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Dateline is an award-winning international documentary series. In 2024, Dateline marks its 40th year on air as Australia's longest-running international current affairs program. Each week Dateline scours the globe to bring you special characters and a world of daring stories.

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The landmark 40th season will explore global issues that expand our understanding of the world around us, with this year's line-up featuring stories from Gaza, Syria, Romania, Venezuela, Germany, Japan, the United States, and beyond.
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A brutal attack was caught on CCTV. The victim had to turn to a TV show to get justice

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She faced 100 days of terror when just 13. Now in Australia, Chantal tells of her escape

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This island has some of the world’s best beaches – but locals can't use them

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We're back in 2025 for a brand-new season

Catch up on episodes from 2024 and earlier on SBS On Demand.

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Reporter Ben Lewis is on the road to Darwan to investigate alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. But Taliban officials try to shut him down when questions are asked about the murder of three Australians.

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Dateline travels to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to investigate how the murders of three Australian soldiers sparked alleged war crimes that tarnished the Anzac legacy.

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Fifty years on from the Vietnam War, a Japanese American veteran searches for the soldier who saved his life when US army soldiers mistook him for the enemy.

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Dateline takes a dangerous journey through Mexico aboard “The Beast” - a freight train used by thousands of migrants desperate to reach the United States. 

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Dateline investigates the far-right Sheriffs infiltrating US policing. What does this mean for a country on the cusp of a historic election, and could this influence the outcome?

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Dateline investigates India’s obsession with virginity and the archaic practise of virginity tests. We reveal how some women are seeking ways to fake their virginity to avoid exile and abuse.

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The K-Pop Dream Factory. K-pop is an $8billion global industry. Dateline goes inside the dance schools of South Korea training future stars. Dateline investigates if there is a hidden cost of becoming the next big idol.

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The Best Place To Have A Baby? Janice Petersen meets the new parents spending a month in a luxury post natal hotel in Taiwan. Do these centres and the tradition of confinement give mum and baby a better start?

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Venice's Tourist Overload. Venice is one of Europe’s top tourist destinations, but this iconic city is under threat. Kumi Taguchi meets the locals who say over-tourism is destroying the city they love.

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The American-Mexican Abortion Network. The right to an abortion is no longer guaranteed in the US, but just across the border it has been decriminalised. Dateline meets the Mexican women helping Americans access illegal abortions.

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Cambodia's Surrogacy Crackdown. Dateline meets the Australian parents who risked it all to build a family through overseas surrogacy. We investigate how Cambodia’s crackdown left women raising children they never wanted.

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Sleuths of Seoul. In South Korea, gruesome stories have become everyday entertainment on a mass scale. Reporter Darren Mara meets superfans, citizen sleuths and detectives to investigate the obsession with true crime.

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Jessy and George were mutilated by witch doctors. Now Australian doctors are restoring their health

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Dateline, 40 years On Air

Australia's longest running current affairs program.

The landmark 40th season will explore global issues that expand our understanding of the world around us, with this year's line-up featuring stories from Gaza, Syria, Romania, Venezuela, Germany, Japan, the United States, and beyond. Watch Tuesday 9:30pm on SBS or SBS On Demand.

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