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SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) is Australia's multicultural and multilingual national broadcaster.
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📢 Strong criticism is being levelled at One Nation leader Pauline Hanson from across the political divide, after saying she didn't know a 'good' Muslim. The Queensland Senator attempted to walk back her comments but ultimately refused to apologise ahead of the ...
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Pauline Hanson refuses to apologise for saying she didn't know a 'good' Muslim
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February 18, 2026 at 9:44 AM
📢 Strong criticism is being levelled at One Nation leader Pauline Hanson from across the political divide, after saying she didn't know a 'good' Muslim. The Queensland Senator attempted to walk back her comments but ultimately refused to apologise ahead of the ...
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📢 The start of Ramadan in Australia has been confirmed by the Grand Mufti. From tomorrow, believers here will enter a month of prayer, fasting and reflection. The lunar basis of the Islamic calendar can slightly shift the timing of the observance from region to region, ...
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'Health, stability, and happiness' - goodwill for Australians beginning Ramadan tomorrow
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February 18, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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📢 From eerie doorbell footage to a DNA setback, here's how the Nancy Guthrie abduction has unfolded.
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What we know so far about the abduction and search for Nancy Guthrie
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February 18, 2026 at 9:04 AM
📢 From eerie doorbell footage to a DNA setback, here's how the Nancy Guthrie abduction has unfolded.
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📢 February 17 marks the first day of Lunar New Year, coinciding with the first new moon of the lunar calendar. Millions of people across Asia are now beginning to celebrate the Year of the Horse, a Chinese Zodiac sign associated with eleg...
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Australia's Lunar New Year celebrations kick off with festivities, food stalls and a giant fire horse
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February 18, 2026 at 9:04 AM
📢 February 17 marks the first day of Lunar New Year, coinciding with the first new moon of the lunar calendar. Millions of people across Asia are now beginning to celebrate the Year of the Horse, a Chinese Zodiac sign associated with eleg...
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📢 Faith leaders have raised the alarm of the threat of right-wing extremism to Australia's social cohesion. A NSW parliamentary inquiry is investigating the risks posed by certain groups and how best to combat it.
Increases in right-wing extremism threaten social cohesion, experts say
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February 18, 2026 at 8:54 AM
📢 Australia’s road toll is rising, and new warnings suggest the country is drifting away from its goal of halving deaths by 2030. More than thirteen hundred people were killed on Australian roads last year, with early 2026 figures showing little sign of improvement. Industry leaders and victim…
The road toll is rising; 'we need to do more of everything' say the safety experts
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February 18, 2026 at 8:04 AM
📢 Religious leaders and academic experts have faced a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry into a proposed law to combat right wing extremism. This, as the state government introduced the crime amendment bill following a neo-nazi protest outside state Parliament in November last year. The Law and…
NSW Parliament tackles 'a deeply concerning convergence of extremism'
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February 18, 2026 at 7:34 AM
📢 One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has partially walked back anti-Muslim comments she made earlier this week, but has refused to offer a full apology. The backlash against Senator Hanson's comments continues from all sides of politics, with Labor and Coalition politicians condemning the remarks.…
Pauline Hanson faces storm over anti-Muslim comments
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February 18, 2026 at 7:14 AM
📢 SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Devika Shivadear from RSM Australia about the latest Wage Price Index which shows real wages has gone backwards; plus a look at the day on the sharemarket with Jun Bei Lui from Ten Cap.
Inflation eats into wages as cost of living worsens
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February 18, 2026 at 7:04 AM
📢 It comes amid unease and safety concerns in Muslim communities across the country ahead of Ramadan.
Muslim leaders' three requests as Australia's largest mosque receives new threatening letter
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February 18, 2026 at 6:14 AM
📢 The first national report on racism at universities in Australia has found it is a problem that is widespread and systemic. The report found 70 per cent of students and staff from 42 universities had witnessed racism. Levels of racism were higher among Indigenous, Chinese, African, Jewish and…
Racism revealed to be widespread and systemic in Australian universities
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February 18, 2026 at 6:14 AM
📢 Pauline Hanson offers a partial apology for her anti-Muslim remarks, Wages not keeping pace with Australia's inflation rate, And in AFL, Hawthorn has confirmed it has re-signed Josh Weddle to a four-year contract.
