Episodes

  • INTERVIEW: Are Australia's institutions equipped for gender diversity?

    INTERVIEW: Are Australia's institutions equipped for gender diversity?
    Apr 4 2026
    A national report has found discrimination against transgender people is still widespread across institutions, including in healthcare, housing, education and employment. The report by the Australian Human Rights Commission makes 19 recommendations, including reforms across Australian states and territories to protect gender diverse people from vilification, incitement of hatred and threats of physical harm. The author of the report, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Anna Cody, spoke to Razanne Al-Abdeli about the findings, including identifying the barriers gender-diverse people experience in different institutional settings.
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    9 mins
  • INTERVIEW: Professor Paul Griffin tells SBS 'more important than ever' to get flu vaccine this year

    INTERVIEW: Professor Paul Griffin tells SBS 'more important than ever' to get flu vaccine this year
    Apr 4 2026
    'Get vaccinated now' was an instruction we heard repeatedly during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and since then Australia's vaccination rates have been declining. So much so that last year Australia recorded its worst flu season on record with 1,738 deaths. Director of Infectious Diseases at the Mater, Professor Paul Griffin, says everyone should get a flu vaccination. He's been telling SBS that this year's flu vaccine includes protection against a highly contagious mutation of influenza A which is known as subclade K or Super-K.
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    4 mins
  • Charities feeling the pressure over Easter due to rising fuel prices

    Charities feeling the pressure over Easter due to rising fuel prices
    Apr 4 2026
    Easter is a busy period for many charities offering support and relief for those in need. But the price of fuel is impacting how charities carry out their services. Some are now questioning the sustainability of those services.
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    4 mins
  • Analysts say social media giants need to feel global pressure

    Analysts say social media giants need to feel global pressure
    Apr 3 2026
    After the e-Safety Commission revealed that it is investigating some of the world's biggest social media platforms for suspected non-compliance with the ban on under-16s, analysts are saying it'll take more than that for the platforms to change their ways. Australian experts say increasing global pressure on social media giants could prove to be the most effective way of enacting change.
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    4 mins
  • Australians warned to vaccinate against fast-spreading flu variant

    Australians warned to vaccinate against fast-spreading flu variant
    Apr 3 2026
    Infectious disease specialists are urging everyone to get a flu vaccination to try to prevent a repeat of last year which saw Australia experience a record number of deaths from influenza. More than 1,700 people died and there were more than half-a-million confirmed cases. Health experts say low vaccination rates are contributing to the higher case numbers. They're warning this year could be even worse because of the spread of influenza subclade K or Super-K.
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    4 mins
  • ‘Last of its kind’: After 175 years this church-run winery is still going strong

    ‘Last of its kind’: After 175 years this church-run winery is still going strong
    Apr 2 2026
    This Easter, Australia’s last surviving Jesuit-run winery is celebrating 175 years of continuous production. Founded by religious refugees from Europe, Sevenhill Cellars now exports wine to the world.
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    5 mins
  • Government announces gambling advertising restrictions. Do they go far enough?

    Government announces gambling advertising restrictions. Do they go far enough?
    Apr 2 2026
    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new gambling advertising restrictions during his address at the National Press Club on Thursday. Despite calling it the most significant gambling reform that's ever been implemented, critics warn the Prime Minister's latest measures won't reduce harm.
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    4 mins
  • Trump’s ‘Stone Age’ threat to Iran, Cuba’s oil lifeline & a succulent Chinese meal canonised

    Trump’s ‘Stone Age’ threat to Iran, Cuba’s oil lifeline & a succulent Chinese meal canonised
    Apr 2 2026
    US President Donald Trump issues a new Middle East war deadline as Yemen’s Houthis put pressure on vital waterways. Plus, the US permits a rare oil shipment to ease Cuba’s energy crisis - what’s driving the sudden pivot? And Australia immortalises an iconic ‘dinner’ felon.
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    32 mins