https://www.sbs.com.au/news Top Videos Masses of moths have appeared across Sydney and the south coast of New South Wales in recent days. Social media has been flooded with videos of large gatherings of moths across NSW as native Bogong Moths make their annual pilgrimage to the cooler southern alpine region. The moths were devastated by droughts leading up to the Black Summer bushfires, but experts say this year's sightings are a hopeful sign of recovery and an indicator that nature can bounce back under the right conditions. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/why-nsw-is-seeing-huge-swarms-of-endangered-moths/evapk0ss2 000001a0-e763-d72f-a7ad-f7ef623b0000 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:12:00 +0000 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:08:20 +0000 Australia Environment 0 The Sydney Opera House is hosting its very first kids' international festival. Running for more than two weeks, Wild Things showcases performances, interactive installations and workshops that delve into stories of culture from across Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia's First Nations people. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/sydney-opera-house-festival-encourages-kids-to-get-wild/piis3fld6 000001a0-e75c-d1d7-affe-e77e54da0000 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:12:00 +0000 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:43:40 +0000 Australia Arts 0 Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled a $6 billion improvement to the federal budget since it was handed down in May. The update comes as Australians brace for an all-but-guaranteed interest rate rise on 29 September. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/treasurer-reveals-improvement-to-the-budgets-bottom-line/2hgsqxp39 000001a0-e746-d044-abfd-ff5610c40000 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:12:00 +0000 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:32:52 +0000 Australia Politics 0 The presence of H5N1 bird flu in Australia is likely "here to stay", according to health authorities. It's been spreading across the country with the number of confirmed events now surpassing 620. South Australia accounts for more than half. SBS World News reporter Tom Stayner has been to Kangaroo Island, where the deadly virus is threatening a wide range of species. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/deadly-bird-flu-threat-looms-large-over-kangaroo-island/20uid65ab 000001a0-e717-d5b8-a3e2-e7bf704d0000 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:12:00 +0000 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:40:15 +0000 Australia Environment 0 Key leaders have wrapped up talks in New York with AI and long-running conflicts dominating this year’s UN General Assembly. US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping who called for closer collaboration to avoid a military collision course between the two superpowers. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the UN General Assembly saw dozens of delegates leave as he rebuked criticism of his country's actions. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas used a video speech to raise concerns about expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. And Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made his second speech to the UN — pitching Australia’s role on the global stage. SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson has been following events in New York. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/we-can-only-do-it-together-pm-addresses-the-un/5skd5ascd 000001a0-d81e-ddcb-afe7-dcffff8b0000 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:57:00 +0000 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:39:02 +0000 Australia Politics 0 In skies across the country, the moon will appear full this weekend. The event, in the eighth month of the lunar calendar, heralds the harvest festival, also known as the mooncake or mid-Autumn festival. It's celebrated by various Asian cultures. Like elsewhere in the world, families in Australia will come together, and communities will put on public displays all centred around food. This story was produced in collaboration with SBS Chinese. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/communities-across-the-world-celebrate-mid-autumn-festival/tkv124q32 000001a0-d81a-d33d-a5f2-fafe0af00000 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:57:00 +0000 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:31:24 +0000 Australia 0 Thousands of footy fans have lined the streets of Melbourne to watch the AFL grand final parade. The Brisbane Lions and the Fremantle Dockers will go head-to-head in the final game of the season. While Fremantle are vying for their first-ever premiership, the Lions are aiming for their third in a row. It marks the third time in 20 years that two non-Victorian teams have faced off in the season decider. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/fans-flock-to-melbourne-ahead-of-the-afl-grand-final/14xfh86rd 000001a0-d812-dc84-afef-d8b290490000 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:56:00 +0000 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:25:11 +0000 Australia 0 The first week of the double murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon has concluded. The Supreme Court today heard the former police officer used a friend's social media account to help him fake a cancer diagnosis to explain his erratic behaviour towards Jessie Baird, months before he allegedly killed the 26-year-old and his new partner, Luke Davies. