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Australia's jobless rate rose to 3.8% in March as employment fell by 6,600. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Blair Chapman from ANZ to find out what it means for the economy, plus the day on the markets with Ben Richards from Seneca Financial Solutions.

Sport can be an important teacher of life lessons. In the UK that idea has seen a network of professional football clubs work to help prisoners who want to better themselves. It's a program now making strides in Melbourne.

A Boeing engineer has told the U-S Congress he was physically threatened after raising safety concerns about some of company's planes. Whistleblower Sam Salehpour has appeared before a congressional investigation into safety at Boeing.

As the countdown to the Paris Olympics drops below 100 days, the question of holding the opening ceremony on the river Seine has been highlighted. Organisers have planned a parade of about 10,500 athletes through the heart of the French capital on boats on the Seine amid security concerns.

Most of us might be familiar with the term 'the war on drugs'. In the US, it's been waged since the 1970s, when then President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act and declared drug abuse as “public enemy number one.” In Australia, there have been similar efforts historically to battle drug trafficking and drug use. On today's episode of The Too Hard Basket, we look at how state and federal governments are now handling these issues, and if a hardline approach is still the answer. This is the second story in a three part series on drugs in Australia.

US Federal Reserve Chair Jermoe Powell sees US interest rates staying high for longer given the nation's resilient economy. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Julia Lee from State Street SPDR ETFs State Street Global Advisors for more, including the day's market reaction.