Weekend One on One

New Zealand heads to the polls this weekend in an election too close to call, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon fighting for political survival and a new challenger threatening to steal Winston Peters' kingmaker crown. Veteran political journalist and RNZ broadcaster Guyon Espiner spoke with SBS Audio's Hannah Hodson about the race for power. New Zealand voters are grappling with cost-of-livin...

Why the US midterms matter, what they reveal about voter sentiment, and what the results could mean for both parties. As Americans vote in the US midterm elections, political analyst Larry Sabato explains why the contests are seen as a crucial judgment on Donald Trump’s second term. He discusses the issues shaping voter sentiment, what the polls suggest, and how the outcome could reshape both majo...

European fridge hacks raise questions about whether Australian supermarkets could face similar cyberattacks. A cyberattack that disrupted supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe has raised new questions about food security and infrastructure risks. Could Australian supermarkets face a similar threat? A cybersecurity expert explains how the attacks work, why they're concerning and what can b...

As Halloween approaches, haunted houses, horror movies and jump scares are taking centre stage, but why do so many people enjoy being scared? In this edition of Weekend One on One, Clemson University psychology researcher Cynthia Pury explains why fear can feel fun, and why some people seek it out more than others. Why do haunted houses, horror movies and jump scares appeal to so many people? A ps...

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 aged 18 years and over. Half of descendants live with a disability or restrictive long-term condition and...

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 Sato talks to SBS Persian's Niv Sadrolodabee and discusses rising executions in Iran, including an increas...

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 sporting events on the calendar. Abbey Nui reflects on the competition’s remarkable growth, its commun...

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 reform efforts, national plans, prevention strategies, media coverage and what Australia might learn fr...

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 new sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), intensifying a long-running US campaign...

Conservationists are calling for government funding to count the population of the platypus over the next decade.

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 programs and cutting-edge genetic research. The discussion also explores why Australia's wildlife is especi...

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 administration's inability so far to control inflation. While President Donald Trump had promised to lower prices on...

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 2,100 Australians presented to hospital due to a snake bite, according to the Australian Institute of Heal...

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 people around the world, as they watch the Twin Towers crumble and the almost incredible change in the world...

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 statistics highlighted in the Domestic, Family and Sexual Commissioner's annual update to parliament. It's t...

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.

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 ecosystems, glacier hazards, and implementation of integrated conservation and development programs in...

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 to senior researcher at Australian National Dictionary Centre Mark Gwynn about why they are calling on A...

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

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 death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza. Here's Naveen Razik and Ted O'Brien.

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 Christopher Tan to discuss how Italy’s Serie A can close the financial gap with the English Premier League, wh...

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 spending in June complicates the outlook for interest rates, ahead of the Reserve Bank's meeting next week....

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 could soon limit our capacity for space travel.

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 outbreak—now spanning at least nine states—has been sourced to iceberg lettuce from privately held Taylor...

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