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/lamarre-condon-trial-told-of-fake-cancer-diagnosis/i4z9frj4l 000001a0-d7f0-d96b-a9bc-fff61b1e0000 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:56:00 +0000 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:15:44 +0000 Australia 0 The jury in Beau Lamarre-Condon's double murder trial has been shown CCTV vision tracing his movements in the days before Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were allegedly killed. In their investigation, police gathered thousands of hours of footage from hundreds of locations. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/jury-in-lamarre-condon-trial-shown-cctv-footage/zixe8efcl 000001a0-d317-dd59-a5b0-fb9f94aa0000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:16:00 +0000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:10:24 +0000 Australia 0 As fighting escalates in Yemen between Iran-backed Houthis and government forces supported by Saudi Arabia, concerns about the humanitarian impact are growing. The United Nations warns that the number of displaced people could rise to more than 230,000 in the coming months. With calls for more support from Australia, the Yemeni community also fears for the safety of loved ones. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/calls-for-support-from-australia-as-yemens-humanitarian-crisis-grows/6h0j961nt 000001a0-d311-d63f-ade7-ff77bcc70000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:33:00 +0000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:04:53 +0000 Middle East 0 First Nations workers missing out on $15,000 each year, report finds ABSTRACT: New research from the UTS Centre for Indigenous People and Work and Indigenous Business Australia shows Indigenous workers are earning significantly less than the broader Australian workforce. The Indigenous-led study found Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees earn an average 16 per cent less per hour. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/first-nations-workers-missing-out-on-15-000-each-year-report-finds/sd30q06xg 000001a0-d309-d0cd-a5bf-fbd9f37f0000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:33:00 +0000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:56:09 +0000 Australia 0 As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare to meet, Anthony Albanese has laid out a bleak warning — that the existing international world order is no more. The prime minister declared Australia must be part of the new one, moving forward with other middle powers, during his acceptance speech for an Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award. SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson has the details from New York. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/pm-says-world-order-no-longer-fit-for-purpose/68a3fq5at 000001a0-d303-dd59-a5b0-fb8b8b150000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:33:00 +0000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:49:03 +0000 Australia Politics 0 AI's rapid rise and its potential to cause chaos is central to the high-stakes meeting between the Chinese and US presidents, as they compete over superiority in the tech space. The significance of Xi Jinping's visit has been underscored by Donald Trump making the rare move to meet his counterpart on the tarmac upon his arrival — a reception not given by a US president since 1962. As he landed, President Xi declared the two AI superpowers should be “partners, not rivals”. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/ai-rivalry-shapes-meeting-between-trump-and-xi/u2lex2gs1 000001a0-d2fb-d33d-a5f2-f2ff17120000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:33:00 +0000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:42:42 +0000 Politics 0 The prime minister has revealed artificial intelligence has gone rogue inside an Australian government department website. A rapid review is now underway by the Commonwealth, to probe the hack and its legality, with some ministers questioning whether it should be referred to the Australian Federal Police. The incident has revealed the dangers of the technology, which the government sees as key to future economic growth — having wooed the AI giants to invest in Australia. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/albanese-says-medicare-portal-hacked-by-ai-agent/b8ec9rsy4 000001a0-d2f2-dc84-afef-d2f206790000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:33:00 +0000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:33:29 +0000 Australia 0 Friends and loved ones of Jesse Baird have described his growing fear of Beau Lamarre-Condon in the months before Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, were killed. A Sydney court has heard allegations that the former police officer accessed Baird’s phone, interfered with his contacts and used social media to suggest the pair were still together. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/court-hears-jesse-baird-had-grown-fearful-of-beau-lamarre-condon/pz2q1qf97 000001a0-cde2-dfd0-aff0-efe690180000 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:06:00 +0000 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:56:16 +0000 Australia 0 Family lobby groups are calling for a doubling of paid parental leave to ease cost-of-living pressures. Campaigners say with fertility rates already declining, more needs to be done to make having kids affordable. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/family-groups-push-to-double-paid-parental-leave/tfxw6r80h 000001a0-cdd8-dc76-a5b1-cdff173f0000 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:06:00 +0000 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:48:44 +0000 Australia 0 The Royal Commission into Victoria's construction sector has started in Melbourne, with a vow to leave no stone unturned in its pursuit of wrongdoing. Setting up the commission was Ben Carroll's first act as premier, with its first block of hearings scheduled to finish just before November's state election. