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Trump announces 'double-sided' ceasefire as Iran gives two-week Hormuz passage pledge
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (627+ words) United States President Donald Trump announced the move after conversations with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Source: Getty / Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call President Donald Trump has announced a two-week suspension of United States military attacks on Iran, backing down from…...
SBS Learn English #107 Tham txog cov kev pov puag tej tsiaj txhu thiab nroj tsuag xyoob ntoo (Med)
21+ hour, 37+ min ago (973+ words) Wildlife conservation means protecting wild animals and their natural environment. Credit: Mitchell Pettigrew / Getty Images Mloog tau SBS Hmong ntawm no. SBS Learn English'yuav pab kom koj muaj peev xwm tham, totaub thiab sib cuag tau nrog lwm tus ntawm…...
Commute-cutting proposal for Australian workers, as fuel crisis bites
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (644+ words) The United Services Union has filed for a new award to lock in work-from-home rights. It is also asking for a four-day work week for those who can't work from home to save petrol costs. Source: AAP NSW council workers…...
'We cannot face him': Family of Afghan man allegedly killed by Ben Roberts-Smith speaks out
59+ min ago (427+ words) Esmatullah (left), the brother and son of two men allegedly killed by Australian soldiers, said he was relieved Ben Roberts-Smith (right) had been charged. Source: Getty, Supplied / Graphic by Lilian Cao A family member of two Afghan men allegedly murdered…...
38th Australian Sikh Games in Melbourne draw record crowds amid calls for improved planning
7+ hour, 23+ min ago (804+ words) Now in their 38th year, these games have grown into one of the largest sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere, drawing hundreds of thousands of crowds from across Australia and beyond. Published 9 April 2026 3: 00pm Updated 47m ago 4: 07pm The 38th Australian Sikh Games in Melbourne…...
Record-setting Tropical Cyclone Maila heads for flood-weary Australian region
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (473+ words) Storm clouds ahead of Tropical Cyclone Narelle last month. Source: AAP / Brian Cassey A record-breaking cyclone is expected to finally make its move towards the Australian coast, putting a flood-weary region again on high alert. Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila is…...
Celebrating Nowruz 2026: A New Year Bringing Together Jewish and Iranian Communities in Melbourne
9+ hour, 54+ min ago (187+ words) Dancing with the Iranian lion-and-sun flag alongside Israeli flags at Nowruz celebration 2026 On March 22nd, Glen Eira Town Hall became a place of both celebration and remembrance. More than 500 people from Melbourne's Iranian and Jewish communities gathered to mark the Persian…...
Australia's Niue Island Community Honours ANZAC Pioneers
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (775+ words) Newly recruited ANZAC soldiers from Niue Island prepare in Auckland for deployment to the Western Front in 1915. Credit: Auckland Public Libraries So, New Zealand looked to its Pacific Island colonies to help replenish those casualties. It took up an offer…...
As a 'clog wog', Australians didn't know I was a migrant, so they confided their racism
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (819+ words) Born in Copenhagen, Annette moved to Australia when she was two. Source: Supplied More than half of Australians think migration rates are too high. What's behind the numbers? Watch Insight episode High on Immigration on SBS On Demand. My family…...
How Australia's investigations into alleged misconduct in Afghanistan differ to the world's
18+ hour, 27+ min ago (1051+ words) The landmark Brereton Report detailed allegations of war crimes committed by Australian soldiers, including Ben Roberts-Smith (centre). Source: Getty / Graphic by Rosemary Vasquez-brown The charging of Australia's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, marks a significant development in the investigation…...