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Weekend One on One

Go behind the headlines and hear what the newsmakers themselves have to say. In this weekend series, we’ll be getting experience, analysis, and understanding in extended interviews with the people who really know what’s going on.

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00:08:31

INTERVIEW: How is Australia's Congolese community...

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2025/03/22

A new rebel offensive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has plunged the region into its worst conflict in over two decades. The DRC's prime minister says about 7,000 people have been killed since M23 rebels first seized the eastern city of Goma in January with over 700,000 people displaced from their homes. SBS News spoke to Bishop Francois Machara, Chairman of the Congolese Community of New South Wales, on how the violence abroad is affecting his community in Australia.

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00:06:33

INTERVIEW: Australians are struggling to pay off...

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2025/02/28

More Australians are facing mortgage stress compared to five years ago and its due to a number of economic factors. And while some cost of living pressures are easing there is a growing divide in housing between the top and the bottom of the market according to a new report by Domain. The group's Chief of Research and Economics, Dr. Nicola Powell told SBS reporter Cameron Carr there is a missing middle in the property ladder.

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00:25:17

INTERVIEW: Goethe-Institut Australia's Christoph...

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2025/02/22

Christoph Mücher, the director of the Goethe-Institut Australia, reflects on the mood among the Germans in Australia ahead of this weekend's snap German election.

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00:09:15

INTERVIEW: Anti-Islamophobia envoy says Islamophobia...

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2025/01/23

Recent reports of a rise in antisemitic attacks in Australia has coincided with a sharp increase in reports of Islamophobia, following the October 7 attacks and the start of the intensified war in Gaza. The federal government established two Special Envoy roles to tackle these issues. Last month, SBS spoke with Special envoy to combat Anti-semitism Jilian Segal ...who called for a tougher response to crack down on antisemitism, including tighter restrictions on protests against the war in Gaza

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00:16:46

INTERVIEW: Dr Eyal Mayroz on what this Gaza ceasefire...

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2025/01/17

The world is anxiously waiting for a much-anticipated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to commence, after a deal was struck between the two warring parties. The terms of the agreement are being scrutinised and assessed as negotiators seek to ensure they are upheld - amid considerations for the future of the Gaza Strip and long-term peace. In this episode of Weekend One on One, Catriona Stirrat spoke to Dr Eyal Mayroz - senior lecturer in peace and conflict studies at the University of Sydney -

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00:13:10

INTERVIEW: Anti-semitism envoy Jillian Segal speaks...

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2024/12/15

The arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne and a spate of vandalism and anti-Israel graffiti in Sydney has seen the federal government's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, calling for a tougher response to crack down on antisemitism. This includes tighter restrictions on protests against the war in Gaza. In this episode of Weekend One on One, Ms Segal has been speaking with SBS reporter Claudia Farhart.

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00:11:09

INTERVIEW: Jeremy Oliver from Victoria Police on...

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2024/12/15

Police in Victoria say they have made more than 15 arrests over several dozen homophobic attacks that have taken place since June. They are part of a nationwide increase in assaults where teenage offenders use hookup apps to lure their victims before bashing them and filming the attacks, which are then uploaded to social media sites. This behaviour which has been called 'post and boast'. Jeremy Oliver is the LGBTIQA+ Community Portfolio Manager at the Victoria Police and he's speaking to Greg

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00:04:34

INTERVIEW: Thorne Harbour Health CEO Simon Ruth on...

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2024/12/14

Police in mutiple states are investigating a new form of homophobic violence where perpetrators use social media to post and boast about their crimes. Teenage offenders are assaulting and robbing people after using hook-up apps like Grindr to lure their victims. In some cases, the attacks are filmed and then uploaded to social media. There's also been an increase in street attacks involving teenage offenders. The CEO of Thorne Harbour Health in Melbourne, Simon Ruth, is calling for a nationally

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00:07:44

INTERVIEW: Top Finnish diplomat tells SBS 'now more...

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2024/11/30

A week after several Nordic nations issued pamphlets to citizens about how to prepare for war or invasion, the Finnish Under Secretary of State has told SBS “maybe now more than ever, we need partners like Australia.” Outi Holopainen's visit to Australia comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches its third year. She sat down with SBS political correspondent Sara Tomevska for this exclusive interview.

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00:15:05

INTERVIEW: Alison Battison speaks about arbitrary...

