Best SBS World News Radio Podcasts (2024)

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Evening News Bulletin 19 April 2024 5:31

26m ago5:31

5:31

US officials confirm reports Israel has carried out military operations against Iran; Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says more must be done to address violence against women, and in sport, West Australian wildcard George Pittar continues stunning run at the Margaret River Pro.

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NITV Radio - on air program 19/04/2024 38:35

2h ago38:35

38:35

Listen to NITV Radio excerpts - on air program 19/04/2024

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Faith leaders, PM calling for respect, community harmony 6:56

1h ago6:56

6:56

Leaders from Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities in Sydney have jointly condemned the violence and divisive rhetoric that's emerged following two separate stabbing attacks in Sydney.

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NITV Radio - News 19/04/2024 9:47

3h ago9:47

9:47

An Indigenous boy’s suicide while in state care raises questions about the system’s capacity amid rising numbers in out of home care - A 16-year-old boy charged with a terrorism offence over an alleged stabbing at a Sydney church - And, the United States vetoes a Palestinian request for full membership to the United Nations Organisation...…

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Why SL government is afraid of the Anti-corruption program? - SM Marikkar: Homeland news 19 - දූෂණය පිටුදැකීමේ වැඩපිළිවෙලට රජය මෙච්චර බය ඇයි, S .M මරික්කාර් ප්‍රශ්න කරයි: මවුබිමෙන් පුවත් අප්‍රේ 19 9:16

3h ago9:16

9:16

Here are the most prominent News Highlights of Sri Lanka. Manoj Udatiyawala reports - SBS සිංහල සේවය ගෙනෙන "මවුබිමෙන් පුවත්" - මාධ්‍යවේදී මනෝජ් උදටියාවල ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිට වාර්තා කරයි

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Midday News Bulletin 19 April 2024 5:41

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5:41

A 16-year-old boy charged with a terrorism offence over an alleged stabbing at a Sydney church; the United States vetoes a Palestinian request for full UN membership, and in football, A-League women's club Canberra United will play again next season.

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Another person confronted in Sydney Bondi stabbing incident gets Australian citizenship: News Flash 19 April - සිඩ්නි බොන්ඩායි පිහිඇනුම වැලක්වීමට දායකවූ තවත් අයෙකුට ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානු පුරවැසිභාවය ලැබේ: News ... 6:23

3h ago6:23

6:23

Australian news in Sinhala, foreign and sports news in brief - listen, Sinhala Radio News Flash on Friday 19 April 2024 - ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ පුවත් සිංහලෙන්, විදෙස් සහ ක්‍රීඩා පුවත් කෙටියෙන්. සවන්දෙන්න, අද - 2024 අප්‍රේල් 19 වන සිකුරාදා SBS සිංහල News Flash

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There are requests for Australians to visit ATMs and withdraw cash: Explainer April 16 - ATM එකකින් එක cash withdrawal එකක්වත් කරන ලෙස ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානුවන්ගෙන් ඉල්ලීමක්: කාලීන විග්‍රහය අප්‍රේල් 19 7:11

3h ago7:11

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The amount of currency notes and coins circulating in Australia is gradually decreasing. An online petition called 'Draw Out Some Cash Day' was started as a protest against this situation. It is reported that there are 100 billion dollar notes, but only 10 billion are used. Listen to SBS explainer for more information. - ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාව තුල සංසරණය වන…

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US wields veto power in Security Council to deny full UN membership to Palestine 4:39

1h ago4:39

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The United States has effectively stopped the United Nations from recognising a Palestinian state by using its veto in the Security Council to deny Palestinians full membership of the organisation. It comes as Iran warns Israel not to retaliate against the Iranian strike last weekend.

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Cricket Selection Committee decide to choose the final T20 squad from a domestic T20 tournament: Sports Wrap - දේශීය T20 තරඟාවලියකින් අවසන් T20 ... 10:50

35m ago10:50

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SBS Sinhala Sports Journalist Rangana Seneviratne is bringing you the latest information on the sports arenas in Australia and Sri Lanka - මේ සතියේ ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ක්‍රීඩා ක්ෂේස්ත්‍ර වල අලුත්ම තොරතුරු රැගෙන ඔබ හමුවට එන SBS සිංහල සේවයේ ක්‍රීඩා මාධ්‍යවේදී රංගන සෙනෙවිරත්න ගෙන එන 'සතියේ ක්‍රීඩා විග්‍රහයට සවන්දෙන්න…

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As India heads to a world's biggest election Dubai floods suspected to be result of Cloud Seeding: World News ... 13:48

2h ago13:48

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listen to the world’s most prominent news highlights. Presented by Mr. Amal Jayasinghe, AFP Journalist, and the world news critic - මේ සතියේදී ලෝකය පුරා සිදුවුණු විශේෂිතම සිදුවීම් කිහිපය පිළිබඳව සාකච්චා කිරීමට 'ලොව වටා' විදෙස් විත්ති සමාලෝචනය සමඟින් අප සමඟ සම්බන්ද වුයේ AFP ප්‍රවෘති ජාලයේ මාධ්‍යවේදී, විදෙස් විත්ති වාර්තාකරු අමල් ජයසිංහ මහතා.…

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Karla Grant Leads Living Black into its 31st season with powerful new season 11:04

2h ago11:04

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Living Black host Karla Grant returns for the program's 21st year, kicking off season 31 on April 22nd. The show remains Australia's longest-running Indigenous current affairs program, offering a powerful platform for First Nations voices.

