Dateline
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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SBS News

The Intern Diaries: Tiny Home Rebel

Documenting the lives of LA's homeless population gave Dateline reporter Dean Cornish a new appreciation of the difficulty and desperation people living on the streets face.

1 min read

SBS What's On

‘Dateline: Sumo Nation’ – women want their place in the ring

It’s the national sport of Japan with a history spanning centuries, but modern sumo finds itself caught between the deep traditions of its past and growing calls for change.

6 min read

Watch America's Measles Comeback: Dateline - SBS

Watch America's Measles Comeback: Dateline

Watch America's Measles Comeback for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!

SBS News

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.

1 min read

SBS News

How does Sydney's air quality compare to Mongolia?

Mongolia's captial Ulaanbaatar has some of the most polluted air in the world. But how does the quality in Sydney compare?

SBS News

Bringing shelter to those living on the street

Building tiny homes won’t solve homelessness, but it’s a way to bring basic shelter and dignity to those most in need, writes Elvis Summers.

4 min read

SBS News

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

SBS News

Tonight's Dateline: Iran's Mr Controversial

As Iranian President Ahmadinejad causes outrage at the UN General Assembly, a Dateline special from New York looks at the international reaction.

1 min read

SBS News

Meet the Mexican women smuggling abortion pills into the US

The right to abortion is becoming one of the defining issues of the upcoming US presidential election. With abortion banned in 14 US states, activists from neighbouring Mexico have mobilised to distribute abortion pills to American women.

6 min read

SBS News

My refugee journey: Les Murray

SBS broadcaster Les Murray writes about his experience returning to Hungary in 2011, to track down the man who helped his family escape the communist country.

6 min read

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