SBS News In Depth

The Australian sharemarket has climbed to a six-week high as easing oil prices lifted investor confidence, with technology stocks and the banks leading the gains. With inflation data due on Wednesday and reporting season set to begin with Rio Tinto, SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Jacki Neumann from Sharesies about why investors should brace for a volatile earnings season, including the growing influence of algorithmic trading.

Formula One is returning to Malaysia for the first time in nine years, with the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix to be held in the country, this October. The race - which was meant to be held earlier in the year - was postponed due to the US-Iran war. Both fans and drivers welcome the surprise return to the iconic Sepang International Circuit, but a sports diplomacy expert questions what this means for the future of the sport

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says she will fight an impending leadership challenge after factional conveners met and agreed she had lost majority support in caucus. Her deputy Ben Carroll has declared he will challenge for the top job, setting off a contest that could take weeks to resolve, with an election just four months away.

It's one of the most famous of stories - the ancient Greek epic the Odyssey. The latest cinematic adaptation has drawn widespread praise, but also criticism on social media about why there are no Greeks in the lead roles - and if this even matters in the retelling of ancient myths.

India's youth-led Cockroach movement has cancelled further protests after the Modi government accepted all of their demands. The unexpected concession is viewed as a major victory for protesters fighting for education reforms and greater government accountability.