SBS News In Depth

More than four years into the war, fighting between Russia and Ukraine is reaching new heights.

Pill testing is set to be rolled out at a range of music festivals in New South Wales this summer. But there are now questions about how the rest of Australia will handle the issue - and whether it goes too far or not far enough.

Australia’s economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, but Westpac senior economist Ryan Wells explains why weak productivity and inflationary labour costs could still bring another interest rate rise. Plus, Perpetual Head of Investment Strategy Matt Sherwood breaks down the Australian sharemarket’s 1 per cent fall as rising oil prices reignited global inflation concerns.

At the Pacific Islands Forum, the government announced a $600 million dollar package to fight fight trans-national drug trafficking in the Pacific. Political correspondent Naveen Razik speaks to leading crime expert from Honiara - Virginia Comolli about the situation on the ground and how it's caused in part by the huge market for illicit substances in Australia

As bird flu takes hold across Australia, experts are warning of widespread mortality in native species, based on how the virus has ripped through environments overseas. The disease rarely infects humans, but it could drive a rise in eco-anxiety, especially among communities that are closely connected with nature.