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NITV and SBS invite Australia to come together and reflect through Always Was, Always Will Be programming slate

Special events, Slow TV and powerful premieres form a unique programming slate for the week leading to January 26.

  • Simulcast across SBS and Channel 10, NITV’s Sunrise Ceremony moves to Queensland for the first time.
  • Premiering on NITV, The Whole Table hosted by award-winning actress Shari Sebbens will explore the issues facing Indigenous peoples around the world through an arts and cultural lens.
  • Slow TV returns to NITV with Bamay II, taking audiences on a bird’s eye view journey of Australian landscapes.
  • NITV’s The Point hosts a special episode live from Sydney Festival’s The Vigil on the Day of Mourning
  • Exclusive content collections exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories available across all SBS channels and SBS On Demand.
  • Educational resources available through SBS Learn.

National Indigenous Television (NITV) and SBS invite communities to deepen their understanding of January 26 and what it means to be Australian through the upcoming programming slate, Always Was, Always Will Be.

Dedicated programs, special events, premieres and news highlights will air across both NITV and SBS from January 19-26 with a focus on encouraging greater understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.

Director of Indigenous Content at SBS, Tanya Denning-Orman, said: “As Australia’s national Indigenous broadcaster, NITV provides a vital platform for First Nations voices, truth-telling, and inspiration for all Australians.

“January 26 continues to be a time of reflection and healing for our communities, and as the nation marks the day, NITV and SBS play a unique role in bringing all Australians – regardless of their background - together, through an honest and respectful conversation about our nation’s identity and the impact of history on our lives today.

For the first time, NITV ’s Sunrise Ceremony will move to Queensland. In a two-hour special network event, broadcast live from Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), audiences will be invited to enhance their understanding of Australia’s past, present and future as the dawn rises, while acknowledging and embracing a shared future. Hosted by NITV’s John Paul Janke and featuring Network 10 presenter Narelda Jacobs , the program will feature a range of guests, including Quandamooka representatives (the Traditional Owners of Minjerribah), respective Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices including Guyala Bayles , and public figures such as Kerry O’Brien , plus incredible musical performances from artists including Electric Fields and Troy Cassar-Daley .

The event will be simulcast across NITV , SBS and Channel 10 from 6am on Tuesday January 26,as well as live on SBS On Demand .

Inspired by an immense year of worldwide activism and attention on race relations, NITV is proud to launch The Whole Table in collaboration with the Sydney Theatre Company . Premiering on Wednesday January 20 at 8:30pm, the three-part special will feature a round table discussion exploring Indigenous issues faced in the arts around the world. Hosted by Shari Sebbens ( The Sapphires, Top End Wedding, Redfern Now ), and helmed by panellists Wesley Enoch , Nakkiah Lui and Rhoda Roberts , each episode will invite different guests to the table to debate and better understand Indigenous affairs in the arts. Academy Award winner Taika Waititi and renowned actor Miranda Tapsell lead the list of significant guests that will join the panellists throughout each episode.

On Monday January 25, join NITV for 24 hours of reflection and healing on the Day of Mourning.

As the sun sets, audiences are invited to tune into The Point: Vigil Special , live from Barangaroo, Gadigal Country, in partnership with Sydney Festival. Marking the return of NITV’s flagship current affairs program for 2021, host Rachael Hocking will lead a conversation with a panel of Indigenous and multicultural guests about the stories that define us as Australians and how we move forward as a unified nation honouring and respecting the true history of our country. The Point: Vigil Special will broadcast live from 7:30pm on NITV, NITV Facebook Live, SBS On Demand and SBS VICELAND . From 8:30-10:30pm, stay tuned for live rolling coverage of The Vigil on NITV .

Slow TV will then return to NITV throughout the night in the form of Bamay II . From 9:30pm-3:30am, viewers can enjoy a bird’s eye view of some of Australia’s most stunning landscapes - from the Snowy Mountains to the Whitsundays. Accompanied by factoids, Bamay II pays tribute to that which gives us life: Country. The Slow TV spectacular will be repeated in HD on SBS VICELAND from 12:00pm on Tuesday January 26 and on SBS from 10:30pm on Sunday January 31.

Following the Sunrise Ceremony onJanuary 26 , rolling news coverage from every corner of the country will be hosted via NITV News on air and via Facebook Live, culminating in a wrap program NITV News: Day 26 at 7:30pm.

Viewers can also tune into Rabbit Proof Fence, Always Was Always Will Be, Vote Yes for Aborigines, Croker Island Exodus, Dhakiyarr Vs The King, Big Wet and Island Paradise: Living In the Torres Strait throughout the day on NITV and SBS .

From 8:30pm on January 26, Warwick Thornton ’s masterpiece The Beach will return to NITV and SBS . Join the filmmaker as he gives up life in the fast lane to go it alone on an isolated beach in one of the most beautiful yet brutal environments in the world, to see if he can transform and heal his life.

