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SBS Dateline

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News & Politics

Dateline is an Australian award-winning international documentary series with a current affairs backbone. This is our vodcast feed, where you can watch a new story each week. Every week we transport you to a different part of the world to share half-hour stories about family, social injustice, identity, tragedy, redemption and survival. We scour the globe to bring you special characters and a world of daring stories.

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Episodes

A Shining Light

Dateline meets Illac Diaz, whose simple invention is bringing light into the dark lives of thousands of poor in the Philippines.

Aug 07, 2012•12 min

Rwanda's Warm Welcome

Away from the London hype, Amos Roberts has an uplifting story of a town's welcome for the Rwandan Olympic team.

Jul 24, 2012•13 min

Greece in Crisis

Mark Davis looks at the politics and protests surrounding Greece's economic crisis ahead of next week's crucial elections.

Jun 05, 2012•14 min

Death in the Forest

Dateline investigates the killing of Cambodian environmental activist Chut Wutty and whether he knew something that his killers didn't want revealed.

May 22, 2012•19 min

Vanuatu's Piggy Bank

Dateline explores Vanuatu's alternative financial system, where a pig tusk bank claims to have reserves worth $1.4 billion.

Apr 03, 2012•16 min

Saving Syria

Dateline gets close-up access to Syrian opposition leader Haitham Al Maleh, as he tries to defeat the Assad regime from exile.

Mar 27, 2012•18 min

Maid in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's maids say they're treated like second class citizens by controversially being denied permanent residency.

Mar 27, 2012•14 min

Primary Concern

Dateline goes on the US election trail, finding voters disenchanted with the politicians.

Mar 20, 2012•23 min

Seed of Life

Dateline reports on how the success of Morocco's argan oil is threatening a traditional way of life.

Mar 20, 2012•14 min

The Body Snatchers

Body snatchers in the Egyptian desert are kidnapping and killing for a disturbing trade in people's organs.

Mar 06, 2012•18 min

God's Theme Park

Dateline visits the Creation Museum in the United States, founded by Australian Ken Ham, but his view of how the world was created is proving controversial.

Mar 06, 2012•13 min

Lost at Sea

Why do so many people go missing from cruise ships without proper investigation?

Feb 28, 2012•17 min

The Karzai Interview

Dateline travels to Afghanistan for a candid, one-on-one interview with President Hamid Karzai.

Feb 21, 2012•25 min

Portugal's Last Taboo

Bullfighting has long been a male-dominated sport, but a group of women in Portugal are fighting the tradition.

Feb 21, 2012•12 min

Les Murray's Mission

Dateline travels with SBS's Mr Football, Les Murray, trying to find the people smuggler who helped him flee Hungary.

Nov 06, 2011•32 min

Portugal's Fix

Ten years ago, Portugal decriminalised the use of all drugs, from marijuana to heroin, but has it worked?

Oct 30, 2011•14 min

Obedient Wives Club

Having up to four obedient wives is the key to happy marriage, according to a Malaysian club.

Oct 30, 2011•15 min

Angola's Labour Pains

The rebuilding of Angola after the war is causing new divisions, over the influx of Chinese workers and wealth.

Oct 16, 2011•15 min

Foul Play

Mafia-style gangs have taken violent hold of Argentinian football, but is anything being done about it?

Oct 02, 2011•16 min

E-Waste Anger

After finding Australian e-waste dumped in Ghana, Dateline calls the government to account.

Oct 02, 2011•13 min

E-Waste Hell

Dateline investigates how our 'recycled' TVs and computers have ended up in a toxic dump in Ghana.

Sep 25, 2011•18 min

Open Prison

Meet Greenland's prisoners, who are allowed out each day for work and leisure, but is it really a deterrent?

Sep 04, 2011•17 min

Never Say Die

What's the secret of long life in a part of China where people are living to well over 100?

Aug 14, 2011•15 min

The Taliban Strikes Back

As a Taliban attack kills 30 US soldiers and eight Afghans, Dateline asks who's winning the war in Afghanistan.

Aug 07, 2011•13 min

No Refuge

Afghani and Iranian refugees are flooding into Greece, but finding a life of economic misery.

Aug 07, 2011•15 min

Miscreant Masterchefs

Meet the Italian prisoners cooking up a behind bars banquet and booking out their jail restaurant.

Aug 07, 2011•15 min

Dancing for Hope

Meet the Australian dance teacher helping youngsters in the Middle East express their feelings through dance.

Jul 31, 2011•12 min

Four-Legged Library

A novel way of getting books to children in rural Colombia - a library on the back of a donkey!

Jul 24, 2011•13 min

The Big Thaw

Global warming is melting Greenland's ice, but revealing divisions over its oil reserves.

Jul 24, 2011•16 min

Hard Labour

See the human faces of Nicaragua's child labour problem, in what is one of the world's poorest countries.

Jul 03, 2011•14 min

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