Dateline (AU)

Season 2019

Dateline is an Australian television current affairs program broadcast on SBS One. 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. Since 2000, Dateline reporters have travelled by themselves without a camera crew or sound engineers. It remains the longest-running international current affairs program in Australia.

Where to Watch Season 2019

27 Episodes

  • Denmark's Dementia Village
    E1
    Denmark's Dementia VillageThe emotional story of Greg Kelly's struggle with early onset dementia. Before Greg passed away, this program followed him to Denmark to experience a unique care alternative: a dementia village.
  • New Zealand’s Darkest Day
    E2
    New Zealand’s Darkest DayAs Christchurch mourns the loss of 50 lives in the brutal mosque shootings, Dateline meets the families of the close knit Islamic community to hear their harrowing stories?
  • Brazil's President Vs The Amazon
    E3
    Brazil's President Vs The AmazonHe’s called the Trump of the Tropics. But will President Bolsonaro sacrifice the Amazon, and its indigenous people, in order to ‘make Brazil great again’?
  • Brexit's Irish Border Troubles
    E4
    Brexit's Irish Border TroublesBrexit is threatening a precarious peace in Northern Ireland. Dateline is on the Irish border as the deadline passes to see what the future holds.
  • Hong Kong's Crazy Rich And Mega Poor
    E5
    Hong Kong's Crazy Rich And Mega PoorHong Kong has more ultra-rich people than any other country, yet 1 in 5 people still live in poverty. Dateline asks - why is the gap between rich and poor is so extreme?
  • Forced To Be Fat
    E6
    Forced To Be FatBig is beautiful in Mauritania, but at what cost? Young girls are being force fed more than 10,000 calories a day, more than five times the recommended amount, to fatten them up for marriage.
  • Malaysia's Fish Bombers
    E7
    Malaysia's Fish BombersIn Malaysia, fishermen are bombing one of the world’s most valuable coral reefs, risking both the environment and their lives to put food on the table.
  • Sulawesi's Extinction Business
    E8
    Sulawesi's Extinction BusinessDateline investigates the illegal wildlife trade in Sulawesi and how it’s wiping out rare and endemic species. Once dubbed the Galapagos of Asia - can it be saved before it’s too late?
  • Japan's Secret Shame
    E9
    Japan's Secret ShameIn a country where sexual assault is considered a taboo subject, one woman shocked Japan by going public with allegations she was raped by a well-known TV journalist.
  • Thailand's Child Fighters
    E10
    Thailand's Child FightersMuay Thai is one of the toughest martial arts in the world. But after the death of a child boxer, Thailand debates the future of its national sport. Is Muay Thai an ancient art form or child abuse?
  • Sweden's Crisis Preppers
    E11
    Sweden's Crisis Preppers
  • Trump's Poverty Line
    E12
    Trump's Poverty LineIn Trump’s America, unemployment is at its lowest in 50 years – but 1 in 10 people still live below the poverty line. What happens when a job no longer guarantees a roof over your head?
  • Mafia Showdown
    E13
    Mafia ShowdownMeet the daredevil television star taking on Italy's mafia, risking his life to expose drug dealers and gangsters, and armed with only his bicycle.
  • America's War On Abortion
    E14
    America's War On AbortionAs more US states move to ban abortion whilst others push for laxer laws, Dateline investigates the battle over women?s bodies and whether the issue could help determine the next Presidential election.
  • How To Catch A Witch Doctor
    E15
    How To Catch A Witch DoctorAfter surviving a child sacrifice attack, will 16-year-old Allan finally see his attacker brought to justice? Meet the team of Australian and Ugandans fighting this disturbing modern crime.
  • America's Measles Comeback
    E16
    America's Measles ComebackNew York state has become ground zero for the anti-vax movement. Dateline goes inside the close-knit Orthodox Jewish community being torn apart by vaccine fear and a measles outbreak.
  • Can Love Save Spain
    E17
    Can Love Save SpainSpain's rural population is decreasing at an alarming rate and as the government and locals scramble to stop the exodus, can a bus load of single ladies save the day?
  • Behind The Frontline
    E18
    Behind The FrontlineWhat does it take to stage the most coordinated mass protests in history? Dateline looks at how Hong Kongers are orchestrating civil unrest, and find out why the protest movement is taking a new turn.
  • Return To Timor-Leste
    E19
    Return To Timor-LesteDateline follows Australian veterans back to Timor-Leste 20 years after the violent struggle for freedom. We look at the country?s progress and struggles, and ask if Australia?s been a good neighbour.
  • When The Immigrants Leave
    E20
    When The Immigrants LeaveAs Boris Johnson vows to meet the October 31 Brexit deadline, Dateline explores what will happen to the 3.5 million EU nationals in Britain. Will they stay, and if not, who will fill the labour gaps?
  • Florida's Mental Health Crisis
    E21
    Florida's Mental Health CrisisWith a dramatic spike in the number of teens committed to emergency mental health care in Florida, Dateline meets families struggling to find long-term help. We go inside a system at breaking point, and ask how it failed to catch Florida’s Parkland shooter.
  • Why Singapore is Top Of The Class
    E22
    Why Singapore is Top Of The ClassDateline travels to Singapore to find out why its education system tops the global leader board. We look at high-stakes testing, and ask if the culture of competition puts too much pressure on kids. Janice Petersen follows some of Australia’s top teachers to Singapore, to find out how its education system, and culture, creates the world’s smartest students.
  • 30 Lost Years
    E23
    30 Lost YearsAmar was a victim of Saddam Hussein’s 1991 napalm attacks. Raised in the UK, his life in Iraq was all but forgotten, until 30 years later a mysterious message arrives. Could his family still be alive?
  • Italy's Migrant Boot Camp
    E24
    Italy's Migrant Boot CampIn Italy’s nationalist right-wing heartland, one town is tackling anti-immigrant sentiment with a unique approach - an integration camp. But not everyone agrees with the camp’s prison-style tactics.
  • Human Cargo
    E25
    Human CargoWith unprecedented access aboard MSF’s new migrant rescue ship, we meet the volunteers on a perilous search and rescue mission off the coast of Libya. Can they navigate the difficult waters of changing migrant policy in Europe?
  • Restoration Mosul
    E26
    Restoration MosulDateline meets the families, estate agents, and heritage activists living in the ruins of Mosul two years after the defeat of IS. With renewed instability in the region can life in the once thriving cultural city ever return to normal?
  • Dying For Medicine In America
    E27
    Dying For Medicine In AmericaIn the lead up to the 2020 presidential election, the US is caught in a ferocious battle over prescription drug prices. With some life-saving medications rising in cost by more than 5000%, Dateline meets the Americans begging and borrowing to stay alive and turning to Australia for help.

 

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