SBS News In Depth

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Lochlan Halloway from Morningstar to go through all the factors that has triggered a sell-off on the sharemarket, including an ongoing technology sector rout, along with a look at the local reporting season; plus Peter McGuire from Trading.com looks at Bitcoin's sliding value.

The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure, following scrutiny over his decision to appoint friend of Jeffrey Epstein Peter Mandelson as the UK's US ambassador in 2024. The files released last week included emails appearing to show a close relationship between the former ambassador and Epstein, and suggested Mr Mandelson had shared government documents with Epstein while serving as a Cabinet Minister.

A second round of talks in Abu Dhabi between Ukraine, Russia and the United States have concluded without a peace deal, despite delegates citing progress towards reaching an end to the four-year war. Ukraine and Russia did exchange 310 prisoners of war in total, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signalled further meetings were being planned.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Ben Clark from TMS Private Wealth about the day's market action including a software sell-off in the US which is trickling to Australia, plus what the fall in the bitcoin price says about the economic and investment environment.

A psychiatrist who treated the Westfield Bondi Junction attacker has been referred for review by the coroner investigating the mass killing in 2024. New South Wales State Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan criticised the care of Joel Cauchi's former psychiatrist for failing to adequately respond to a schizophrenia relapse in the years before the mass stabbing, which saw six people killed and 10 injured. She has made 23 recommendations, including a call for the Health Ombudsman of Queensland to review the psychiatrist's care and treatment of Joel Cauchi.