Here are some of the year's best yarns from SBS.
Exclusive interview with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks with Luke Waters (SBS) Source: Supplied
During the tense interview, Assad said he believed without outside interference dialogue could end the country's bloody civil war.
The conflict deepened in the following months, with the ongoing civilian and refugee crisis adding to the tireless work of .
In recent weeks, Assad's government forces , which was the scene of heavy aerial bombardment and significant civilian loses.
Wyatt Roy witnesses firefight between Peshmerga forces and IS in Iraq
Wyatt Roy with a member of the Peshmerga in Sinjar area, west of Mosul, Iraq. Source: Supplied
Roy, who said he “wanted to visit and see [Iraqi Kurdistan] for myself", witnessed a deadly battle involving around 15 Islamic State militants and Peshmerga forces.
He said: “Very quickly after we were attacked - it was obviously quite a serious situation - the Peshmerga called in an airstrike and probably within a half an hour, forty minutes, the jets were overhead."
The Gay-Hate Decades: 30 unsolved deaths
John Russell, whose body was found at the base of a cliff at Marks Park at Tamarama in Sydney in 1989. Police said it was a 'probable' gay-hate murder (AAP) Source: AAP
The series in the police re-examination of the murders. There was also an detailing the circumstances of the unsolved deaths.
It coincided with SBS and , and came ahead of a new coronial inquest into the death of one of the men,.
Bob Day's building company woes
File image of Former Senator Bob Day (AAP) Source: AAP
In October, SBS reported on the, which had a .
Mr Day was pressured to resign after the revelation, which he did on November 1.
In a statement to the President of the Senate Stephen Parry, Mr Day said: "It has been an honour and a privilege to serve as a Senator for South Australia and I am sorry it has ended this way."
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The role of okra farming within Dinka communities
South Sudanese Dinka man Mana Athian chops okra grown in his back yard in Brisbane (SBS) Source: SBS
Stefan Armbruster's story followed Dinka refugee Manon Athian, who described the significance of his backyard okra patch.
He expressed his love for cooking the vegetable, which is traditionally a job for the female members of his community.
Syrian refugee becomes dux of high school
Dux of Catholic Regional College Sydenham, Syrian refugee, Saad Al-Kassab, hopes to study medicine Source: SBS
The by reporter Sarah Abo described his journey to achieving the score, which included his account of learning English by watching Australia's parliamentary question time on television.
He is hoping to pursue medicine at university and become a doctor.
Choice campaign urging consumers to boycott 19 egg brands
File photo of a shopper inspecting eggs inside a supermarket (AAP) Source: AAP
The boycott came on the back of a decision by the consumer affairs ministers to a national information standard, which restricted which egg producers could use the 'free-range' label.
In December, Choice told SBS the campaign was "the biggest" in the group's 57-year history.
From a small town in NSW to the set of Inside Out: A Pixar career
Original Pixar employee, Australia's Deirdre Warin, who worked on the Oscar nominated film Inside Out. (Supplied) Source: Supplied
SBS about her role in the growth of the animation giant, which started out with humble beginnings.
“[Pixar investor and Apple founder] Steve Jobs wrote personal cheques every week for our salaries,” she told SBS reporter Kerrie Armstrong.
Whadjuk man's trek across Australia to meet PM to discuss Aboriginal Affairs
Clinton Pryor stands on a red-dust road as he prepares to enter the deep desert of central Australia. Source: NITV
“What I see these days is I see a lot of my people are in pain and they are hurt and they are frustrated,” he told reporter Ryan Emery in September.
“We’ve been asking for a very long time to start listening to us and the government keeps ignoring and ignoring and this is the time now that the government must sit down and listen to us."
Pryor had reached Alice Springs in December is expecting to finish the walk in mid 2017.