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First Nations people especially vulnerable to drug-related deaths 13:58

1h ago13:58

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The so-called 'war on drugs' has been waged in the US since at least the 1970s, when then President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act and declared drug abuse as “public enemy number one.” In Australia, there have been similar efforts to battle drug trafficking and use. As prescription opioids overtake heroin as a public health emer…

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Morning News Bulletin 19 April 2024 5:51

1h ago5:51

5:51

In this bulletin, the Prime Minister insists 'terrorism' was an appropriate label used to describe a Sydney church stabbing attack; the largest democratic exercise ever undertaken begins as Indians head to the polls; and in rugby league, Women's State of Origin announces the first ever three-game series.…

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Sam Thaiday champions music, community and culture at Queensland's Outback Trail 2024 8:57

10h ago8:57

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As The Outback Trail 2024 continues to captivate audiences across Queensland's South-West, legendary rugby league's Sam Thaiday, the event's ambassador and host, shares with NITV Radio his insights and experiences from the journey.

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Indian voters begin casting their ballots in epic seven stage election 5:07

12h ago5:07

5:07

The largest democratic exercise ever undertaken will begin in India tomorrow, with the start of parliamentary elections to decide the country’s lower house, known as the Lok Sabha. It’s an epic undertaking over a vast area encompassing desserts, jungles and the Himalayas.

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INTERVIEW: Anthony Albanese 14:05

16h ago14:05

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Police have been warning people who took part in the retaliatory riots following Monday’s church stabbing in Sydney’s West to expect a knock on the door. They are looking for at least 50 suspects among the 2,000 people they estimate descended on the Church of the Good Shepherd. As political and religious leaders call for calm, people paid their res…

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SBS On the Money: Australia's unemployment rate rises, so what does that mean for jobs and interest rates? 8:42

13h ago8:42

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Australia's jobless rate rose to 3.8% in March as employment fell by 6,600. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Blair Chapman from ANZ to find out what it means for the economy, plus the day on the markets with Ben Richards from Seneca Financial Solutions.

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Evening News Bulletin 18 April 2024 5:49

16h ago5:49

5:49

The family of a 16-year-old who allegedly stabbed a bishop say their son is remorseful; Federal Police say they've caught the man responsible for a failed 900 kilogram cocaine smuggling plot, and in sport, Manchester City's Champions League dreams shattered after dramatic Real Madrid loss.

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Proposals for the government to streamline visa process for foreign workers for the construction industry - ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ ඉදිකිරීම් ක්ෂේස්ත්‍රය සඳහා විදෙස් ශ්‍රමිකයින්ට කඩිනමින් වීසා දෙන්න රජයට යෝජනා 4:59

20h ago4:59

4:59

Australia is currently facing a very severe housing crisis. Here, the government has also submitted a proposal to build houses very quickly. However, if the government's target is to be reached, experts are of the opinion that the severe labour shortage in Australia's construction sector will affect it. It has also been proposed to bring a large nu…

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Kicking back: Melbourne inmates score life lessons 3:31

17h ago3:31

3:31

Sport can be an important teacher of life lessons. In the UK that idea has seen a network of professional football clubs work to help prisoners who want to better themselves. It's a program now making strides in Melbourne.

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Plant based milk to replicate the taste, feel and nutritional value of cow's milk - නැවුම් එළකිරි වෙනුවට රසින් සහ ගුණයෙන් ඊට ඉතා සමාන ශාකමය කිරි, විද්‍යාගාර තුළ බිහි වෙන ආකාරය දැන ගන්න 8:00

18h ago8:00

8:00

Fresh cow's milk is the type of milk consumed by most people in the world. For those who are allergic to this fresh goat milk, or consume the vegan group that does not use animal foods, we are also able to buy many other types of milk on the market. A, ALMOND MILK, SOY MILK, MILK PRODUCED FROM PLANT DERIVATIVES LIKE. But the taste of these is diffe…

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Youth Curfew imposed in Nothern Territory has been lifted: Explainer Apr. 18 - Nothern Territory හි තරුණ පිරිස් සදහා පැනවුණු ඇඳිරි නීතිය අවසන්: කාලීන විග්‍රහය අප්‍රේ.18 8:23