NITV’s award winning news and current affairs programs will return in the week leading up to January 26. Hosted by Natalie Ahmat , Nula (NITV’s weekly news in review program) will return on Friday January 22. Karla Grant will be joined by Australian lawyer, academic, land rights activist and founder of the Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership, Noel Pearson on Living Black at 7:30pm on Monday January 25.

Earlier in the week, on Tuesday January 19, Warwick Thornton ’s award-winning film Sweet Country returns to NITV at 7:30pm. Set in the late 1920s on the Northern Territory frontier, justice itself is put on trial in this period Western.

On Monday January 21, viewers are invited to join NITV at 8:30pm as it airs SBSAustralia in Colour – a program that explores the history of Australia told through a unique collection of cinematic moments brought to life for the first time in colour, as the story of how Australia came to be the nation it is today unfolds.

At 7:30pm on Saturday January 23, Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky returns to screens as Steven Oliver and a group of the nation’s deadliest singers and songwriters create a modern-day songline that tells the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander story of connection to Country, resistance and survival throughout history.

SBS On Demand

SBS On Demand will host Australian content on the SBS On Demand homepage on Tuesday January 26, as well as an ‘Australian Made’ curated collection of programs, selected by playwright and artistic director Wesley Enoch and, from Tuesday January 26, newly subtitled episodes of First Australians will be available and translated into five languages: Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Hindi and Korean, in order to make the program more accessible to multicultural communities.

In the lead up to January 26, NITV Online ’s Take It Blak podcast will host a conversation on the issues and topics that surround the day. Hosted by Jack Latimore , listeners will have the chance to hear Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander opinions and analysis around one of the most contentious days in the calendar.

Throughout the week, NITV Radio will be interviewing incredible talent from across the Always Was, Always Will Be programming slate including Troy Cassar-Daley , Shari Sebbens and Adam Manovic (Head of Entertainment, Events & Creative, NITV).

SBS World Movies

SBS World Movies will air Tudawali on Tuesday January 26 at 9:30pm. Starring Ernie Dingo , the film provides an insight into the life of the first Indigenous Australian film star, and how he became an iconic actor in the Australian film industry.

SBS Food

SBS Food will host a marathon of On Country Kitchen from 8.30am-4:00pm. Join Aboriginal chef Mark Olive and comedian Derek Nannup as they fuse native bush ingredients with contemporary cooking, to create mouth-watering dishes and simple cooking tips from our own backyard.

SBS Sport will place a spotlight on stories celebrating Indigenous Paralympians, as well as collaborating with the NBL to produce a series of conversations for its NBL: Next Generation program with the first Indigenous Australian to play in the NBA, Torres Strait Islander man Nate Jawai , highlighting conversations with the next generation of Indigenous Australian basketball players.

SBS Learn will support teachers across the country and encourage engagement with the conversations around January 26 by providing trusted resources and learning opportunities. New resources that explore The Point and Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky (in partnership with the Maritime Museum ) will be released. These add to extensive teacher resources exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, cultures and histories on SBS Learn .

Special news programs:

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Canadian drama series Trickster, which debuted locally on NITV in late October last year, has been axed after one season.

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Slow TV returns to NITV tonight - with 6 hours of “Bamay” - airing from 8.30pm until 2.30am. Its an aerial shot of rural Australia, with information on screen about some Indigenous facts of that area shown.

Bamay also aired on 24th of January starting at a later slot (starting between 10.30pm and 11pm, from memory).

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Yokayi Footy will return on Wednesday 17 March at 8:00pm on NITV, SBS, SBS On Demand, AFL.com.au and the AFL Live app.
Over the Black Dot follows at 8:35pm on NITV and SBS On Demand.

Am glad that both Yokayi Footy and Over the Black Dot are returning for another year. It’s good having local footy shows on air. To be honest, i havent watched Yokayi Footy before so i cant comment on how the show is, but i have watched Over the Black Dot from time to time, ands a nice little show. The four panellists have good chemistry. In the article, it says that these two shows will be repeated on SBS Viceland - which helps get some more exposure for these shows.

On another note, the American comedy film Drop Dead Fred returns for another airing on NITV - airing this Friday at 7.30pm. Another American comedy, Parenthood {with Steve Martin), airs next Friday at 7.30pm. The relevance to Australian Indigenous culture? None.

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NITV announces Jack Latimore as Managing Editor of NITV Digital

Jack Latimore, NITV

National Indigenous Television (NITV) has announced that acclaimed writer and journalist, Jack Latimore, has been appointed as Managing Editor for NITV’s digital offering.

Latimore, a proud Birpai man with family ties to Thungutti and Gumbaynggirr/Bundjalung nations, has been acting in the position since December last year and prior to that, was a Digital Editor at NITV. His promotion to Managing Editor sees Latimore’s remit expand to lead the editorial agenda and strategy across NITV’s digital platforms, as well as continuing to work with NITV’s Indigenous News and Current Affairs (INACA) team to deliver and contribute to news content.

