Shuba Krishnan

About an hour from Fiji’s capital is the village of Togoru. Here, even the dead aren’t safe from the impacts of climate change. A few barnacle-covered tombstones are all that’s left of this village's ancestral graveyard. Lavenia McGoon has lived in Togoru all her life. She got married and brought up her children in the small village. She said she’s heartbroken to see the place where her relatives had been laid to rest now underwater. “It's sad to see…

Dozens of Fijian aged care trainees are hoping to come to Australia, as part of the first-ever program to train and fast-track workers from the Pacific. Forty students are going through the 12-week course at the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), but hundreds more want to be involved. Trainer Miliakere Nasaroa said the pilot program only started this year, but they are already getting hundreds of applications. Dominique Bulivou, 39, said she wanted to get into the sector to help the el…

Vice President Kamala Harris announced the US' plans to extend $600 million in funds for a key regional summit in addition to opening two new embassies - in Tonga and Kiribati - and appointing its first-ever envoy to the Pacific.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been confronted for the second time during the election campaign over Australia's intake of refugees from Afghanistan. Omid Ahmadi approached Mr Morrison at the Western Sydney Jobs Fair in Homebush on Tuesday and asked for more help to get refugees from Afghanistan to Australia. Mr Ahmadi has been living in Australia for 16 years but still has family in Afghanistan. Mr Morrison told him “16,500 extra are going to be taken, on top of the normal intak…

The election held on 21 May is anticipated to be a hard-fought and closely contested battle with only weeks away until Australians make their verdict at the polls.

The high school student is concerned the federal government's religious discrimination bill would result in trans students being left exposed to prejudice because of a lack of protections.

Former prime minister John Howard says the national apology to the Stolen Generations was "meaningless" and he stands by his decision not to consider a treaty with Indigenous Australians. Kevin Rudd delivered the formal apology as prime minister on 13 February 2008 to Australia’s Indigenous peoples and particularly to the Stolen Generations who were impacted by previous government policies of forced child removal and Indigenous assimilation. The 2001 Cabinet records, releas…

Former prime minister John Howard led Australia into the war in Afghanistan 20 years ago but says a military presence should have remained in the country until everyone who helped Australian troops could have been flown out. In a wide-ranging interview with SBS News marking the release of the 2001 Cabinet records, Mr Howard also stuck by his decision to begin Australia's offshore detention regime and defended the lack of discussion about women in his Cabinet. Mr Howard, now 82, was prime mi…

With only days until federal parliament returns for the last sitting weeks of the year, groups representing First Nations people have launched a last-ditch plea to sway crucial Senate votes.

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit and Victoria went into lockdown last year, Hassan Jaber’s work as an Uber driver dried up almost overnight. Like millions of Australians, Mr Jaber was desperate for financial help and went to his tax agent for assistance. “I asked him if I am eligible for JobKeeper and my tax agency advised me that yes, I am eligible,” he told SBS News. Mr Jaber said the Australian Taxation Office also advised him to apply, and if he didn’t qual…

The ATO is attempting to claw back thousands of dollars from migrants who were erroneously paid the JobKeeper wage subsidy at the height of the pandemic.

As thousands of Australians receive debt notices for pandemic welfare over-payments, many profitable businesses are keeping billions in support. The government is being accused of double standards over the discrepancy.

Australians stranded in India prevented from boarding a repatriation flight say they're frustrated with the government's screening process, as it emerges some passengers barred from the flight have since tested negative for coronavirus. The flight - the first since the government’s controversial India travel ban lapsed - was supposed to bring back 150 Australians but returned home half-empty on Saturday after dozens of people tested positive to COVID-19. Satinder Sarna and her…

Rahim Zaidi started the Ghan Kilburn City Football Club in 2002 so young Hazara Afghans had a community they could be a part of while integrating into Australian life. In almost two decades, it's grown from 22 members to 150, with teams across the junior, men’s and women’s divisions. Mr Zaidi said the club, which shares its ground with the local Australian rules football team, has helped to strengthen ties within the wider community. “When I start, I don’t know l…

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled a multi-million dollar package, to upgrade military bases in Darwin, but has denied it is a signal to China.

Resources Minister Keith Pitt says water recovery targets are not being met and a new action plan is needed, to save the nation's most important water resource.

The daughter of a woman who faced a traumatic battle with COVID-19 in aged care is urging politicians to come up with a plan to overhaul the sector.

Daen Lomas knows what it’s like to hit rock bottom.   The Gamilaraay man from Walgett in northern New South Wales turned to drugs and alcohol to mask the trauma of his past – a dangerous path he says almost led to his incarceration.  “I've been on the verge of going to jail, in and out of mental institutions, I self-medicated and used certain drugs and alcohol,” the 30-year-old told SBS News.  “I felt, as a child, when I stood up and sa…

State government funding aims to help address the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the justice system.

Australia's unemployment rate has hit its highest level since 1998 - with more than 800,000 Australians losing their jobs since the pandemic hit. While unveiling another round of economic support, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says income support will continue but only for those who are most in…