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As the US-Israeli war on Iran rages on, the United States has asked Ukraine for help to fend off Iranian drone attacks in the region. Despite Donald Trump's scaled back support for Ukraine and Israel's refusal to impose sanctions on Russia, Ukraine has offered allies in the region a swap of key defence systems.

A federal parliamentary inquiry has opened into racism in Australia, with advocates calling for the probe to be not 'another exercise in diagnosis'. The Australian Human Rights Commission says the government already knows what needs to change, and the inquiry must turn that knowledge into action, with timelines and accountability. Meanwhile the federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Malandirr...

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Robert Talevski from Activam about the day's market action while Stephanie Youseff discusses the ACCC's latest airports report which warns high levels of investment will be passed onto airlines which may increase airfares as a result.

Amid escalating war in Iran, there are concerns for the tens-of-thousands of political prisoners held in jails across the country, some facing execution. The head of the Iranian judiciary has announced that those in Iran who support the US and Israel will be treated as an 'enemy'. This story has been produced in collaboration with SBS Persian.

With the Supreme Leader killed, Iran lashes out. Will the Middle East choose sides as oil prices skyrocket and travel chaos sees thousands stranded. Plus, who could be next in line in Iran, could the US strikes encourage others into action and proof that sometimes the best defence is a very loud, slightly unhinged cuddly toy.

Explosions have lit up the skies over Beirut as Israeli strikes continue to target Hezbollah positions in the Lebanese capital, widening the regional war that began after the U-S and Israeli strikes on Iran. Officials say more than 70 people have been killed in Lebanon, while tens of thousands of civilians have been forced to flee their homes.

Almost 90-thousand people have packed a Sydney stadium to see Bad Bunny’s first live concerts in Australia. It's a record for the ENGIE Stadium, underlining the global audience for music sung in Spanish, including among Western audiences that don't understand or speak the language.

Australia and Canada have agreed to deepen their ties after Canada's Prime Minister urged middle powers to collaborate in the face of a ruptured ruled-based world order. Describing the two countries as strategic cousins, both Mark Carney and Anthony Albanese agreed that like-minded middle powers must work together to secure their future.

A former intelligence officer who resigned over the Iraq War has told SBS it's indisputable that Australian intelligence is being used by Israel and the United States in their war against Iran. Referring partly to Pine Gap, the secret US-Australian intelligence base near Alice Springs, Independent Andrew Wilkie is demanding the parliament be able to scrutinise any Australian involvement in what he...

Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has sat down with Federal Politics reporter Anna Henderson, where she was pressed on Canberra’s position and whether Australia has any involvement in the escalating global conflict following the recent attacks on Iran. The Minister addressed questions about the legal justification for the strikes, Australia’s role, and national security concerns as t...

A First Nations advocate and activist for incarcerated women says the social contract between the Australian government and the community is broken. Tahlia Isaac, who founded 'Project:herSelf', says authorities are more interested in punishment than providing the conditions to keep people safe. She says the system needs to change and the government needs to start listening to women who have real i...

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Harry Murphy Cruise from Oxford Economics about the impact of the Middle East war on the Australian economy, even as GDP expands at its fastest rate in almost three years. Plus Niv Dagan from Peak Asset Management on the day's sharemarket news including the market's reaction to ARN Media's decision to pull the Kyle and Jackie O show.

United States President Donald Trump has lashed out at European allies for what he says is a lack of support on Iran. As diplomatic ties strain over the war, Iran says the time for negotiations has passed, warning Europe not to get involved.

Oil prices across the globe have surged to multi-year highs, as the war in Iran expands into a broader regional conflict. A prolonged war risks disrupting energy supply chains, particularly as key shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz are effectively closed. Analysts say impacts are already being felt - and that has implications for the global economic outlook and inflation.

Across Australia, for every dollar a man earns, women on average are earning 88- point- 8 cents. The government's gender equality agency says the gender pay gap has narrowed to 11. 2 per cent. And while most sectors have seen improvements, pay gaps remain large in some male-dominated industries, such as finance, construction and mining.

Australian leaders are condemning local mourning services for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking a fierce debate over national security and the limits of free expression.

At least 52 people have been killed and more than 150 injured in Lebanon, as Israel targets operations of the Iran-allied militant group Hezbollah, after it launched missiles and drones toward Israel.

As US President Donald Trump warns of a big wave of further attacks on Iran, the UN Security Council is under pressure to act over the US and Israel's strikes. Iran's U-N ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani says the strikes on the weekend were unlawful - a position shared by many international law experts globally. So what are the facts? Dr Tamer Morris is a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney,...

In his first address since the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran, Donald Trump says his war on Iran could last longer than anticipated. Spreading quickly throughout the region and rocking global financial markets, polls suggest most Americans are already opposed to the strikes.

One of the country's most commercially successful and globally recognised performers has been chosen to represent Australia at this year's Eurovision song contest in Vienna. Delta Goodrem will take centre-stage at the 70th edition of the contest. It's a milestone year for the competition, and one which has become clouded by controversy.

There is bipartisan support in Australian politics for a joint US-Israeli offensive dubbed 'Operation Epic Fury', despite warnings of a major breach of international law. While the government backs the action to prevent a nuclear Iran, critics and legal experts question the legality of the strikes and Australia’s potential intelligence role.

As Iran vows revenge on the United States for toppling its leader and launching attacks that have killed civilians, President Donald Trump is warning there will be more American casualties. But as the United Nations chief condemns the move, there are questions over what legal and diplomatic consequences the US could face for initiating the attacks.

Experts are warning regime change in Iran will not be a simple matter, despite the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a strike over the weekend. Khamenei's death is far from the end of issues in in the international community surrounding Iran.

Iranian-Australians are expressing mixed emotions over the US-Israeli strikes in Iran and the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While many hope his death will lead to a free Iran, others say they don't believe that Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have good intentions.

.Australian leaders have thrown their support behind the strikes on Iran amid reports Iran's supreme leader has been killed. For the second time in 12 months, the US and Israel have conducted co-ordinated strikes on Iran in what US President Donald Trump called a "massive and ongoing" operation to topple the Iranian administration.