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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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Meet the Terrorists: Ali Imron

Imron is the only remaining member of the inner circle that bombed Bali killing 202 people. What will he say to those who lost loved ones in the attack?

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Sunday's Dateline: Shadow of the Towers

Sunday's Dateline comes live from New York, exactly ten years on from 9/11, looking at how the world has changed since the attacks.

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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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Mark Davis

Mark Davis talks about his time as one of Dateline's longest serving video journalists and his story that won a prestigious Gold Walkley Award.

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David O'Shea

Video journalist David O'Shea joined Dateline in 1998 and says he's been privileged to see so much history in the making.

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Inside Singapore's elite education system

Dateline travels to Singapore to find out why its education system tops the global leader board. We look at high-stakes testing, and ask if the culture of competition puts too much pressure on kids.

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Dateline: Mexico's desperate migrants

A million Mexicans a year try and cross the US border illegally, but more and more are perishing in the desert heat, leaving relatives searching for answers.

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Watch Dateline Best Of

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Preparing for a trek into the unknown

When Roger Arnold received the call about the Darién Gap he was both elated and gutted. The videographer had another huge conflicting project, and at first he had to say no. He spent the following days feeling like he had the wind knocked out of him. But thanks to a fortunate change of fate, Roger…

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Gallery: Trekking across the Darién Gap

A gallery of photos taken during Dateline's reporting trip to the Darién Gap, where migrants attempt to cross through uncharted wilderness from Colombia to Panama by land.

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