logo
episode-header-image
Oct 2023
5m 12s

Fires on the rise: firefighter numbers f...

SBS Audio
About this episode
The number of volunteer firefighters around the country is continuing to fall year on year. With hot and dry El Nino conditions forecast for the season ahead, it's migrants who are stepping up in northwest Victoria. SBS News travelled to the town of Swan Hill to file this report. 
Up next
Today
A Gaza peace deal signed; au revoir to yet another French PM; & Australia's new security alliance
Hamas and Israel sign up for Phase One of Trump's new 20-point plan for peace in Gaza. France's revolving door on its prime ministerial office takes another spin. Plus Australia and PNG sign on to an expanded alliance for regional cooperation. And how desperate for $5,000 are you ... Show More
33m 14s
Today
Gaza peace deal market impacts & Gemini crypto exchange enters Australia
SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Robert Talevski to see how the Gaza peace deal has impacted markets; and Ricardo takes a look at Australia's crypto regulatory space with Gemini's Saad Ahmed. 
14m 27s
Today
New workplace laws aim to remove extra pain burden on parents arising from stillbirth
Laws have been introduced into federal parliament to stop employers from scrapping leave entitlements when families face the tragedy of a stillbirth or death of their baby. 
4m 34s
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2025
Why the LA wildfires can't be stopped
Seven people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have evacuated their homes as wildfires raging across Los Angeles continue to spread, fueled by dry vegetation and howling winds. These conditions have highlighted the dangers of climate change and how it’s making life harde ... Show More
17m 58s
Jul 2023
What an El Niño summer would mean for Australia
With fires raging through the northern hemisphere and record-breaking global temperatures, experts are warning Australia may be in for a dry, hot El Niño summer, with the threat of bushfires returning. Science writer Donna Lu explains to Laura Murphy-Oates what the summer ahead c ... Show More
18m 8s
Jan 2025
The L.A. Fires: How They Happened, Climate Change’s Role, and What the City Must Do Now
With so many confusing narratives unfolding around a fire that is still raging out of control, I wanted to talk to somebody I knew and trusted to get stories like this right. Robinson Meyer is the founder and editor of Heatmap News and a former staff writer at The Atlantic, where ... Show More
1h 6m
May 2023
Another Cost Of Wildfires: Breathing Toxic Smoke
The Black Summer bushfires devastated Australia in 2019 and 2020. As wildfires become more frequent in the US, Europe, and around the globe, Bloomberg reporters Amy Bainbridge and Angus Whitley join this episode to discuss what doctors have learned from Australia’s fires about th ... Show More
25m 48s
Jan 2025
LA is burning. Could Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane be next?
At least 24 people have been killed and more than 10,000 properties destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires.  Australia’s bushfire season puts the country on edge every year – especially across our regions - but could major cities here also be at risk?  In this episode of The Brie ... Show More
14m 52s
Oct 2023
Santa Ana Winds Hit L.A. Today, Matthew Perry Dies at 54, and Rent Increase Freeze Proposed - The Sunday Report
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for fire risk in parts of the area until Monday Night. Hollywood reacts to the death of Matthew Perry of "Friends" fame. And in honor of spooky season, we talk to an author of kids' stories about skeletons and look into w ... Show More
18m 51s
Jan 2025
Wildfires Intensify Around Los Angeles
P.M. Edition for Jan. 8. Two people are dead and thousands ordered to evacuate as multiple blazes in Los Angeles County push firefighting resources to their limits. WSJ reporter Sara Randazzo reports from Pasadena. And a prominent Chinese economist made comments about his country ... Show More
13m 33s
Jan 2025
Extreme weather special
We find out about the extreme weather events that are happening around the world. We speak to experts from the weather, climate, tech, and disinformation teams to ask how we can better predict and possibly prevent them.Image: A table and chair burns as a home catches fire from th ... Show More
42m 34s
Jan 2025
Animal Rescue Operations Jump Into Action During LA Fires
By now, most Californians are aware that animals – pets and wildlife – are also suffering because of the fires raging in Los Angeles County. Whenever a natural disaster strikes, animal rescue operations have to kick into high gear. Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED California’s insur ... Show More
11m 39s