SBS News In Depth

The 2026 Census is over and a record number of Australians completed the survey online. While millions completed the form early, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says anyone yet to do the survey will be followed up this week.

As the housing crisis continues, family and domestic violence is the main reason women and children leave their homes and become homeless. The government is investing $308 million in housing solutions to help them escape, but critics say more needs to be done. It comes as the Second Action Plan to end domestic, family and sexual violence is being developed, in collaboration with a sector under significant strain.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy has accused Russia of using North Korean missiles in an attack that killed at least seven people. The President also says he has handed a new proposal to US negotiators for a plan to end the war. It follows the Russian Supreme Court's move to bar the country's only officially-registered anti-war party, and as Ukrainian detainees accuse Russia of systematically torturing prisoners of war.

Home borrowers are breathing another sigh of relief, as the Reserve Bank leaves the cash rate at 4.35% for a second consecutive meeting. But a hawkish RBA Governor Michele Bullock makes no bones about the Board's willingness to hike again, to control "still too high" inflation. Rena Sarumpaet speaks to Ebury economist Anthony Malouf. Then Stephanie Youssef gets the views of MIke Jenneke of UBS Global Wealth Management.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with Vietnam’s president Tô Lâm in Canberra, where they agreed to deepen economic cooperation. The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to rules based multilateral trading amid uncertainty caused by rising protectionism and conflict overseas. Critics have called on the Australian government to press Vietnam on its domestic laws, which have been criticised by human rights groups.