SBS has launched a series of daily news podcasts specifically designed for English learners and people with disabilities. These projects are intended to fill an information gap, delivering transparent and digestible news summaries that help citizens receive the essential information they need to engage more fully.
One of these is the “News in Slow English” podcast, which provides a five minute summary of the day’s news. We hope this podcast helps you learn English! It provides them an opportunity to improve their language skills, all while learning about and keeping up with what’s happening in the world. As with every episode of “News in English,” it is short and clear, making it accessible for younger audiences.
To keep you up to date, SBS has put together a handy weekly news wrap. Check out On the Money, a daily ten-minute podcast focused exclusively on finance and business news. This fun and informative pod—tackled each week by SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves—keep listening for what you need to know about emerging market trends, economic developments, and more. Both podcasts are available for streaming on popular podcast platforms, allowing listeners to access the content at their convenience.
Taken together, these initiatives demonstrate SBS’s desire to push the agency toward inclusivity and accessibility. The organization understands the specific barriers that English learners and people with disabilities may experience when trying to access timely, important news. SBS provides high-quality, short-form daily podcasts that are adapted to distinct audiences. This program closes that information loop and equips listeners with this valuable information.
You can subscribe to News in English and On the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple, Spotify, Stitcher and more. This kind of accessibility is what allows you to keep up with the issues you care about most. The five-minute news wrap from “News in English” helps learners engage with current affairs, while the ten-minute wrap from “On the Money” equips listeners with valuable financial insights.
As SBS moves forward with producing new podcasts, we strive to meet distinct audiences where they are, providing the news and information they want. The addition of these daily wraps is another move in the right direction toward improving news media accessibility for all Australians.
