SBS News In Depth

Australian cancer diagnosis rates have increased by around 30 percent since 2000. Now experts and survivors are calling for more funding.

In 2024 Mona Thind was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer. It's the eighth most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia and it's estimated that one in 70 people will be diagnosed with the disease by the age of 85, according to the Cancer Council. This World Cancer Research Day some medical professionals and people affected by cancer are calling for more funding to better detect, treat and prevent diseases.

In this episode:
Mona's story
The need for greater research into rare cancers
Has disease stigma impacted research?
The new cancer funding programs
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Australia’s jobless rate has climbed. Could a softer jobs market change the outlook for rates?

Australia’s unemployment rate has risen to 4.6 per cent, but what does that really tell us about the strength of the jobs market and the outlook for interest rates? SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Westpac senior economist Pat Bustamante about the latest labour force figures and what they could mean for inflation and the RBA. Plus, Tom Kennedy speaks with Adam Dawes from Shaw and Partners about the day’s sharemarket moves and the rebound in oil prices.

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An OpenAI agent has breached Australia's Medicare system. So are safeguards needed as AI becomes increasingly autonomous?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in New York, gathering with world leaders to discuss the future of artificial intelligence as news broke that an AI Agent from OpenAI has gone rogue and hacked into a Medicare Statistics Reporting Service Portal. Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles says the federal government has established a taskforce to investigate the Medicare portal incident.
Now, as the Prime Minister says it may be the first time an AI agent has infiltrated a government service - is regulation keeping pacing with the technology?

In this episode:
How the government found out that an OpenAI agent hacked into Medicare
What the Australian government is doing to safeguard Medicare data
Should the incident be treated like any other cybersecurity breach?
Can we trust AI to do what it says it will do?
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.

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Donald Trump tells the UN General Assembly he’s got “a big decision to make” on whether to drive Iran “into hell” or negotiate a deal as the Iranian delegation watched. The combative speech took pot shots at the UN itself and Trump re-branded AI. He also lauded a deal over Greenland – but what did he really gain? Anthony Albanese gets a selfie with Trump as he takes his digital agenda to New York but did he land his message of global leadership? Plus, the EU offers its first associate membership to Canada – could Australia be next? Saudia Arabia seeks international support in its renewed fight against the Houthis. Fears of another civil war in Ethiopia as a new rebel coalition vows to remove the government. And is it time to say goodbye to the bank of mum and dad?

World leaders have gathered at the United Nations as two wars dominate the conversation. But will we see a resolution any time soon?

At the United Nations General Assembly in New York diplomacy us high on the agenda against the backdrop of increasing global instability. Now, as Australia has signed a new long-term security agreement with Ukraine, and the United States and Iran have made their first tentative diplomatic contact in months - does diplomacy still play a key role in global security and peace?

In this episode:

Prime Minister Albanese's new deal with Ukraine President Zelenskyy
Iran responds to Trump's threats to annihilate the country
and, how far can words go to resolve global conflicts?
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.

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