Hear the story behind the headlines. In under ten minutes each episode, we’ll help you make sense of the news stories that matter to you from Australia and the world, with reports and interviews from the SBS News team.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 36 days 10 hours 16 minutes
Growers forced to discard blooms as pandemic cancels gatherings
The Australian flower-growing industry has ground to a halt, with the COVID-19 pandemic putting an indefinite stop to weddings and major events.
British PM Boris Johnson in intensive care
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says he will, for the time being, assume the Prime Minister’s duties while Mr Johnson is in hospital.
Great Barrier Reef suffers third bleaching event in five years
Aerial surveys of 1036 reefs in the past fortnight has revealed the northern, central and southern areas of the Great Barrier have all suffered bleaching.
Under-resourced medics face great personal cost in New York
Five weeks into this outbreak and the sheer number of COVID-positive patients is overwhelming New York hospitals that were already understaffed.
Club closures increase loneliness for many elderly Australians
Social clubs were one of the first casualties of social distancing shutdowns.
Medical students answer the call to help fight COVID-19
As preparations continue for the months ahead, students at some universities are being fast-tracked into early service in an attempt to bolster health systems.
Telehealth not so accessible for people who need translation services
Medicare data shows more than 1.8 million Australians have accessed telehealth services in the past three weeks but for people who aren't comfortable in English, access to an interpreter is limited due to social distancing rules.
Pressure over casual workers as young people warned of coronavirus risk
The government is under pressure from unions and Labor to extend the $130 billion program to more casual workers as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases reaches almost 5,800 with 40 confirmed deaths.
Broader testing may improve understanding of COVID-19 - but don't do it at home
Testing for coronavirus is being expanded to try to better understand and limit community transmission of COVID-19 and immunity to the disease.
Virus lockdowns bring some unintended consequences - not all bad
With half of the world's population now in shutdown in a bid to slow the coronavirus pandemic, many elements of normal daily are changing - and not just the things we'd expect.