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What property buyers and vendors need to know this spring selling season
01/09/2026 | 11 mins.
Australia’s property downturn is gathering pace just as the busy spring selling season begins. Cotality Head of Research Tim Lawless explains what falling prices mean for buyers and sellers, while VanEck’s Jamie Hannah unpacks the Australian sharemarket’s subdued session, rising oil prices and higher bond yields.
Have we misunderstood the Tasmanian tiger?
01/09/2026 | 6 mins.
New research has revealed that the thylacine, or the Tassie tiger was unlike any living mammal today. SBS reporter Yasmine Alwakal speaks to Vera Weisbecker, a professor of Evolutionary Biology at Flinders University who says the story of the Thylacine offers a warning about the risks of contemporary extinction.
Will claims of foreign interference overshadow climate action at the Pacific summit?
01/09/2026 | 5 mins.
After promising "consequences" for Taiwan's presence at the Pacific Islands Forum, China is denying comments by a senior diplomat are a threat - and that it has engaged in foreign interference. Taiwan's expanded role at the forum has enraged Beijing and there are concerns the rivalry will overshadow potential progress on regional issues, particularly climate action.
Lose a day or lose their lives: The Nepali principal who saved 900 children with little warning
01/09/2026 | 6 mins.
Rescue and recovery efforts continue in Nepal, where one teacher is being praised for a snap decision that saved hundreds of students' lives. As the death toll and list of missing people in the flood devastated region grows, the search for survivors becomes increasingly desperate.
Are we alone in the universe? We might just be one step closer to finding out
31/08/2026 | 5 mins.
Are we alone in the universe? It's one of humanity's most pressing questions. NASA now believes it's a step closer to answering that very question with the launch of a new telescope that it says could unlock some of the universe's biggest mysteries.

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