Episodes

  • Inside the anonymous group targeting Australia's colonial statues

    Inside the anonymous group targeting Australia's colonial statues
    May 19 2025
    It has become a lightning rod issue: What should Australia do with its public statues celebrating leaders from the country's colonial past? One group thinks it has the answer. SBS' The Feed speaks to an anonymous group from Melbourne has been going after colonial statues – toppling, breaking or defacing them in the night.
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    7 mins
  • What are First Nations voters looking for in this election?

    What are First Nations voters looking for in this election?
    Apr 30 2025
    Cost of living, housing, Medicare – some of the issues central to this election. But what some experts and advocates are saying is “absent” from the campaign trail is First Nations affairs. What are the key policy announcements? What are the interests and concerns of First Nations people? Where should Australia go after the referendum outcome?
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    7 mins
  • High enrolment but low voter turnout - what effect will this have in remote seats?

    High enrolment but low voter turnout - what effect will this have in remote seats?
    Apr 29 2025
    While electoral enrolment is currently at an all-time high, voter turnout has been in decline since 2007. The 2022 election saw turnout drop to its lowest level since compulsory voting was introduced in 1925. And one area where voter participation is especially low is in remote communities.
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    2 mins
  • Water security a key issue for voters in Torres Strait Islands this federal election

    Water security a key issue for voters in Torres Strait Islands this federal election
    Apr 19 2025
    Voters in the Torres Strait are preparing to cast their ballots in the May election. Climate change and water security have emerged as key factors in how leaders plan to vote.
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    3 mins
  • Calls grow for more assistance to repatriate remains of First Nations ancestors

    Calls grow for more assistance to repatriate remains of First Nations ancestors
    Apr 12 2025
    The remains of 36 Indigenous ancestors being held at London’s Natural History Museum have been handed back to their communities. While repatriations are happening more frequently, there are calls from Aboriginal leaders for the British government to provide increased assistance so more remains can be brought back to country.
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    3 mins
  • First Nations communities dismayed by selection of Brisbane's Victoria Park as Olympic stadium site

    First Nations communities dismayed by selection of Brisbane's Victoria Park as Olympic stadium site
    Apr 9 2025
    Victoria Park, also known for its traditional name Barrambin, used to be an Indigenous settlement of great importance and a meeting place for cultural practices - but it remains one of the most culturally significant sites in the city. The Queensland state government has now confirmed it is going to build Brisbane's Olympic Stadium there. Traditional owners say they are devastated by the announcement.
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    3 mins
  • Competing visions for closing the gap as campaigning continues in NT

    Competing visions for closing the gap as campaigning continues in NT
    Apr 3 2025
    Housing, employment, and remote road infrastructure are key issues for voters in remote regions of the Northern Territory. As campaigning continues for the upcoming federal election on May 3rd, SBS travelled to the community of Ramingining, around 600 kilometres east of Darwin, where the Minister for Indigenous Australians took her pitch to voters this week.
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    8 mins
  • 'It burns a hole in my heart': UN hears Australia's breaching obligations to First Nations children

    'It burns a hole in my heart': UN hears Australia's breaching obligations to First Nations children
    Apr 1 2025
    Legal experts have lodged a complaint with the United Nations alleging the Australian government is breaching its obligations to First Nations children in detention under international human rights law. It comes as state and territory governments across the country crack down on youth crime with punitive laws.
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    8 mins