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Dateline

Dateline is an award-winning international documentary series. In 2024, Dateline marks its 40th year on air as Australia's longest-running international current affairs program. Each week Dateline scours the globe to bring you special characters and a world of daring stories.

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The landmark 40th season will explore global issues that expand our understanding of the world around us, with this year's line-up featuring stories from Gaza, Syria, Romania, Venezuela, Germany, Japan, the United States, and beyond.

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Watch El Salvador: Gangland To Safe Haven: Dateline - SBS

Watch El Salvador: Gangland To Safe Haven: Dateline

Watch El Salvador: Gangland To Safe Haven for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!

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Dateline wins two Walkley Awards

Dateline has won two awards in the 2010 Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism.

1 min read

Watch Polar Patrol: Dateline | Stream free on SBS On Demand

Watch Polar Patrol: Dateline

Watch Polar Patrol for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!

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'An invasive species': How an Australian marsupial took over this remote British island

Wallabies are running wild on the Isle of Man, and these small creatures are stirring a big debate among locals: should they be kept or culled?

8 min read

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Helen Vatsikopoulos

Helen was a reporter on Dateline, witnessing the desperate scenes that followed the Rwandan genocide and winning the program's first Walkley Award.

1 min read

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How El Salvador became the murder capital of the world

El Salvador has one of the highest homicide rates in the world. How did it happen?

6 min read

The Most Divided Town In Britain - Dateline - SBS

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The world’s most dangerous refugee journeys

A record level of civil and international conflicts is forcing millions to make desperate, dangerous journeys to seek a better life.

4 min read

Watch The Cost Of Doing Business: Part 2: Dateline - SBS

Watch The Cost Of Doing Business: Part 2: Dateline

Watch The Cost Of Doing Business: Part 2 for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!

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Dateline's Yaara Bou Melhem wins Walkley

Dateline's Yaara Bou Melhem was amongst the 2011 Walkley Award winners in Brisbane last night, with others from Julian Assange to Seven News also awarded.

2 min read

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