More Australians are facing mortgage stress compared to five years ago and its due to a number of economic factors. And while some cost of living pressures are easing there is a growing divide in housing between the top and the bottom of the market according to a new report by Domain. The group's Chief of Research and Economics, Dr. Nicola Powell told SBS reporter Cameron Carr there is a missing middle in the property ladder.

Christoph Mücher, the director of the Goethe-Institut Australia, reflects on the mood among the Germans in Australia ahead of this weekend's snap German election.

Pet owners could soon confront obstacles when it comes to locating a missing pet. Private Australian pet microchip registry HomeSafeID has published a notice on their website that states they will likely go offline in the future as the owner of the site is no longer communicating or paying for the hosting of the site. This means potentially tens of thousands of Australian pet owners will no longer be able to reach their pet's registration data in the unfortunate instance they go missing... meaning vets or shelters won't be able to determine their owners. In this episode of Weekend One on One, SBS' Alexandra Koster spoke to veterinarian Dr Bronwyn Orr about the implications of this registry going offline.

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, now known as North Macedonia, has urged the world to support US President Donald Trump's unconventional diplomacy. Foreign Minister Timčo Mucunski is the first politician from his country to visit Australia in 15 years. In this exclusive interview, he told SBS's Sara Tomevska, Mr Trump is a peacemaker.

Amid a rise in antisemitic incident around the world, a wave of scrutiny has fallen at the feet of a somewhat unlikely target - the richest man in the world - Elon Musk. SBS spoke to Dr Max Kaiser, an Executive Officer of the Jewish Council of Australia, on the debate around a gesture performed by Mr Musk which appeared to be a Nazi salute.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been one of the loudest critics of Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the War in Gaza... but he also has tough words for the Albanese Government. In this One-on-one episode he's been speaking to our SBS Chief International Correspondent Ben Lewis.

In this episode of One on One, we hear from Holocaust survivor Eva Clarke, who has been telling her mother's story as part of Holocaust memorial day and how, "to become pregnant in a concentration camp was considered by the Nazis to be a crime punishable by death". Eva and her mother were the only survivors of their family, her father was killed in Auschwitz. Eva's mother survived multiple concentration camps, including Auschwitz.

Recent reports of a rise in antisemitic attacks in Australia has coincided with a sharp increase in reports of Islamophobia, following the October 7 attacks and the start of the intensified war in Gaza. The federal government established two Special Envoy roles to tackle these issues. Last month, SBS spoke with Special envoy to combat Anti-semitism Jilian Segal ...who called for a tougher response to crack down on antisemitism, including tighter restrictions on protests against the war in Gaza. Special envoy to combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, says Islamophobia has been normalised in Australia and is under-reported in the media. He spoke to SBS reporter Alexandra Jones in his first extended interview since assuming the role.

Sarah Cox was told by her doctor to lose weight because her BMI, or Body Mass Index, was too high. But the consequences of her doctor's weight loss plan left the 35-year-old sick and hospitalised, as she battled an eating disorder for two-and-a-half years. Now, there is renewed scrutiny of the use of B-M-I as a measure of an individual's health. The tool has been used by doctors for more than 50 years to measure an individual's body fat, after it was first created in the 1830s by a Belgian mathematician [[Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet]] who was not a doctor or a health practitioner. More evidence has since emerged about its efficacy - and a group of experts from around the globe are proposing new definitions of obesity that consider a spectrum for how excess fat may or may not impact an individual's health. In this episode of Weekend One on One Catriona Stirrat speaks to Sarah Cox about how her doctor's reliance on BMI led to the frightening deterioration of her mental and physical health - and the changes she is calling for when it comes to improving health care for people with larger bodies.

The world is anxiously waiting for a much-anticipated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to commence, after a deal was struck between the two warring parties. The terms of the agreement are being scrutinised and assessed as negotiators seek to ensure they are upheld - amid considerations for the future of the Gaza Strip and long-term peace. In this episode of Weekend One on One, Catriona Stirrat spoke to Dr Eyal Mayroz - senior lecturer in peace and conflict studies at the University of Sydney - about how this ceasefire deal differs from previous attempts. Will this ceasefire hold? And what will it mean for the future of Gaza and the nearly 2 million internally displaced Palestinians desperately seeking humanitarian aid?