George Negus, who hosted Dateline from 2005 to 2010, has died at 82.
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SBS Upfronts: Returning in 2025.
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In 2025 Australia’s most trusted news brand celebrates 50 years with bold stories from home and across the globe
Returning to Tuesdays from 4 March, don’t miss Insight at 8:30pm and Dateline at 9:30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand
Australia’s esteemed discussion forum for taboo topics, Insight, and its stablemate, the award-winning international current affairs series Dateline, will return to SBS and SBS On Demand on Tuesday 4 March from 8:30pm AEDT.
Australia’s longest-running international current affairs show Dateline returns on Tuesday 4 March at 9:30pm. Building on its Walkley Award-winning 40th season, viewers can look forward to a series of compelling new investigations into global issues. This year’s dynamic lineup features powerful stories from Egypt, El Salvador, Lebanon, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, the U.S. and beyond, offering fresh perspectives on the forces shaping our world.
In an Australian first, Dateline’s 2025 season premiere will see celebrated chef, presenter, and former lawyer Adam Liaw (The Cook Up with Adam Liaw) take an unprecedented look inside Singapore’s Changi Prison – one of the world’s most notorious correctional facilities.
Gaining rare access to a maximum-security wing, Liaw examines how the facility’s harsh conditions and strict disciplinary measures contribute to its remarkably low 22% recidivism rate. Featuring interviews with Changi inmates, prison staff and activists, the episode delves into the ethics of Singapore’s criminal justice system and the implementation of the death penalty for non-violent crimes, like drug possession.
SBS Director of News and Current Affairs, Mandi Wicks, said: “Named the most trusted news brand in Australia last year, SBS is committed to the highest standards when it comes to integrity, inclusivity, and quality journalism that resonates with audiences nationwide.
“Insight is a unique program which provides a forum to navigate layered and nuanced topics with respect and inclusivity. Building on its success in 2024, SBS is proud to see the return of Insightful: The Podcast, for a second season, delving deeper into some of the most extraordinary and surprising first-person stories.
“Dateline is an award-winning international documentary series. In 2024, Dateline marked its 40th year on air as Australia’s longest-running international current affairs program. Each week Dateline scours the globe to bring viewers special characters and a world of daring stories.”
Dateline
Returns Tuesdays from 5 March at 9:30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand
Episode 1 Synopsis
Singapore’s Toughest Prison – Tuesday 4 March at 9:30pm AEDT on SBS and SBS On Demand*
Dateline kicks off its 2025 season with an unprecedented look inside Changi Prison – one of the world’s most notorious correctional facilities. In Singapore’s Toughest Prison, Adam Liaw gains rare access to a maximum-security wing reserved for those convicted of the most serious and violent crimes. No Australian TV crew has ever filmed inside Chang – until now.
Has Singapore’s tough stance on crime gone too far, or is its strict system the key to success?
Also airing this season
Britain’s Woke History Wars – will be available on SBS and SBS On Demand
Britain’s grand country estates were once celebrated as symbols of national pride. Now, they are at the centre of a heated cultural battle. Institutions like the National Trust are reevaluating the stories they tell, reframing history through the lens of colonialism and slavery. Britain’s Woke History Wars exposes this ongoing debate and asks: Is this a long-overdue reckoning, or is Britain’s heritage under attack? Reporter Karla Grant (Living Black) takes viewers inside Britain’s historic homes and investigates whether Britain is finally ready to confront the darker chapters of its past – and what impact this culture war is having on the nation’s pride and identity.
Sweden’s Flatpack Homes – will be available on SBS and SBS On Demand
In Sweden’s Flatpack Homes, journalist Abbie O’Brien travels to Scandinavia to investigate how Sweden is tackling its housing shortage with an innovative approach: prefabricated, factory-built homes that are affordable, sustainable, and quick to assemble. As Australia’s housing crisis reaches breaking point, could we learn from Sweden’s groundbreaking model?
Insight and Dateline will be available to stream on SBS On Demand with subtitles in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese.
Insightful: The Podcast will be available on the SBS Audio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and LiSTNR.
Singapore’s Toughest Prison
2025 Season Premiere Tuesday, 4 March at 9.30pm
Dateline is an award-winning international documentary series and is 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. This season, it continues to explore the global trends, people and stories shaping our increasingly connected world.
Season Two, Episode One: Singapore’s Toughest Prison
Dateline kicks off its 2025 season with an unprecedented look inside Changi Prison - one of the world’s most notorious correctional facilities. In Singapore’s Toughest Prison, Adam Liaw gains rare access to a maximum-security wing reserved for those convicted of the most serious and violent crimes. No Australian TV crew has ever filmed inside Chang - until now.Has Singapore’s tough stance on crime gone too far, or is its strict system the key to success?
It will be shown tomorrow (Tuesday March 18) at 9.30pm.
Lebanon: War, Peace and Hezbollah
Tuesday 25 March 9.30pm
After months of war in Lebanon, Dateline meets the people returning to their ruined homes. But with anger rising towards Hezbollah, what kind of Lebanon will emerge from the rubble?
Tuesday 1 April 9:30pm
Tuesday 8 April