Pauline Hanson offers partial apology for anti-Muslim remarks | Evening News Bulletin 18 February 2026
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February 18, 2026 at 5:14 AM
📢 Thirty-four Australian women and children have been living in a Syrian detention camp since the self-proclaimed Islamic State group collapsed.
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Government bans woman with alleged IS links from returning to Australia
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February 18, 2026 at 4:54 AM
📢 Thirty-four Australian women and children have been living in a Syrian detention camp since the self-proclaimed Islamic State group collapsed.
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Man with shot gun arrested in Capitol Hill | SBS News in Easy English 18 February 2026
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February 18, 2026 at 3:14 AM
📢 Influential civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84. Devoting six decades of his life to political and civil rights activism, Jesse Jackson is being remembered for his charisma and conviction till the very end.
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"True giant": Jesse Jackson, influential US civil rights leader, dies at age 84
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February 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
📢 Influential civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84. Devoting six decades of his life to political and civil rights activism, Jesse Jackson is being remembered for his charisma and conviction till the very end.
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📢 Concerns over an immigration debate as the Liberals mull a new policy, Eleven killed in new US strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats, Australia to play Mexico in May ahead of the football World Cup.
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Concerns over direction of Australia's immigration debate | Midday News Bulletin 18 Febuary 2026
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February 18, 2026 at 1:14 AM
📢 Concerns over an immigration debate as the Liberals mull a new policy, Eleven killed in new US strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats, Australia to play Mexico in May ahead of the football World Cup.
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📢 Islamophobia envoy Aftab Malik has extended an invitation to Pauline Hanson to join him for an iftar meal during the holy month of Ramadan.
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Islamophobia envoy extends invitation to Hanson amid backlash over anti-Muslim rant
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February 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
📢 Islamophobia envoy Aftab Malik has extended an invitation to Pauline Hanson to join him for an iftar meal during the holy month of Ramadan.
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📢 The Palestinian Australian author has been announced as part of the line-up for the country's largest literary festival.
Randa Abdel-Fattah to headline Sydney Writers' Festival in May
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February 17, 2026 at 11:04 PM
📢 An open letter signed by film industry figures condemned the Berlin Film Festival's "neutral stance" on Gaza.
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Tilda Swinton, Javier Bardem and others criticise Berlin Film Festival's 'silence' on Gaza
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February 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
📢 An open letter signed by film industry figures condemned the Berlin Film Festival's "neutral stance" on Gaza.
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📢 The last remaining Australian women and children with links to the IS Group have been sent back to a Syrian camp after attempting to repatriate themselves home. The group of 34 left al-Roj in the country's northeast overnight - but a communications issue with Damascus forced their return to the…
Government stands firm on not assisting or repatriating IS families in Syria
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February 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
📢 Liberal leader Angus Taylor unveils his new shadow frontbench; U-S civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson dies in the US at the age of 84; Cronulla prop Addin Fonua-Blake sets his sights on the State of Origin series.
Angus Taylor reveals new-look shadow cabinet | Morning News Bulletin 18 February 2026
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February 17, 2026 at 7:44 PM
📢 Iran's foreign minister said there was still much work to be done after talks with the US in Geneva ended.
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Iran and US agree on 'guiding principles' in nuclear talks but deal far from imminent
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February 17, 2026 at 7:44 PM
📢 Iran's foreign minister said there was still much work to be done after talks with the US in Geneva ended.
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📢 The renowned civil rights leader said he died "peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family", according to a family statement.
US civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies aged 84
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February 17, 2026 at 10:04 AM
📢 A landmark study has warned that racism, islamophobia and antisemitism are systemic problems at universities across Australia. The research by the Australian Human Rights commission reveals Jewish and Palestinian students are facing some of the highest rates of hate and racism on campus.
'Deeply embedded': New study exposes systemic racism in Australian universities
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February 17, 2026 at 8:54 AM
📢 The last remaining Australian women and children with links to the IS group have been sent back to a Syrian camp after attempting to repatriate themselves home. The group of 34 left al-Roj in the country's northeast overnight, but a communications issue with Damascus forced their return to the…
Australians released from Syrian detention camp forced to turn back
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February 17, 2026 at 8:54 AM