SBS News In Depth

Australian home values have fallen for seven straight months, with another rate rise expected to deepen the downturn.

Australian home values have dropped 6.7 per cent since their March peak, with another expected interest rate rise threatening further weakness. Cotality Head of Research Tim Lawless speaks with Tom Kennedy about the downturn and what comes next for property. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves also speaks with David Scutt, Senior Market Analyst at StoneX, about falling shares, Westpac’s profit and the global forces shaping investment decisions.

In this episode
What is driving the fastest decline in home values in more than 40 years, and whether the downturn could extend into 2027.
How a fifth interest rate rise this year could affect property prices and spring buying and selling.
Why Australian shares fell as major banks cut their economic growth forecasts.
What Westpac’s results and falling supermarket shares reveal about the pressures facing businesses.
How global interest rates, US tech earnings, conflict in the Middle East and US midterm elections could influence market

A Melbourne choir is bringing people from diverse backgrounds together through Arabic music, culture and connection.

What started as a former Lebanese grocery store has become a thriving creative hub where more than 100 people gather to sing Arabic classics. SBS's Razanne Al-Abdeli and Essam Al-Ghalib explore how the Haneen Choir is preserving cultural traditions, fostering belonging and connecting people across communities through music.

In this story:
How a Palestinian-Australian musician turned childhood memories into a growing community choir
Why people from diverse cultural backgrounds are embracing Arabic music
The transformation of a former Lebanese grocery store into a creative community hub
What the Arabic word "Haneen" reveals about the choir's mission
How music is helping people find connection, culture and belonging in Melbourne

Petrol bombs, looted shops and more than 100 police officers injured. Germany's Gen Z-led protests have erupted into violence, sparking a government crackdown.

What began as peaceful youth-led demonstrations has descended into violence on Germany's streets. Tens of thousands marched over rising living costs and crumbling schools. But in Frankfurt, rioters hurled petrol bombs at police, smashed shop windows and looted businesses.

With 54 people arrested and authorities promising tough action, what's driving Germany's Gen Z protests and how did they turn violent?

In this episode
Why Germany's Gen Z is taking to the streets
How peaceful protests turned into violent riots
Petrol bombs, looting and more than 100 police injured
Who's behind the violence and how authorities are responding

Polling ahead of this November's Victorian state election shows a surge in support for One Nation. But the data suggests that some of their rising support has come from a surprising source - migrant communities.

Polling ahead of this November's Victorian state election shows a surge in support for One Nation.

But the data suggests that some of their rising support has come from a surprising source - migrant communities.

One Nation are running candidates in every seat in Victoria for the lower house but the party has had a controversial and complicated history with culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Could these voters who make up 30 percent of the state's voting base decide Victoria's political future?

In this episode:
Who is intending to vote for One Nation in the upcoming Victorian state election?

What are the major parties doing to court culturally and linguistically diverse voters?

Can One Nation succeed in their push for power in Victoria?

Cape York's housing crisis is worsening, with fears climate migration could put further pressure on First Nations communities.

Cape York resident Rebecca Williams spent 11 years on a social housing waitlist. Her story highlights a chronic housing crisis in remote Far North Queensland, where residents now fear climate migration from the Torres Strait could put even more pressure on their communities.

This story was produced in collaboration with Frankie Adkins, with support from the Pulitzer Center.

In this episode

Why some First Nations residents are waiting years for housing
How rising construction costs are worsening the shortage
Why climate migration is raising concerns in Cape York
The impact of housing insecurity on culture and connection to Country
The council's call for $120 million in federal funding
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