SBS Dateline
Television Program
Dateline is an Australian television international current affairs program broadcast on SBS. Since its debut at 8:00 pm on Friday 19 October 1984, it has focused largely on international events, often in developing or warring nations.
In 2015 the program changed its format going from one-hour episodes featuring multiple stories, to half-hour single subject episodes. The series focuses on under-reported stories from around the globe, with a documentary style. It is broadcast on Tuesdays at 9.30pm following Insight, and all episodes are available to view on SBS On Demand. Source
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| Scope | International |
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| Language | English |
| Country | Australia |
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Search ArticlesSam was sent to prison during China's crackdown in Hong Kong. He returned to a city in silence
Watch Dateline’s latest episode, Hong Kong: A City Silenced, on 25 August at 9.30pm AEST on SBS or SBS On Demand. At 21, Sam Chan Chi-sum was preparing to leave Hong Kong to continue his studies overseas. Instead, he went to prison for nearly two years. He'd been involved with a student activist group that collected sweets and toiletries to send to people jailed after Hong Kong’s 2019 anti-government protests.
Fujisawa is in his 70s and was jailed 15 times for shoplifting. He was desperate to go back
Watch Dateline’s latest episode, Japan’s Shoplifting Pensioners, on 18 August at 9.30pm AEST on SBS or SBS On Demand. When Fujisawa walked out of prison for the fifteenth time, he had nowhere to go. No home, and no family waiting for him. After spending a total of 35 years behind bars for repeated shoplifting, remaining free meant uncertainty. Fujisawa had been stealing tiny items of little use to him—lipstick, food, whatever he could grab quickly.
'Hunting me': Duterte has been arrested, but the Philippines' drug war isn't over yet
Watch Dateline's latest episode, The Unfinished Drug War, on 11 August at 9.30pm AEST on SBS or SBS On Demand. In the densely packed shanty towns of the Philippines capital, Manila, 19-year-old Joan de Juan recalls her 10th birthday: 6 December 2016. "My dad was cooking spaghetti for us to celebrate. He didn't have money at that time, all we had was pasta ... My grandmother went out to buy ketchup so our spaghetti would have sauce," Joan says.
Joan saw her dad die during the Philippines' drug war. Her family fears what could happen next
Watch Dateline's latest episode, The Unfinished Drug War, on 11 August at 9.30pm AEST on SBS or SBS On Demand. In the densely packed shanty towns of the Philippines capital, Manila, 19-year-old Joan de Juan recalls her 10th birthday: 6 December 2016. "My dad was cooking spaghetti for us to celebrate. He didn't have money at that time, all we had was pasta ... My grandmother went out to buy ketchup so our spaghetti would have sauce," Joan says.
People on this island are said to live longer lives. But is there really a 'secret' to longevity?
In Dateline's latest episode, Janice Petersen travels to a Greek island famous for being a 'Blue Zone'. Watch The Greek Longevity Puzzle at 9.30pm AEST on Tuesday 28 July, only on SBS and SBS On Demand. The Greek island of Ikaria is a place where, according to legend, people forget to die. The first thing I notice on my arrival isn't an abundance of old people. It's the hush where there's usually rush. Each morning my internal clock readies itself for peak hour, the traffic and the noise of progress.
Anthony's city apartment costs the same as the Brisbane sharehouse he rented 20 years ago
Watch Vienna: A Renter's Paradise now on SBS On Demand. Episode of Dateline. News And Current Affairs. 28 minutes. episode • Dateline • News And Current Affairs • 28m Anthony and Alex's one-bedroom, one-bath apartment — with a balcony — costs them around €400 ($658) a month. Not per week, which is what you might expect if you saw their apartment on an Australian real estate website.
Suze makes a birthday cake for her daughter each year, though she knows she'll never eat it
A new generation of influencers is promoting extreme thinness to millions online. Dateline investigates the growing trend and meets the families taking on Big Tech. Watch Under the Thinfluence on Tuesday 30 June at 9.30pm (AEST) on SBS or SBS On Demand. Content warning: This article contains references to body image and eating disorders. For Luka and her family, Christmases and special events like birthdays are fraught.
The 'eerie' city where people are hunted by drones and live under nets
Russian drones are targeting Ukrainian civilians in what's become known as a "human safari". Residents of Kherson now live under anti-drone nets, constant surveillance and the daily threat of attack. Watch Francis Farrell's full report by the Kyiv Independent, Kherson: Hunted by Drones at 9.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday 23 June on SBS or SBS On Demand. Warning: Distressing content Paramedic Ilona Osadcha knows well the haunting pain of holding a child while feeling their warmth of life fade.
Priya and Rohini dreamt of working in film. But those ambitions made them a target
Meet the women in Kerala’s film industry speaking out against sexual harassment and alleged exploitation by influential men. Tune in on SBS at 9.30pm Tuesday 16 June or watch live on SBS On Demand. Content warning: This article contains references to sexual assault and rape. Priya (not her real name) was a young model with dreams of becoming an actor.
It's the smallest country to ever qualify for the World Cup. Just one player was born there
Watch Dateline's latest episode Tiny Island Miracle to learn more about Curaçao and its World Cup dream. Tune in on Tuesday 9 June at 9.30pm AEST on SBS and SBS On Demand. Last November, at a football stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, a raucous and expectant crowd, mostly dressed in the national team's distinctive yellow, urged on their side to secure a spot in the FIFA World Cup. In a corner of the stadium, a much smaller group of fans, dressed largely in blue, tried to make their presence felt.