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Weekend One on One
by SBS
Go behind the headlines and hear what the newsmakers themselves have to say. In this weekend series, we’ll be getting experience, analysis, and understanding in extended interviews with the people who really know what’s going on.
Episodes
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Stolen Generations descendant Karlie Stewart on truthtelling
Newly released national survey data provides a clearer picture of the health and wellbeing outcomes for the Stolen Generations survivors and descendants. The data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare also shows there are an estimated 200,000 Stolen Generations descendants…
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INTERVIEW: Iran executions surge as UN expert warns of crackdown
A UN expert discusses rising executions in Iran, protest-linked death sentences, and concerns over due process. As World Day Against the Death Penalty approaches, UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and an academic at Birkbeck University, Dr Mai…
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Koori Knockout returns as thousands gather in the Hunter
The Koori Knockout brings hundreds of teams and thousands of visitors to the Hunter for rugby league and community. NITV Radio's Ngaire Ngaire Pakai spoke to committee member Abie Newie. The Koori Knockout returns to the Hunter as the Newcastle Yowies prepare to host one of the biggest Indigenous...
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Australia's long fight against domestic violence: What changed and what didn't
Historian Zoe Smith explores Australia’s long history of tackling domestic violence and the challenges that remain. How has domestic violence moved on and off Australia’s political agenda for more than a century? Historian Dr Zoe Smith traces key turning points from the 1880s to today, examining...
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INTERVIEW: Why is President Trump targeting the International Criminal Court?
US President Donald Trump's administration is preparing sanctions against the International Criminal Court as part of a campaign to dismantle the institution created to prosecute people accused of the world's most heinous crimes. So what are the implications? The Trump administration is preparing...
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Platypus population decline sparks calls for stronger protections
Conservationists are calling for government funding to count the population of the platypus over the next decade.
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What Australia's feral cat crisis reveals about the fight to save native wildlife
Feral cats are one of the biggest threats to Australia's native wildlife, having contributed to the extinction of at least 20 mammal species. In this interview, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy explains how researchers are tackling the problem through habitat restoration, targeted control...
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INTERVIEW: Why has the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates? And what are the effects?
For the first time since 2023, the US Federal Reserve board has voted to raise interest rates. The Fed also flagged further increases in borrowing costs in coming months, with new US central bank chief Kevin Warsh joining a unanimous decision that effectively acknowledges the Trump…
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INTERVIEW: Snake season is here: what are the chances of getting bitten?
Springtime doesn't just bring a shift in weather and more sunshine; it also marks the beginning of snake season. Australia is home to over 170 land and sea snake varieties, including around 100 venomous species and 12 that are likely to inflict a wound that causes death. In 2024-25, more than…
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INTERVIEW: Have images of 9-11 triggered anxiety in you?
This week we have been bombarded with video footage and memories of the 9-11 terror attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington. For those of us who reported on it at the time, it remains a defining moment in our lives - we will never forget it. And for many…
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INTERVIEW: How is the Government's plan to end gender-based violence in a generation progressing?
Last year, Australian police recorded almost 40,000 reports of sexual assault, down one per cent from the record high recorded in 2024. Six out of ten occurred outside family or intimate partner relationships, highlighting sexual assault as a distinct national problem. These are some of the...
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Australia is riding an AI wave - but how is it impacting student learning?
SBS reporter Natalie Poyhonen speaks to Professor Leslie Loble from UTS, previously a deputy secretary in the NSW department of Education, about for the future of teaching, research and learning in the age of Artificial Intelligence.
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Was the Nepal flood a disaster waiting to happen?
Was it just a matter of time before circumstances caused the flooding disaster in Nepal? Alton Byers is a mountain geographer and a faculty research scientist at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He specializes in applied research, high altitude...
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What's in a word? Recording unique Australian regionalisms
Across Australia it's not uncommon to hear debate over whether what you're ordering at the fish and chip shop is a potato cake or a potato scallop, or whether you're putting on bathers or togs for a swim. Australian English is as diverse as the country itself. SBS Reporter Yasmine Alwakal spoke…
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Mervyn Bishop on his iconic photo of Vincent Lingiari and Gough Whitlam
Sixty years on from the Wave Hill walk-off in the Northern Territory, photographer Mervyn Bishop remembers the moments that took place before he captured this iconic photograph of Vincent Lingiari and Gough Whitlam. He spoke with NITV News journalist Phoebe McIlwraith
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The Liberal Party's Ted O'Brien on a rare opportunity to visit a secretive nation
In an SBS exclusive, the Liberal Party's Foreign affairs spokesperson Ted O'Brien tells political reporter Naveen Razik about his visit to North Korea in 2010. The pair also discuss O'Brien's latest engagements with multicultural communities, the rise of One Nation and the investigation into the...
