SBS News In Depth

Landowners want bushfire and flood mitigation work to be considered when insurance premiums are calculated.

With a hot, dry summer on the way, more landholders are taking measures to reduce their properties’ bushfire risk. Now, some say this work should be reflected in their insurance premiums.

In this episode:
The Upper Yango Landholders Association was formed after Black Saturday
Landholders are seeing big increases in insurance
The Insurance Council of Australia says premium incentives are available to those who lower their risk
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The Digital Duty of Care Bill faces scrutiny as the Greens push for stronger powers to hold big tech accountable.

Parliament is set to debate the Digital Duty of Care Bill, with the Greens backing stronger powers to hold tech companies accountable.

In this episode:
What would the Digital Duty of Care Bill change for social media users?
Why the Greens want Australians to be able to sue tech companies for online harm
Key amendments - from tougher penalties to tackling addictive algorithms
Concerns about ministerial powers and political censorship

SBS News in Depth is a news analysis podcast from SBS, going behind the headlines with reporting and interviews on the stories shaping Australia and the world.

Listen to more episodes of SBS News in Depth, and follow the show on the SBS Audio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

For the latest news from Australia and around the world, visit SBS News and follow us on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.

Ukrainian media reports that Russia has struck an energy plant, just hours after Donald Trump announced an “energy ceasefire”.

US President Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia have agreed to an "energy ceasefire", prompting questions about the US involvement in the war, including an agreement to access Russian oil.

In this episode:

· A deadly missile strike hits Kharkiv

· Trump announces an immediate “energy ceasefire”

· Zelenskyy links ceasefire to Ukraine elections

SBS News in Depth is a news analysis podcast from SBS, going behind the headlines with reporting and interviews on the stories shaping Australia and the world.

Listen to more episodes of SBS News in Depth, and follow the show on the SBS Audio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

For the latest news from Australia and around the world, visit SBS News and follow us on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.

Brazil’s presidential elections are headed to a runoff vote, after Flávio Bolsonaro and his extended family picked up surprise wins. Will the son of disgraced former president, Jair Bolsonaro, clinch the win over incumbent Luis Ignacio da Silva? Plus, fighting in Yemen worsens as a Saudi-backed counter-offensive aims to push back recent gains by Houthi rebels. Ben Lewis joins us from Estonia for all the latest on the bizarre British bomber threat that was - or wasn’t. Bulgaria gets pulled into Russia’s war on Ukraine and can AI now read our minds?

Narva residents weigh security fears, Russian ties and new border defences as tensions with Moscow persist.

Residents of Estonia’s border city of Narva are divided over warnings about a possible Russian incursion. As military defences are strengthened and security concerns grow, locals, officials and analysts reveal how life has changed in a city caught between Russia and the West.

In this episode:
Why some European intelligence officials are warning that “Narva is next”, and why local leaders disagree.
How the war in Ukraine has transformed daily life at Estonia’s only border crossing with Russia.
The contrasting views of Narva residents on whether the threat from Russia is real.
What Estonia says is its biggest security concern, beyond the prospect of a military incursion.
How border fortifications, troop movements and NATO exercises are reshaping the region.