18h ago8:23

8:23

The Youth curfew that has been imposed on the Alice Springs region in Northern Territory has come to an end. The youth curfew was introduced on March 27 in the wake of a series of violent incidents, including an attack on an Alice Springs pub and a brawl involving up to 150 people. It meant between 6 pm to 6 am, young people under the age of 18 cou…

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'I didn't take a penny from anyone' says former President Maithripala: Homeland News April 18 - 'මම කාගෙන්වත් සතයක්වත් අරන් නැහැ' හිටපු ජනපති මෛත්‍රිපාල කියයි: මවුබිමෙන් පුවත් අප්‍රේල් 18 9:02

19h ago9:02

9:02

SBS Sinhala Service Brings “Homeland News” - Journalist Manoj Udatiwala reports from Sri Lanka - SBS සිංහල සේවය ගෙනෙන "මවුබිමෙන් පුවත්" - මාධ්‍යවේදී මනෝජ් උදටියාවල ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිට වාර්තා කරයි

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Midday News Bulletin 18 April 2024 5:17

21h ago5:17

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The bishop stabbed at a Sydney church publicly forgives his alleged attacker; the federal government considers granting a permanent visa to a security guard injured during the Bondi stabbings, and in sport, Brisbane's preparedness to host the 2032 Olympic games called into question.

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Boeing whistleblower alleges physical threats over safety fears 3:59

19h ago3:59

3:59

A Boeing engineer has told the U-S Congress he was physically threatened after raising safety concerns about some of company's planes. Whistleblower Sam Salehpour has appeared before a congressional investigation into safety at Boeing.

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Bondi Westfield Shopping Mall will reopen to the public today: News Flash 18 April - බොන්ඩායි Westfield සාප්පු සංකීර්ණය අද දිනයේ නැවතත් මහජනතාවට විවෘත කෙරේ: SBS සිංහල පුවත් අප්‍රේල් 18 6:08

19h ago6:08

6:08

Australia news in Sinhala, foreign and sports news in brief - listen, Thursday 18 April 2024 SBS Sinhala Radio News Flash - ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ පුවත් සිංහලෙන්, විදෙස් සහ ක්‍රීඩා පුවත් කෙටියෙන්. සවන්දෙන්න, අද - 2024 අප්‍රේල් 18 වන බ්‍රහස්පතින්දා SBS සිංහල News Flash

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Security, diversity and the Seine under scrutiny as Paris Olympics approach 4:07

20h ago4:07

4:07

As the countdown to the Paris Olympics drops below 100 days, the question of holding the opening ceremony on the river Seine has been highlighted. Organisers have planned a parade of about 10,500 athletes through the heart of the French capital on boats on the Seine amid security concerns.

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Here are the job sectors that are most likely to be affected if Australia faced a recession - ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ ආර්ථික අවපාතයක් ඇතිවුවහොත් වැඩිම බලපෑමක් එල්ලවන රැකියා ක්ෂේස්ත්‍ර මෙන්න 12:47

20h ago12:47

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Due to the current global economic situation, Japan and England have faced an economic recession. In view of the current situation, Australia is also at risk of going into an economic recession. Listen to SBS Sinhala discussion to learn more about the job sectors that will be most affected and what you should do to prepare for a situation like this…

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Is Australia winning 'the war on drugs'? 13:42

1d ago13:42

13:42

Most of us might be familiar with the term 'the war on drugs'. In the US, it's been waged since the 1970s, when then President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act and declared drug abuse as “public enemy number one.” In Australia, there have been similar efforts historically to battle drug trafficking and drug use. On today's episode…

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Morning News Bulletin 18 April 2024 6:11

1d ago6:11

6:11

Westfield Bondi Junction to re-open for a day of reflection; A 19-year-old arrested for participating in riots following the Wakeley Church stabbing attack and in football, Manchester City take on Real Madrid for a spot in the Champions League semi-finals.

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SBS On the Money: Powell points to high US rates for longer 5:26

1d ago5:26

5:26

US Federal Reserve Chair Jermoe Powell sees US interest rates staying high for longer given the nation's resilient economy. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Julia Lee from State Street SPDR ETFs State Street Global Advisors for more, including the day's market reaction.

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Indigenous-led businesses boosting Australia's economy 2:40

1d ago2:40

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Indigenous-led businesses and traders are having a growing impact on the nation’s economy, a new snapshot has shown. Their growing impact doesn't just extend to monetary value, but also more opportunity and self determination for Indigenous people.

