Episodes

  • Report finds widespread discrimination against trans and gender diverse people

    Report finds widespread discrimination against trans and gender diverse people
    Apr 1 2026
    A new report has found discrimination against trans and gender-diverse people is widespread, with serious impacts on safety and dignity. Released to coincide with the International Transgender Day of Visibility, it makes key recommendations for governmental reform.
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    4 mins
  • INTERVIEW: Could First Nations methods improve mental health treatment?

    INTERVIEW: Could First Nations methods improve mental health treatment?
    Mar 28 2026
    The latest report on Closing the Gap Targets, released last month, found just four of nineteen targets are on track. Among those targets Australia is failing to meet, the country is moving backward when it comes to reducing suicide rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which are now more than three times higher than for non-Indigenous Australians.First Nations health advocates and practitioners are urgently calling for investment in new approaches to preventative mental health support that are led by First Nations wisdom and experience. SBS reporter Angelica Waite, has speaking with Clinton Schultz, a Gomeroi Gamilaroi man, and Director of First Nations Strategy and Partnerships with Black Dog Institute. For more than a decade, he's been a pioneering voice when it comes to finding new models for preventative care that reflect the depth, complexity and connectedness of First Nations ways of knowing, being and doing. She started by asking Mr Schultz how he came to study and work in the field of psychology.
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    13 mins
  • Unapproved Peptides: When Social Media Replaces the Doctor

    Unapproved Peptides: When Social Media Replaces the Doctor
    Mar 27 2026
    Once confined to bodybuilding forums and elite sports scandals, unapproved peptides have now moved into mainstream wellness and are being marketed online as tools for bio-hacking and longevity. So why are people turning to online communities and influencers for advice, and is there a breakdown in trust for traditional medical pathways?
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    7 mins
  • Could First Nations wisdom and experience improve mental health and wellbeing?

    Could First Nations wisdom and experience improve mental health and wellbeing?
    Mar 25 2026
    The latest report on Closing the Gap Targets, released last month, found just four of the nineteen targets are on track. Among those targets Australia is failing to meet, the country is moving backward when it comes to reducing suicide rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people , which are now more than three times higher than for non-Indigenous Australians. First Nations health advocates and practitioners are urgently calling for investment in new approaches to preventative mental health led by First Nations wisdom and experience.
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    8 mins
  • Scottish MPs reject assisted dying - and England's House of Lords looks set to follow suit

    Scottish MPs reject assisted dying - and England's House of Lords looks set to follow suit
    Mar 19 2026
    A WARNING THAT THIS STORY MAY BE DISTRESSING FOR SOME LISTENERS: Scotland's Parliament has rejected legislation that would have made Scotland the first part of the United Kingdom to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives. Members of the Edinburgh-based legislature voted 69 to 57 against a bill that would have let people in Scotland with six months or less to live seek help to end their life. The Scottish vote is part of a wider debate across the UK.
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    4 mins
  • New website and app to safeguard international students in Australia

    New website and app to safeguard international students in Australia
    Feb 25 2026
    For international students studying in Australia, accessing healthcare is often seen as too expensive - or too confusing to navigate. But a new initiative - designed by international students FOR international students - aims to make services easier to find, while breaking down taboos around sexual and mental health.
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    5 mins
  • Calls for major change after deadly mental health escapes in Sydney

    Calls for major change after deadly mental health escapes in Sydney
    Feb 19 2026
    A WARNING THAT THIS STORY MAY BE DISTRESSING FOR SOME LISTENERS The New South Wales government is investigating the circumstances surrounding the escape of two patients from the same hospital, who days later were allegedly involved in separate incidents where three people died. Mental health professionals say it's again thrown the state's mental health care crisis into the spotlight.
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    6 mins
  • Australian researchers on a mission to save millions of lives from antibiotic resistance

    Australian researchers on a mission to save millions of lives from antibiotic resistance
    Feb 9 2026
    The rise of antibiotic resistance is threatening millions of lives worldwide, but “unconventional” Australian research could make obsolete medications effective again. Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that some of the most common illnesses in the world are becoming more resistant to treatment every year. Dr Maud Eijkenboom says the current approach of developing new antibiotics is losing the battle against ever-evolving viruses and bacteria. After her son struggled with a resistant disease, Dr Eijkenboom set on her own path to discover a better way eradicate the rising wave of lethal pathogens. In 2021, she founded Lixa, a Perth-based biotech company receiving international support for its “game-changing” research. In this edition of Weekend One on One, she speaks with SBS's Cameron Carr about the impact of her research, and started by explaining what Lixa is all about.
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    14 mins