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2024/11/30

Alison Battisson is a prominent Australian human rights lawyer. She has just spoken before the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in Geneva, Switzerland, on Australia's immigration detention centres and the cases of a number of Australians stranded overseas. SBS News' Essam Al-Ghalib has spoken with Ms Battison about her work, and the plight of three consular cases: Mohammad Munshi, a British-Australian mining worker jailed in Mongolia and barred from leaving; Robert Pether,

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00:13:15

INTERVIEW: Middle East Analyst Dr Andrew Thomas on...

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2024/11/27

Israel and Lebanon have accepted a US-backed proposal to end 13 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. US President Joe Biden says the accord is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities, though many remain sceptical the truce will hold. SBS's Claudia Farhart spoke to Dr Andrew Thomas, lecturer in Middle East Politics and International relations at Deakin University and asked him what the ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel means to the conflict between Israel and

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00:09:39

INTERVIEW: Race Discrimination Commissioner...

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2024/11/27

The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched a National Anti-Racism Framework - a comprehensive plan to tackle structural and systemic racism across all sectors of society. The Race Discrimination Commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman, took up the post in March this year, carrying on the work originally commissioned by the Morrison Government in 2021. Mr Sivaraman, a former employment and human rights lawyer, spoke with SBS's Alexandra Jones about the roadmap to eliminating racism.

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00:10:09

INTERVIEW: Peter Khalil on report findings showing...

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2024/11/23

Social cohesion in Australia remains stable, but at a 17 year low, according to the Scanlon Foundation's annual report. Special Envoy for Social Cohesion, Peter Khalil spoke to SBS about the report, and his first four months in the role. This is Rania Yallop, and you're listening to Weekend One on One.

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00:11:25

INTERVIEW: SBS speaks to Maryam Zahid, an Afghan...

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2024/11/15

Maryam Zahid first fled to Australia as a refugee from Afghanistan 26 years ago. Since then, she's been an advocate for women in her community being able to live freely and openly in their new home of Australia through her organisation Afghan Women on the Move. They help provide skills training, financial literacy and employment opportunities to women while helping to heal trauma through art programs and support groups. I'm Sam Dover and I spoke to Maryam after one of her latest efforts to get the

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00:13:54

INTERVIEW: Professor Dennis Altman on what Donald...

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2024/11/08

In a trade speech at the Japanese embassy in Canberra, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said the world was increasingly vulnerable and volatile due to the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, as well as challenges in Chinese trade. What then are the implications of a new President in the White House for the existing and future global order? And what could Donald Trump's policies mean for Australia, a close US ally? Deborah Groarke speaks with Professor Dennis Altman from La Trobe University to find

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00:24:59

INTERVIEW: Former Democrat election campaign...

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2024/11/02

Cory Alpert is a PhD researcher at the University of Melbourne looking at the impact of AI on democracy - but he has a wealth of experience in the world of American politics. He served for three years in the White House during the Biden-Harris Administration working in the Executive Office of the President. He's worked on three Presidential campaigns, including for Hillary Clinton in 2016. and as regional chief of staff for Pete Buttigieg’s historic 2020 campaign. He has also had senior staff and

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00:09:35

INTERVIEW: Former Fijian Prime Minister Mahenda Chaudhry

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2024/11/02

Mahendra Chaudhry was Fiji's first Prime Minister of Indian ancestry, but in 2000 he and most his cabinet were held hostage for almost two months, after a civilian coup backed by a faction of the military and led by George Speight stormed parliament. Since the 1980s there have been four coups in Fiji - each with links to ethnic tension between Indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians. Mr Chaudhry is the current leader of the Fiji Labour Party. In an interview with SBS's Jennifer Scherer, he talks about

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00:08:19

INTERVIEW: How well do migrant and refugee...

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2024/10/26

SBS' Ciara Hain spoke with settlement service provider AMES' public affairs manager Laurie Nowell.

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00:08:37

INTERVIEW: US Analyst Lee Drutman on early voting in...

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2024/10/24

With campaigning for the US election entering its final stages, record numbers of voters have submitted their ballots early, across a number of crucial battleground states. Early voting was a key sticking point for the Trump campaign in 2020, which made unproven claims of vote rigging. For more about the final sprint to the White House, reporter Tys Occhiuzzi spoke with Lee Drutman, a senior fellow at the New America think tank.

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00:14:02

INTERVIEW: Senator Lidia Thorpe speaks to SBS about...

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2024/10/24

Senator Lidia Thorpe has defended her protest during the King's visit to Canberra. She says her calls for a treaty have garnered international attention, and has furthered the national conversation. But the headlines remain squarely on her eligibility as a senator. Listen to her full interview with SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson about the controversy.

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