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Opioid use in Australia: have government restrictions avoided the crisis faced in the USA? 11:46

1d ago11:46

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Most of us might be familiar with the term 'the war on drugs'. In the US, it's been waged since the 1970s, when then President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act and declared drug abuse as “public enemy number one.” But today, it's not so much illicit drugs but prescription medication that the US is fighting, with deaths from prescr…

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Evening News Bulletin 17 April 2024 5:36

2d ago5:36

5:36

Australia's military to receive $50 billion increases over the next decade, Anthony Albanese unveils new boost to critical minerals industry, Australia reveals new Olympic uniforms to mark 100 days until the Paris games begin.

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Alice Springs gears up for Mulga Bore Hard Rock in the sidelines of Parrtjima 2024 12:30

2d ago12:30

12:30

Teenage band Mulga Bore Hard Rock is set to be one of the most anticipated acts, bringing their unique sound of desert music to Alice Springs next weekend in the context of Parrtjima 2024.

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The curfew in Alice Springs is over; but did it work? 8:51

1d ago8:51

8:51

The Alice Springs youth curfew has come to an end with the town's mayor and the Northern Territory chief minister praising it as a success. The measure was aimed at addressing a recent surge in violent crime in the Central Australian town. However, some First Nations residents and lawyers have criticised the extreme measure calling it a band-aid so…

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NITV Radio - on air program 17/04/2024 42:00

1d ago42:00

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Listen to NITV Radio excerpts - on air program 17/04/2024

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NITV Radio - News 17/04/2024 10:35

1d ago10:35

10:35

Alice Springs youth curfew ends as advocates, First Nations residents question effectiveness of the measure that’s been lauded by authorities - The High Court hears a legal challenge against indefinite detention - And, Gaza health ministry reports, an Israeli air strike claims 11 people at a refugee camp...…

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Israel mulls response to Iran's weekend missile strike 4:36

2d ago4:36

4:36

Israel has vowed to respond to an attack by Iran and to send troops into Gaza's overcrowded Rafah area in its war against Hamas. Meanwhile, the United States and the European Union are considering imposing sanctions on Iran following the strike.

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Midday News Bulletin 17 April 2024 6:09

2d ago6:09

6:09

The High Court hears a legal challenge against indefinite detention, The UK to ban smoking for people born after 2009, And an AFL player sidelined for a homophobic slur vents about the penalty on his wife's podcast

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Australia criticised over declining foreign aid investments 7:10

2d ago7:10

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There are calls for Australia to increase its spending on foreign aid as an investment in future stability and prosperity. Recent data shows a decade of declining or stagnant foreign aid investments by Australia is working against the nation's best interests.

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Morning News Bulletin 17 April 2024 6:07

2d ago6:07

6:07

In this bulletin, further changes to knife laws being considered in New South Wales; permanent residency for the French national who confronted the Bondi Junction attacker; and in sport, the Olympic torch flame lit, marking 68 days until the Paris Games.

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Albanese: 'There is no place for violence in our community' 7:58

2d ago7:58

7:58

A second stabbing attack in three days has put residents on edge in Sydney, even as officials deem there are no further threats to security. Community leaders say the feeling of safety has been shattered - and it's important at this time for everyone to come together.

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INTERVIEW: The Solomon Islands' crucial elections will be closely watched by Australia 5:12

3d ago5:12

5:12

The election in Solomon Islands is being watched by countries in the region, including Australia. SBS reporter Richelle Harrison Plesse in Honiara explains what is at stake in this vote.

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Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef is 'a wake up call' 3:44

3d ago3:44

3:44

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time - a result of warming ocean waters - driven in part, by climate change. The event is expected to be the most extensive on record. For Australia's Great Barrier Reef, it's the fifth mass bleaching event in eight years.

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SBS On the Money: Australian dollar hits 5 month low and sharemarket tumbles on international events 9:37

3d ago9:37

9:37

Stronger than expected US retail sales data reflected the resilience of the US economy, prompting fears the nation may delay expected cuts to interest rates there. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Jamie Hannah from VanEck for more including the added concerns about the growing geopolitical risks.…

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Researchers uncover three kangaroos 'of gigantic proportions' 3:51

3d ago3:51

3:51

Palaeontologists at South Australia's Flinders University have discovered three historic species of giant kangaroo native to Australia and New Guinea. The giant kangaroos - called 'Protemnodon'- are megafauna that roamed the earth between five million until 40 thousand years ago. The research solves a scientific puzzle about how many species of the…

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Evening News Bulletin 16 April 2024 4:42

3d ago4:42

4:42

The Prime Minister and Opposition Leader call for unity after Sydney church attack; Communities mourn the loss of two foreign nationals killed in Bondi stabbing; And in football, uncertainty over Olyroos' Paris qualification.

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International community faces scrutiny over desperate humanitarian crisis in Sudan 4:01

3d ago4:01

4:01

The United Nations Secretary-General has marked the one-year anniversary of fighting in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. It comes as international donors pledge more than 3 billion dollars ((US$2.1 billion)) in humanitarian aid for Sudan after the war has pushed its population to the brink of famine.…

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