Urdu broadcaster retires after 33 years

The main language spoken at home by more than two-thirds of the 30,000 Pakistan-born people living in Australia is Urdu.

It's one of the languages spoken by many of the India-born people as well.

One person who's closely followed the growth in Urdu-speakers in Australia is SBS Radio broadcaster Yasmin Sayed.

On her retirement after 33 years as with the Urdu language program, Yasmin Sayed shared some reflections with Kristina Kukolja.

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