In Australia, about 1,000 people die of superbug infections every year. These diseases – which can’t be cured with antibiotics or other antimicrobial medications – are on the rise, with the World Health Organisation warning antimicrobial resistance could be responsible for 10 million deaths a year by 2050. In this special live recording of a panel discussion at SXSW Sydney, Jane Lee speaks to Guardian Australia’s health reporter Natasha May, physician and microbiologist Prof Jonathan Iredell and Prof Garry Myers about this looming global health crisis and the fight to protect the world from superbugs