As artificial intelligence rapidly becomes a part of everyday life for Australians, the ACCC is warning the technology also brings growing risks. In its AI industry snapshot, the consumer watchdog says AI is being used to fuel fake reviews, ghost websites and increasingly sophisticated online scams, making them harder to detect – and warns the rapid expansion of AI-enabled products and services could pose potential harms to consumers and competition if left unchecked. SBS's Stephanie Youssef spoke with ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb about whether AI is creating a new generation of digital monopolies and why it's calling for stronger monitoring powers to keep pace with the evolving industry.

From former poachers now protecting endangered species to farmers adapting crops and traditions to help local wildlife, 2025 has been a brighter year for conservationists and the world's wildlife.

Refugees and asylum seekers face long-term barriers to employment. Some find their first job with one of Australia's 12-thousand social enterprises.

Allegra Spender is the independent MP representing the federal electorate of Wentworth that takes in Bondi, the scene of last Sunday's terror attack. She says she and the government have failed the Jewish Australian community and they should be moving faster to prevent hate speech. She's been speaking with SBS's Anton Enus.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Mahjabeen Zaman fron ANZ as the UK cuts interest rates, Japan raises them and US inflation eases more than expected, lifting the prospect of lower rates there.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will establish a new national gun buyback scheme, following the terror attack at Bondi Beach last Sunday. And this Sunday will see a nationwide day of reflection to remember the victims of the shooting.

A United Nations report has found Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed more than 1,000 civilians during an April raid on the Zamzam displacement camp in Darfur. Based on survivor testimonies, the report documents mass executions, widespread sexual violence, torture, and the killing of aid workers. This violence has become a characteristic of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group which has since gone on to repeat these acts in the takeover of the nearby city of Al-Fasher.

European Union leaders are facing a critical decision on whether they should use frozen Russian assets to finance more support for Ukraine's war effort.

Researchers are hoping an early-warning system that will be trialled in Vietnam could help to reduce the growing number of dengue fever cases. Dengue fever is the world's most prevalent mosquito-borne disease and cases have been increasing across the Western Pacific and South East Asia. A computer model which will serve as an early-warning system will be rolled out across selected districts in Vietnam's Mekong Delta early next year.

Environment and business groups says work has just begun to ensure Australia's environment laws are more effective in practice. Parliament passed the first major overhaul in two decades this year, but stakeholders say the devil may be in the detail.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Henry Jennings from Marcus Today about the day's sharemarket action including Woodside CEO Meg O'Neill leaving for BP.