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An ancient indigenous rock art collection in Western Australia's Pilbara region has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Traditional owners travelled to Paris for the decision, where member nations unanimously voted for the inclusion of the Murujuga Cultural Landscape. The engravings pre-date anything found in ancient Egypt or the Roman empire.

Australia's Law Reform Commission is currently conducting an inquiry into surrogacy law across the country. Sarah Jefford is a family creation lawyer practising across Australia, and a former surrogate. She has spoken with SBS's Deborah Groarke on the aims of the review, and what surrogacy currently looks like in Australia and the world

Would you eat meat grown from animal cells in a factory? Restaurants across Australia are now serving up so-called 'cultured meat' for the first time. But what exactly is it and why produce food this way?

U-S President Donald Trump has lashed out at a reporter during a tour of the flash flooding site in central Texas, suggesting she is "evil" after she asked a question about whether the area's warning alert system worked as well as it could have. His response is unlikely to dampen mounting concerns about official preparations, which have refused to go away after the flash floods killed at least 120...

A new report from non-profit organisation Supply Nation has found Indigenous businesses are experiencing growing demand for their products, and increased exports to other countries. Indigenous businesses have been found to create more than 40 billion dollars in value each year, helping to progress Closing the Gap targets, and leading to stronger connection to culture and country.

Toxic algae is taking over the waters off South Australia, with devastating consequences for marine life. It's also impacting the state's fisheries, and prompting fears of serious long-term effects.

The triple-murder by death cap mushroom captured the nation's attention. But with no cameras allowed in, it's the job of courtroom artists to capture what's happening. Anita Lester's depiction of Erin Patterson has become synonymous with the Mushroom Trial.

A large systematic review has been released looking at antidepressant withdrawal symptoms. The meta-analysis examined the findings of 50 randomised controlled trials, involving 17 828 participants. The average age of the participants was 44, and 70 per cent were female. Health professionals in Australia say the review provides useful insights, and there is room for further research in this area.

In this episode: Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington, while a Gaza ceasefire remains elusive, and Taiwan answers China’s military pressure with drills of its own. Plus, The UN ramps up calls for the Taliban to end their oppression on women and girls in Afghanistan - but will it have any effect? And we take you inside the courtroom for the dramatic finale of the mushroom murder trial that...

Israeli attacks have killed over 60 Palestinians in Gaza, including at least 10 children, in strikes near medical facilities and aid centres. As talks continue on a possible 60-day ceasefire, hospitals in Gaza warn that fuel is critically low and say hospitals and other essential facilities will shut down without it

The United Kingdom and France have announced a new pilot scheme that will see migrants who arrive in Britain by small boat returned to France. In exchange, the UK will accept vetted asylum seekers through a legal pathway. But as Britain and France strike this delicate deal, Greece is taking a sharply different approach, moving to suspend asylum altogether for certain arrivals.

The long-awaited report from the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia is now with the government. The Prime Minister says there's no place for antisemitism, and has vowed to consider the recommendations.

A landmark study from Imperial College London has attributed 1,500 deaths during last week’s European heatwave directly to human-induced climate change. It's the first rapid attribution study to go beyond linking climate change to weather events, and instead ties it directly to human deaths.

The European Court of Human Rights has delivered a historic ruling that finds Russia is responsible for the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014. The court's judgement is in response to four cases brought by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia since the start of the conflict in 2014. The ruling is largely symbolic, but comes as Russia ramps up attacks on Ukraine, launching a re...

A small yacht moored off Norfolk Island and its crew of four mysterious, hard-partying Frenchmen suddenly become of interest to New Zealand police. The detectives are investigating the fatal bombing of Greenpeace’s flagship, the Rainbow Warrior, more than 1000 kilometres away in Auckland Harbour. 40 years on from the bombing, journalist Richard Baker flies to Norfolk Island to find out what really...

The search for Srebenica's dead continues, thirty years after Europe’s worst atrocity since the Second World War. Around 1000 bodies of those killed in the 1995 massacre remain unidentified. As more victims from the Srebrenica massacre are finally laid to rest, a powerful new exhibition honours the women who never stopped seeking the truth about what happened.

As pranks go, this one certainly hit the headlines. The US State Department is warning diplomats about attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence. It’s the latest high-tech instance of a top-level Trump administration figure being targeted by an impersonator.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Francesco De Stradis from Ord Minnett about the day's sharemarket news including Trump's copper and pharma tariff threats, plys Stephanie Youssef discusses ACMA's latest findings on telco complaints with member Samantha Yorke.

On Flinders Island in Bass Strait sits a little-known place, significant to not only Tasmanian and Australian history ... but global history. It's known as Wybalenna and it’s a place of deep sorrow for the Aboriginal community. But in more recent years an effort has been underway to make it a more comfortable place for the Aboriginal community to spend time for healing and truth-telling. With the...

Israel has announced plans to displace Gaza's entire population into a controlled camp zone in the ruins of Rafah, prompting condemnation from experts. Talks continue over a possible ceasefire as Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington for talks with Donald Trump.

The mental, physical and financial toll of one of Britain's worst miscarriages of justice has been revealed in a report on the years-long UK Post Office IT scandal. From 1999 to 2015, nearly 1,000 postal employees were wrongly prosecuted or convicted of criminal wrongdoing because of a faulty computer system. The inquiry has found at least 13 people may have taken their own lives as a result of th...

The first of January, 2025. Delighted parents welcomed new babies into the world. Not only were their children the firstborn of the year, they were also the first of a new generation. But why do generations even exist? And are they helpful? I’m Sophie Bennett and this is the Beta Blueprint. In this episode, I’ll be speaking with social researcher Mark McCrindle to answer those questions. He coined...

Twenty years on from the 7/7 terror attack on London's public transport network, survivors and relatives of victims have gathered to remember those killed. The bombings hit packed trains and buses killing 52 people and injuring hundreds. Among those attending services was Australian survivor Gill Hicks. King Charles used the anniversary to call on people to stand firm against those who seek to div...

On 3 March 1942, Japanese Zero fighter planes launched a devastating air raid on Broome, Western Australia. Charles D’Antoine, a young Indigenous man, was cleaning flying boats in Roebuck Bay when the bombs fell. Amid the chaos Charles, also known as Uncle Charlie to his loved ones, saved the lives of three Dutch citizens. For his bravery, he was awarded a Silver Medal by the Dutch government. But...

Human rights organisations are calling for urgent reform, in response to long-awaited findings from a coronial inquest into the fatal police shooting of 19-year-old Warlpiri-Luritja man Kumanjayi Walker. After an almost three-year investigation, Coroner Elisabeth Armitage delivered her findings at a hearing in the town of Yuendumu, where the shooting took place. Her 683-page report found Mr Walker...