0 Thirty years after the Port Arthur massacre, rising gun numbers are testing Australia's gun laws and public safety approach. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/thirty-years-since-port-arthur-massacre/hsnihp3d1 0000019d-b8de-d042-a7fd-b8fea5a40000 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:55:41 +0000 Australia Politics 0 The Torres Strait Islands is the birthplace of the only all-Indigenous battalion formed in Australia's military history. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/torres-strait-anzac-day-indigenous-battalion-legacy/tzislfc37 0000019d-c2e7-d0e1-a7bf-d6f736bb0001 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:50:27 +0000 Australia Indigenous 0 One university said its warning to staff came after it had received "updated advice" from the federal government. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australian-universities-research-restrictions-iran-russia-north-korea/mokqs2tpj 0000019d-be18-d0e1-a7bf-bedcbd310000 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:33:42 +0000 Australia Politics 0 While baby boomers still dominate property ownership in Australia, the rate has gone down. Some have been forced to find alternatives. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/article/sandra-will-never-own-a-home-boomers-struggling-in-the-housing-crisis/ypv71dch8 0000019d-bde7-d398-a19d-bfff550e0000 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:33:19 +0000 Life Australia 0 Pauline Hanson has addressed crowds at an anti-immigration rally in Canberra, just hours after Opposition leader Angus Taylor doubled down on his freshly-unveiled immigration policy. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/bad-people-from-bad-countries-taylor-doubles-down-on-migration-crackdown/7fekzzmks 0000019d-c6ff-d398-a19d-e6ff4bba0000 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:32:47 +0000 Australia Politics Immigration 0