SBS News In Depth

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Tim Lawless from Cotality Australia about the future for property prices amid expectations of a rise in interest rates; Phil O'Donaghoe from Deutsche Bank explains why a rate rise tomorrow isn't a done deal; plus Raymond Chan from Morgans Financial Limited looks at the day's market action including a spectacular fall in the price of precious metals like gold and silver.

Support for One Nation has spiked on the back of Pauline Hanson's anti-immigration stance. But experts say while they have reached an unprecedented 26 per cent in primary support, it is the growing hunger for anti-establishment politics that could be reshaping the Australian landscape.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed plans to close the Afghan Embassy in Australia, leaving many members of Australia's Afghan community on edge. Experts say the decision follows a demand from the Taliban that all embassies under the control of an anti-Taliban ambassador be closed. While some members of the Afghan diaspora in Australia say they expect the closure to have little impact, for others, it's a deeply concerning development.

Iran's Supreme Leader is warning the United States that any attack on Iran could trigger regional conflict, as US naval presence in the region strengthens. As tensions mount over Iran's protest crackdown and a possible nuclear deal, the United States President says his plans hinge on the success or failure of a deal.

100 years ago Scottish inventor John Logie Baird revealed the first television, called the Televisor, to the world. Those first pictures, flickering images of the head of a ventriloquist's doll, sparked a revolution in social entertainment and culture.