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/construction-royal-commission-begins-in-melbourne/nxgz1gnhw 000001a0-ccab-ddd0-aba3-ddfbbf370000 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:06:00 +0000 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:37:00 +0000 Australia 0 Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon will argue Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were killed accidentally during a struggle over his police service firearm in Sydney in 2024. Their bodies were found eight days later, after Lamarre-Condon handed himself into police. The 31-year-old former police officer has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer says he acted in self-defence. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/lamarre-condon-claims-self-defence-in-murder-trial/w1fw9c40r 000001a0-c893-dd23-adaa-cfb385b60000 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:24:00 +0000 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:11:04 +0000 Australia 0 Australia has joined a list of 20 countries declaring humanity must act now to intervene in the rise of artificial intelligence. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is among middle power leaders calling for a tech slowdown as the 81st United Nations General Assembly begins in New York. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/pm-joins-un-push-to-keep-ai-under-human-control/9a1wajprl 000001a0-c889-d7a5-a7b7-d8e9601a0000 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:24:00 +0000 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:03:29 +0000 Australia Politics 0 A group of students and teachers are visiting Australian schools as part of an exchange program run by charity Inuka. While tasting lamingtons and fairy bread are among the standouts, the visit is also highlighting how exchange programs can build cultural bridges. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/this-cultural-exchange-program-is-about-more-than-just-sharing-food/o45gutmry 000001a0-c374-d23b-a7b5-f77ed3250000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:35:00 +0000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:17:41 +0000 Australia Education 0 Australians stand to gain an extra $21,000 by the 2060s if the country can turn around its dire economic productivity. The government has unveiled its latest Intergenerational Report, which has laid bare how an ageing population, AI and the energy transition are predicted to reshape the economy over the next 40 years. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/deaths-to-outnumber-births-in-australia-by-2066/pz4m6kka0 000001a0-c370-dbdc-adaa-db7cbc930000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:04:00 +0000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:13:01 +0000 Australia 0 Penny Wong says that international law is currently “under a great deal of pressure” and that middle power countries like Australia have a key role to play in upholding global order. The foreign minister has travelled to New York alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for this year’s UN General Assembly. Australia is campaigning for a non-permanent seat on the council for 2029-30, which would mark its first stint on the powerful UN body since 2014. Penny Wong sat down with SBS chief political correspondent Anna Henderson to also discuss the impacts of the war in the Middle East on Australians and seeking justice for Zomi Frankcom. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/penny-wong-on-australias-bid-for-a-un-security-council-seat/wai5e3b05 000001a0-c368-d23b-a7b5-f77af41d0000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:03:00 +0000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:08:18 +0000 Australia Politics 0 Australia has officially launched its bid for a sixth term on the United Nations Security Council. Its last two-year term ended in 2014. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong will take their pitch to the UN General Assembly in New York. The high-stakes talks come at a time of heightened global uncertainty around AI and as the Middle East remains mired in war. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/australia-campaigning-for-un-security-council-seat/mweyoawgq 000001a0-c363-d364-a7ff-f7e3fed20000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:03:00 +0000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:09 +0000 Australia Politics 0 The trial of accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon has begun in Sydney. The former New South Wales police officer allegedly shot and killed Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Baird's home in Sydney's inner east in early 2024. He then allegedly disposed of their bodies on a rural property nearly 200 kilometres southwest of Sydney. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to all charges. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/beau-lamarre-condon-appears-in-court-as-double-murder-trial-begins/c0x9ygj0b 000001a0-c35c-dbdc-adaa-db7cc5bc0000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:02:00 +0000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:53:56 +0000 0 In the Torres Strait, a new approach to conservation is helping combat the effects of sea level rise by giving community a role in how they adapt to climate change. On Masig Island, burial grounds, roads and community spaces are already being lost to rising sea levels. This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center's Ocean Reporting Network. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/on-this-torres-strait-island-rising-seas-are-washing-away-more-than-just-land/xzimbce0t 000001a0-c2d6-d57e-a9ef-fed66d0c0000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:01:00 +0000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:35:37 +0000 Australia 0