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INTERVIEW: Giorgio Chiellini talks about the business of football
From nine Serie A titles with Juventus to a European championship with Italy, Giorgio Chiellini built a reputation as one of football’s fiercest defenders. Now, the former captain is turning his attention to the business of the game. Giorgio Chiellini sat down with SBS World News reporter...
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INTERVIEW: How are small businesses dealing with rising costs?
Have you ever thought about how much it costs to run a small business? New research shows the cost has risen by almost 25 per cent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and it's expected to keep increasing, topping out at 27-per cent by year's end. It comes as a surprise lift in household...
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INTERVIEW: Could the Space-X lunar rocket crash have been avoided?
A chunk of a SpaceX rocket hurtled into the moon this week, putting renewed attention on the issue of space junk. Alan Duffy is an astronomer at Swinburne University of Technology. He told SBS Reporter Josie Harvey that space is becoming dangerously crowded, and the increasing amount of debris...
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INTERVIEW: America's diarrhoea dilemma turns deadly
A widespread cyclosporiasis outbreak - which causes explosive diarrhoea - has grown into the largest on record in the United States and this week caused its first known deaths. Medical experts are warning that recent regulatory rollbacks have contributed to the infection's historic scale. The...
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INTERVIEW: You think you've got the flu? What should you do?
The flu season is upon us. So if we think we might have come down with some kind of respiratory virus, what should we do? For the best advice, SBS reporter Cameron Carr spoke to Professor Paul Griffin from the University of Queensland School of Medicine
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INTERVIEW: Donald Trump has announced a 'monumental' peace deal - so why isn't it happening?
Hospitals in Gaza say 17 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Saturday night and Sunday morning. The Israeli military says the strikes targeted Hamas military operatives. Palestinians are reporting an increase in the number of evacuation warnings and the scale of Israeli strikes. this...
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INTERVIEW: Helping older people identify online misinformation
Can you help elderly people boost their media literacy in just 60 minutes? A new study by the University of Canberra says so. It also finds that when it comes to learning about media literacy, people with mulitcultrual backgrounds may gain more benefits. Saffron Howden is a journalist and...
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INTERVIEW: Organising the Garma Festival
The Garma Festival is on this weekend. running until Monday, with delegates from around the country attending the major First Nations cultural event in north-east Arnhem Land. It's Australia's largest Indigenous cultural gathering and thousands of people are in attendance at Gulkula. The theme…
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INTERVIEW: ASIC tackles corporate misconduct, collects hundreds of millions of dollars in fines
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says it has secured a record $830 million in civil penalties orders during the 2025-2026 Financial Year. It launched more than 250 investigations, which led to 25 criminal convictions and 11 individuals being sentenced to prison. Businesses...
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INTERVIEW: Is Andy Burnham the answer Britain didn't know it was looking for?
Andy Burnham took office on Monday as Britain’s new prime minister, promising a 10-year plan to restore political stability and revive the economy while acknowledging that six other UK leaders have tried and failed to do so in the past decade. Speaking after being formally appointed by King…
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INTERVIEW: The insidious danger of 'pump and dump' financial scams
ASIC is warning Australians to be extremely cautious of investment tips received through social media and messaging apps, amid a spike in reports of so-called 'pump and dump' scams using fake celebrity endorsements and impersonations of financial institutions. ASIC says scammers use the…
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INTERVIEW: Has Australia's definition of antisemitism been 'weaponised'?
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism has become one of the world's most influential and contested tools for identifying anti-Jewish hatred. Adopted by universities, public institutions, and governments across the globe, including here in Australia,...
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INTERVIEW: SBS Commentator assesses the FIFA World Cup so far
The 2026 Fifa World Cup has finally reached the quarter final stage of the tournament. It's been a gruelling ride for our SBS commentators, including former Socceroo Tommy Oar. As we head into the business end of the competition, Tommy looks back on the story so far and what may lay ahead, He's...
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INTERVIEW: Tuna Wars: Allan Rahari talks about the fishery's major threats
Allan Rahari, the Interim Deputy Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency and the Director of Fisheries Operations. He calls tuna the "backbone" of the Pacific and speaks with SBS News about a major threat to the fishery: illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
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INTERVIEW: AI is escalating sexual child abuse online
A new national study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) escalates the amount of online sexual exploitation against children. The research, a collaboration between the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children Australia and the Australian Federal Police’s Centre to Counter...
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INTERVIEW: Analyst says Iran played a weak hand very well
President Donald Trump has signed an agreement with Iran that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely in a major concession from Washington. The initial deal to end the…
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INTERVIEW: Eddie Izzard's unique take on Hamlet
Eddie Izzard is a multi-talented artist whose career spans film, theatre and activism. Now she brings her unique brand of charisma and creativity to the Sydney Opera House with one of the world’s most enduring tragedies. This is Shakespeare's Hamlet as you’ve never seen it before. Izzard performs...
