Australia's top chefs and restaurant owners have launched a new lobby group to rescue its $64 billion industry from unprecedented challenges. From skilled immigration to wages and tax, they're hoping to push the needs of restaurants and cafes to the government.

Melbourne's 'RISING' winter arts festival is set to begin with an array of performances to take over the city. The event has once again promised to enthral crowds with its creative spirit, as well as bring timely support for local artists.

Western Australia's farming community has come out in force to protest a ban on live sheep exports. WA accounts for almost all of the nation's $85 million live sheep export industry, with the 'Keep the Sheep' campaign pushing the Albanese government to scrap legislation introduced this week. The plan would see live exports by sea phased out by May 2028.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has directly expressed his regret to Anthony Albanese over the decision to change the deportation laws, which have largely prevented some people being deported to New Zealand.

Interview: Anton Enus speaks with CNN reporter Julia Benbrook about Donald Trump's conviction on all 34 counts of for falsifying business records in a trial in New York.

The Australian Financial Review's Rich List shows that 45 people over the age of 80 controls around $136 billion, and combined, they have 150 children. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Rich List co-editor Yolanda Redrup to find out more about the challenges around the intergenerational transfer of wealth, plus Grady Wulff from Bell Direct...