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SBS Explores Identity

Explore what makes us who we are – from genetics to our cultural roots, from our shared passions to our individuality.

SBS Explores Identity

What makes us who we are? We take a look at what makes us who we are through a series of stories, news and programs. From genetics to cultural roots, through to shared passions and individual identities.

Radio

A Muslim Athiest Couple: Meet Shadi and Adam

Born in the Middle East, to a Palestinian family, Shadi migrated to Australia 6 years ago and says Australia gave him the freedom to be himself. Working as an...
News

Identity matters: 'Where you come from is part of your DNA' - Nick Kaldas

Nick Kaldas was one of Australia's highest ranked cops and 'probably as Australian as the next guy,' but he says identifying with his Egyptian heritage is still...
News

Jan Fran takes a DNA test: what did she discover?

Does Jan really know where she is from?
News

Unwelcome Everywhere: The Rohingya Story

Shunned by their home Myanmar, and facing an increasingly hostile reception elsewhere, Dateline hears the personal stories of the outcast Rohingya Muslims.
News

Identity Matters: Love is in the Australian air for John Paul Young

The 70's pop icon embraces his Scottish roots, but it doesn't make him any less Australian.
News

Identity Matters: 'The more I grow, the more I feel the ties back home' - Eman Sharobeem

Women's rights campaigner Eman Sharobeem migrated to Australia from Egypt as a child bride. She says Egypt gave her an education but Australia gave her a voice.
Feature

DNA Country

A precious store of Aboriginal hair, collected last century, may now tell a story tens of thousands of years old.

DNA Nation starts Sunday 22 May 8:30pm on SBS

DNA Nation

Who are we? And where do we come from?

 

Australia’s greatest Olympian Ian Thorpe, iconic Indigenous actor Ernie Dingo, and TV presenter and Queen of Eurovision Julia Zemiro set off on an epic journey of genetic time travel to find out.

On Demand

Catch up on DNA Nation: Episode 3

n this final episode, Ian's in the grasslands of Kyrgyzstan in the former Soviet Union to discover how his ancestors' horse-taming skills and the invention of the...
DNA Nation

What’s the difference between our cousins and our ‘genetic cousins’?

‘Genetic cousins’ is the term used in DNA Nation when Julia Zemiro and Ian Thorpe travel to meet their own genetic cousins – and what they discover is totally...
DNA Nation

Ernie Dingo: "When it came to learning about my ancestry, I almost wished I were a girl"

As part of SBS's DNA Nation, Ernie Dingo (accompanied by fellow travellers Julia Zemiro and Ian Thorpe) took off on an epic journey of genetic travel to find out...
DNA Nation

Julia Zemiro: "I went on a mission to uncover my true identity. What I found was completely unexpected"

As part of SBS's DNA Nation, Julia Zemiro (accompanied by fellow travellers Ernie Dingo and Ian Thorpe) took off on an epic journey of genetic travel to find out...
DNA Nation

DNA Nation: About the show

Ian Thorpe, Ernie Dingo and Julia Zemiro are about to become some of the first people in Australia to use DNA to go on a ...
Guide

DNA Planet: 7 incredible docos that explore identity on SBS On Demand

Dive into the genetic soup with these fascinating documentaries.
INTERACTIVE

Interactive: What's your Ancestry mix?

What’s your cultural background? Find out how unique your tribe is with our ancestry mixer.
Latest results

My year of slowing down: how I learned to say no

15 February 2019 Slow Summer

Second Generation (176) Social worker Nhung Huynh

13 February 2019 VietnameseAudio Track

Thế hệ thứ Hai (Bài 176) Nhân viên xã hội Nhung Huỳnh

13 February 2019 VietnameseAudio Track

What Muslim woman stereotype are you talking about?

30 January 2019 On The Ropes

Lagau Danalaig - An Island Life

06 February 2019 Lagau Danalaig - An Island Life

My Australia: Singer Odette on how her mixed heritage sparked an identity crisis

25 January 2019 News

10 'subtle Asian traits' in 'The Family Law'

23 January 2019 The Family Law

Please don't ask me to go camping this long weekend

22 January 2019 Culture

In the darkest times of my career, it's my community that propels me forward

21 January 2019 Culture

「日本は第2の故郷」多様なルーツを持つBMXアスリート榊原魁・爽　（後編）

02 January 2019 JapaneseAudio Track

Identity of Mixed-Race Athletes BMX Kai & Saya Sakakibara (Part 2)

02 January 2019 JapaneseAudio Track

「日本が多様性と向き合うときがきた」映画監督　西倉めぐみ

09 December 2018 JapaneseAudio Track

"It's Time for Japan to Embrace Diversity" Filmmaker Megumi Nishikura

09 December 2018 JapaneseAudio Track

Cosa significa essere italiani per i nipoti degli immigrati?

07 December 2018 ItalianAudio Track

How does the Italian identity and family history fit with the life in Australia?

07 December 2018 ItalianAudio Track

How does the experience of migration affect people's identity?

15 November 2018 ItalianAudio Track

La nostra identità viene cambiata dall'emigrazione?

15 November 2018 ItalianAudio Track

Pastry chef Franz Ziegler: Purpose, compassion and presence = happiness

13 November 2018 GermanAudio Track

Konditor Franz Ziegler: "Bei aller Sehnsucht nach der Ferne, wir haben Wurzeln - die kann man nicht einfach loslassen"

13 November 2018 GermanAudio Track

I have always struggled to fit in with Australia's swimming culture

02 November 2018 Culture