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SBS Speaks to Dr Marianne Jauncey about NSW's only medically supervised injecting centre
New South Wales’ only medically supervised injecting centre is calling for urgent legal reform to allow more sites to open across the state. It has been 25 years since the centre opened in Sydney’s Kings Cross, becoming the first supervised injecting facility in the Southern Hemisphere. Staff…
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INTERVIEW: May is Lupus Awareness Month. SBS has spoken to mental health advocate Jenny Lai about her journey
Every May, Lupus Awareness Month is recognised around the world, to highlight the chronic autoimmune disease which is still widely misunderstood. Lupus affects over five million people globally, and many of those affected are women. Jenny Lai is a mental health advocate whose Lupus diagnosis was…
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INTERVIEW: SBS Nepali speaks to Bianca Adler after record breaking Mount Everest climb
A Melbourne teenager has made history, becoming the youngest Australian to reach the summit of Mount Everest.18-year-old Bianca Adler achieved the feat on her second attempt - completing the ascent of the nearly 9,000-metre [[8,849m]] summit with two Nepali guides. SBS Nepali executive producer...
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INTERVIEW: SBS talks to Doctors Without Borders about the Ebola outbreak in the DRC
The World Health Organisation has sent a team of experts and supplies to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help combat the spread of Ebola. On Sunday, it declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern because of the high risk the disease could spread further beyond DR...
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INTERVIEW: Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs Julian Hill, responds to Opposition's budget reply
Opposition leader Angus Taylor used his budget reply speech last night to outline the Coalition immigration policies, confirming that includes removing welfare payments and access to the NDIS for permanent residents. He says says the move would save billions of dollars. But Assistant Minister for...
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INTERVIEW: Delta Goodrem on what it means to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Award-winning singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem is representing Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest, with her song Eclipse. Eleven years on since Australia officially joined the globally-adored song contest, there are high hopes for Delta's performance. Attracting an audience of 2.2 million...
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INTERVIEW: SBS News speaks to Treasurer Jim Chalmers ahead of the federal budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers talks One Nation, housing affordability and the economy with SBS World News Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson
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INTERVIEW: Health Minister Mark Butler ahead of the Budget
There are big changes ahead for the NDIS with some budget cuts and tightened eligibility. Health Minister Mark Butler says the government aims to remove around 160,000 participants by the end of the decade. Children with autism are the largest cohort of NDIS participants, with many set to be…
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INTERVIEW: Professor Jessica Rosenberg on encouraging young people to engage on quantum technologies
How should Australia be preparing students for new technologies? It’s an issue governments and educators are grappling with across the world. American expert in the field, Professor Jessica Rosenberg from George Mason University, has been developing a school curriculum to encourage more young...
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INTERVIEW: North Aboriginal Justice Agency CEO accuses NT government of long term detention in watchhouses
The Northern Territory justice system is under fresh scrutiny amid allegations people are being held in overcrowded cells for long periods of time without adequate healthcare in a Darwin correctional facility. A spokesperson for the Department of Corrections has said in a statement that the…
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INTERVIEW: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to SBS about the antisemitism Royal Commission report
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson in the wake of the release of the interim report by the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
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INTERVIEW: Will things ever return to 'normal' in the Strait of Hormuz?
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a virtual standstill with President Trump ordering US forces to 'shoot and kill' Iranian vessels laying mines in the Strait. The US military says it seized another tanker associated with smuggling Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean. The U.S.…
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INTERVIEW: Why have the ceasefire talks stalled?
Ceasefire talks between the US and Iran seem to be on hold. Pakistan had planned to host a second round of talks, but the White House suspended Vice President JD Vance’s planned trip to Islamabad - as Iran rebuffed efforts to restart negotiations. Pakistani officials say authorities will keep...
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INTERVIEW: Singapore Energy Minister Dr Tan See Leng
After Prime Minister Albanese’s whistle-stop visit to Singapore, the future of Australia’s fuel supplies looks a lot more secure as the ripples from the Straits of Hormuz spread outwards. Last week Anthony Albanese met with his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong in Singapore. The two signed…
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INTERVIEW: The Cocos Islands will soon become uninhabitable; but what happens to the residents?
A remote Australian outpost more than 3,000 kilometres from Perth, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are facing an uncertain future. Climate modelling predicts the low-lying atoll, home to around 600 residents, could become uninhabitable within 50 years. About 460 of those residents are Cocos Malays,...
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INTERVIEW: Are Australia's institutions equipped for gender diversity?
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...
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INTERVIEW: Professor Paul Griffin tells SBS 'more important than ever' to get flu vaccine this year
'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…
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