SBS News In Depth

• ETFs surge in popularity & markets betting on an RBA rate rise in 2026

  SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Andrew McAuley from UBS Global Wealth Management Australia about the changing interest rate outlook and what it means for 2026; Cameron Gleeson from Betashares explains the recent pick up in ETF activity; and a look at the day on the sharemarket with Hebe Chen from Vantage Australia.

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• Social media ban sparks creative evasion and digital ID security fears

  The Australian government has implemented the world's first social media ban for all under-16s, citing the protection of developing adolescent brains. But the move faces immediate backlash from teenagers who are sharing evasion tactics.

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• Trump renews attacks on Europe and pressures Ukraine to hold wartime elections

  United States President Donald Trump has escalated his criticism of Europe in a controversial new interview, claiming the continent is “decaying” due to weak immigration policies. He also hit out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who he sees as an obstacle to peace between Ukraine and Russia, and questioned Ukraine's credentials as a democracy.

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• Fighting escalates on Thai-Cambodian border

  Fighting between Cambodia and Thailand has escalated along their contested border on Tuesday, with the Southeast Asian neighbours both saying they will not back down in defending their sovereignty. With each side is blaming the other for starting Monday's renewed clashes, and it's unclear how or if a fragile ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump in July can be salvaged.

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• No more interest rate cuts: the RBA's warning

  SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Goncalves speaks with Paul Bloxham from HSBC and Stuart Roberts from Stocks Down Under about why the RBA decision to leave interest rates on hold at its December board meeting and the increasing chance the next move in rates will be up, not down.

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