January
As part of SBS's Day One stories, we brought you the story of . He told his story of coming to Australia in the aftermath of World War II and making a life for himself in Wagga Wagga, NSW and earning the title of "Mr Football" in the new country he loved.
SBS' World Game football commentator Lew Murray. Source: SBS News
February
SBS News told the story of transition to a woman after 16 years of marriage. Senator Rice said it was a big shock when Whetton announced she was transgender but "we loved each other when we got married. We loved each other when she transitioned. We still love each other now.”
Janet Rice and her wife Penny Whetton, in a still from a Greens advertisement posted on YouTube. Source: YouTube
March
Melbournespoke exclusively to SBS journalist Elise Potaka via Twitter about his role as a "regular soldier" of IS. He told her he had signed up for a suicide mission, which seemed to be confirmed when footage emerged in March of a young man believed to be Bilardi attacking an Iraqi Army unit in Anbar province west of Baghdad.
Australian man Jake Bilardi seen here in the centre. Source: AAP
April
SBS News was there when Vietnamese-Australians to their arrival in Australia as part of Operation Babylift. It has been 40 years since hundreds of Vietnamese children, orphaned by the war, were flown to Australia and adopted, often into white families.
Tan Son Nhat airfield during the second airlift on 17 April 1975. (Australian War Memorial) Source: Australian War memorial
May
NITV's Living Black program met with , from the small town of Derby, Western Australia, who became the first Aboriginal doctor in her community. "I hope it makes them think 'oh she's done it, I can tell my grandchildren that I went to hospital and saw an Aboriginal doctor'," Dr Barunga said.
Fifth-year medical student Vinka Barunga is hoping to become Derby's first full time Aboriginal doctor. Source: SBS News
June
SBS data journalist Jason Thomas . The statistics revealed that while Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, it's not the fastest growing in Australia.
The number of people celebrating Eid-al-Fitr this year, and in years to come, will grow as the world's Islamic population continues its growth. Source: Getty Images
July
SBS News journalist Stefan Armbruster reported who was able to legally enter Australia at Brisbane International Airport using an Aboriginal passport. “I just kept on insisting I’m an Aboriginal person returning to my country on my Aboriginal passport, and this is the travel document I’m choosing to use,” Nganyaywana man Callum Clayton-Dixon said.
Callum Clayton-Dixon and his Aboriginal passport with Solomon Islands entry and exit stamps. Source: Stefan Armbruster SBS
August
In an SBS News exclusive, could be taking place among certain ethnic communities in Australia. In a report that caught the attention of the United Nations, figures found higher numbers of boys than girls being born in some communities, like Indian and Chinese.
File. Source: AAP
September
SBS News Europe correspondent Brett Mason reported on the mass migration across Europe, and a stand-off with hundreds of migrants trying to reach Germany and Austria to file asylum claims. The Hungarian authorities had refused to allow a trainload of migrants to continue to travel and the passengers had refused to board buses to a refugee camp.
Migrants protest against being stuck at the Railway Station in Bicske, Hungary. Source: AAP
October
SBS World News Presenter Janice Petersen when she saw firsthand a woman being attacked for speaking Mandarin in public - she complimented the attacker. While it might seem counterintuitive, it had a startling effect.
Too often no one says anything when they encounter racism on the street. Source: AAP
November
SBS News chief political correspondent Catherine McGrath about how disability had affected her family. She told of her husband's struggle with a catastrophic brain injury and the importance of allowing people with a disability the opportunity to work and achieve their potential.
Nicholas Stuart (left) in 1989 with reporters Catherine McGrath and Dr Richard Smith. Source: Supplied
December
SBS News journalist Sylvia Varnham met with , on the border of NSW and Victoria. More than 1000 refugees have made their home there and are finding ways to give back to the community that welcomed them with open arms.
Bhutanese refugees Tilah Chhetra and Rohit Khulal at the gardening project in Albury, New South Wales. Source: SBS News
