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Defending Gender part 2: The Best Place to be a Woman

The Viking nation of Iceland has become a feminist utopia. We look at how the island country became the best place on earth to be a woman, and why that also means it’s the best place to be a man.

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Defending Gender part 1: Proud Boys

In part one of Dateline’s two-part gender special meet the Proud Boys, a group of men who say they are speaking up for a new class of minority: the disenfranchised young male.

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The Beautiful Game for Girls

All eyes are on the men’s football World Cup, but what about women who play the game? We go to three continents, and hear firsthand stories of their passion and struggle for the beautiful game.

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Iceland

Defending Gender part 2: The Best Place to be a Woman

The Viking nation of Iceland has become a feminist utopia. We look at how the island country became the best place on earth to be a woman, and as if that also...
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USA

Defending Gender part 1: Proud Boys

In part one of Dateline’s two-part gender special meet the Proud Boys, a group of men who say they are speaking up for a new class of minority: the...
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Brazil / The Gambia / Denmark

The Beautiful Game for Girls

All eyes are on the men’s football World Cup, but what about women who play the game? We go to three continents, and hear firsthand stories of their passion and...
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Philippines

How to Catch a Pimp

An estimated 100,000 children in the Philippines are involved in prostitution. We go undercover with a Queensland dad who’s working with local police to track...
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China

Made in China

Chinese copy artist Zhao Xiaoyong has sold more than 90,000 Van Gogh reproductions. We follow him to the Netherlands see the real works of an artist who's...
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United Kingdom

The Vegan Wars

What’s behind the rise of extreme vegan activists? This week we meet a third-generation dairy farmer who’s been called a rapist and a murderer and the Australian...
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Republic of Ireland

Ireland’s Abortion Debate

In Ireland women can go to jail for getting an abortion, even in cases of rape. As the country votes on whether to change its conservative abortion laws, we take...
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Myanmar

Myanmar’s Killing Fields

A special investigation into the mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar. We examine evidence that Myanmar’s security forces used systematic rape and terror...
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Indian Ocean

Exploring the Abyss

As the world competes to explore the resource rich depths of the ocean, we’re given rare access to a team of Chinese scientists and four trailblazing women as...
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South Africa

City Without Water

This year, Cape Town has been on the verge of becoming the first major city to run out of water. Incredibly, they've managed to more than halve the amount of...

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Canada

Vanished: Canada’s Missing Women

Canada and Australia share a dark secret: in recent decades thousands of Indigenous women have been murdered or gone missing. What can Australia learn from Canada...
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Iraq

Mosul: Life After I.S.

The city of Mosul is adjusting to life after I.S. rule. This week Dateline meets people trying to revive the city, its culture and its monuments, in a place that...
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USA / Mexico

Race Against Trump’s Wall

As Trump pushes forward with his Mexican wall, Dateline meets those still desperate to cross the border and chase the American dream. But what awaits them, if...
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Philippines

Living with the Dead

Could you live and work with the dead? Dateline travels to the Philippines to meet the unique communities who live in cemeteries and care for its dead.
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USA

America’s First Climate Change Refugees

As the Trump administration pulls America out of international meetings on climate change, we visit communities who are already feeling its effects, and being...
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Africa

Africa's European Dream

An inside look at the extraordinary scale of people smuggling in sub-Saharan Africa, which has been described by some as the new ‘slave trade’.
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India

Sex, Lies and Soap Operas

We go behind the scenes of controversial Indian shows which are breaking down cultural barriers by tackling on some of the country’s biggest taboos.
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Mozambique

Teachers Breaking Trust

We meet girls in Mozambique, some as young as 13, who are being subjected to horrific sexual abuse and threats by their school teachers.
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China

China’s Web Celebs

China’s live streaming craze is creating a new kind of celebrity and challenging censored media. We go to China to meet these unlikely stars and ask; why are...
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Samoa

Obesity in Paradise

American Samoa has one of the highest obesity rates in the world and almost one third of the population has diabetes. This week we investigate this epidemic, and...
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Ireland

Yes or No?

As Australia decides which way to vote on same-sex marriage, we visit Ireland, where it was legalised by public vote two years ago. What lessons we can learn from...
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Japan

Japan's Cheerleading Grannies / Not Dead Yet

What is the secret to living large in old age? This week Dateline meets a squad of octogenerian Japanese cheerleaders and a famous TV writer challenging...

Dateline Explains

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8 Jun 2018 - 11:34am

Dateline Explains: Australia's Abortion Laws

Ireland is about to vote on reforming its abortion laws. But what are the laws in Australia, and why are they so difficult to navigate? We tried to make sense of them.
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18 May 2018 - 4:32pm

Dateline Explains: Driverless Technology

How do self-driving cars work? And what unique ethical issues do they present? Our latest explainer on autonomous vehicles, which are coming sooner than you thought.
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18 May 2018 - 4:32pm

Dateline Explains: The Russian Election

The Russian election is this weekend. If you want a lowdown on the candidates and what to expect, we've got you covered.
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18 May 2018 - 4:32pm

Dateline Explains: Universal Basic Income

What would happen if the government started giving everyone $15,000 a year – no matter how rich or poor they are? We dive into universal basic income.
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18 May 2018 - 4:32pm

Dateline Explains: South African Farm Attacks

Recently Australian politicians suggested white South African farmers be given ‘special treatment’ under Australia’s refugee program, due to violence they're facing at home. But is the alleged ...

From The Archive

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28 Jun 2018 - 2:04pm

Dateline Throwback Thursday: Abu Ghraib - Lifting the Hood

Deprived of food and water, beaten, psychologically abused and sexually assaulted with a rifle. Our disturbing interview from the Dateline archives with a torture victim from Abu Ghraib prison.
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28 Jun 2018 - 2:02pm

Dateline Throwback Thursday: On Life's Border

This desperate and starving North Korean family escaped famine and crossed into China - they’re now living in a hole they dug themselves, in hiding. We’ve re-cut this harrowing story from our arch...
Dateline
14 Jun 2018 - 6:51pm

Dateline Throwback Thursday: Crimes of the Kremlin

Were Russian secret services responsible for mass murder in a bid to get Putin to power? A look back at Dateline's investigation of these allegations, from 2003.
Dateline
7 Jun 2018 - 5:24pm

Dateline Throwback Thursday: Life on the Line

Manila has some of the worst traffic in the world – but it's led to an ingenious solution to road congestion. Our story from 2010, on the makeshift trolley taxis of the Philippines.
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31 May 2018 - 6:04pm

Dateline Throwback Thursday: Iraq Sweet Iraq

An Iraqi-Australian returns to Baghdad for the first time, after 25 years in exile - hoping to help rebuild the city he left decades ago. A heartwarming Dateline story from 2003.
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