With a strong editorial focus, and managing the team responsible for output across NITV’s digital platforms, Latimore will play a key role in driving the direction of NITV’s digital offering, including overseeing how the channel engages audiences on social media, and with video content on SBS On Demand. He will continue to produce stories for NITV news and current affairs, as well as commission digital content.

Latimore will continue to co-host and produce NITV’s weekly podcast, Take it Blak , and will also be managing NITV’s podcast and digital content strategy going forward.

Tanya Denning-Orman, Director of Indigenous Content, SBS, said: “The work NITV does across digital is an important part of the channel’s offering, and an increasingly integral part of what we do. NITV has a really engaged and growing audience across our digital platforms who come to us for unique storytelling and innovative content exploring the issues that matter to communities. Jack is well-known and highly respected, and I’m thrilled to have him leading the team, bringing his strong editorial judgement and expertise to the role, along with his passion for ensuring there is a voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our media landscape.”

On his appointment, Latimore said: “I’m thrilled to be part of the ongoing development of the important work NITV is doing across digital platforms, working with an enthusiastic and dedicated team committed to exploring innovative ways to reach audiences across the country with the unique content and coverage NITV provides. The role of digital is only going to be more important over the next few years, and beyond, in providing a platform to bring Aboriginal and Torres Strait voices to a wider audience, and as NITV continues to grow and evolve. As well as continuing to work closely with our Indigenous news and current affairs team, and all parts of the channel, I’m looking forward to building on the collaborative partnerships we have established with our First Nations Media Australia partners, and pursuing new opportunities to further amplify the important stories we have been trusted with by our communities.”

Prior to joining NITV, Latimore previously worked as a journalist for Koori Mail, Guardian Australia and was a daily editor for IndigenousX. He has previously worked for the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne and is involved in several research projects aimed at improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation in the media.

Strait To The Plate

From Thursday 22 April at 07:30 PM

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Is it normal for SBS to broadcast NBL on NITV?

Yes NITV has shown the NBL during the week over the years. Oddly though, on the EPG’s, its still listed as “live”, despite not being live. Can’t be bothered changing the EPG, i see. lol.

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About as normal as it is screening the Flintstones!

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We Say No More

9:30pm Wednesday 12 May on NITV, SBS and SBS On Demand.

We Say No More invites a panel of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts in family violence to educate the broader community on the current situation faced by First Nations peoples. The panel discuss how we can help address this tragic behaviour and actively become a part of the solution.

Directly after the second episode of See What You Made Me Do , NITV will air this standalone response program where panellists unpack how domestic abuse impacts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Filmed at the Brisbane Powerhouse Museum with five panellists and a studio audience, revered journalist, artistic director and Bundjalung woman, Rhoda Roberts AO , will host the discussion.

Panellists include Dr Vanessa Lee (Senior Academic in social epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health at University of Sydney), Marlene Longbottom (Academic), Jody Currie (CEO ATSI Community Health Service Brisbane), Sandra Creamer (Lawyer and survivor), and Ashlee Donohue (CEO of Mudgin-Gal Women’s Resource Centre and survivor). Justice advocates Carly Stanley and Keenan Mundine will join as part of the audience.

We Say No More is airing at 9:30pm Wednesday 12 May on NITV, SBS and SBS On Demand. It leads a suite of programming across NITV that aligns with Domestic & Family Violence Awareness Month and helps raise awareness for the domestic abuse epidemic.

NITV AND SCREEN AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCE CHILDREN’S SERIES BARRUMBI KIDS

Barrumbi Kids directors Grant Brown, Deb Brown and Ismail Khan

National Indigenous Television (NITV) has announced the commissioning of Barrumbi Kids , with major production investment from Screen Australia.

Barrumbi Kids tells the story of best friends Tomias and Dahlia - two best friends growing up in a remote Northern Territory community. Through fishing, hunting and schooling, the children learn about themselves, each other and living in both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal cultures.

The series, produced by Danielle MacLean ( Mystery Road , Grace Beside Me , Little J & Big Cuz , Redfern Now ) of Tamarind Tree Pictures and Monica O’Brien ( Drop Dead Weird , For REAL ) of Ambience Entertainment and Julia Morris ( Finding Maawirrangga , Kundirri The Life ) is based on the popular book series by Territory author Leonie Norrington.

The 10 by 30-minute children’s television series will be filmed in Beswick (Wugularr), Northern Territory, and is expected to air on NITV in 2022.

Barrumbi Kids is a Tamarind Tree Pictures and Ambience Entertainment production for NITV. Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Territory. Financed with support from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) who will manage international sales.

Esther Bullumbarra , Beswick (Wugularr) T.O. Jawoyn Country said, “It is really good having Barrumbi Kids in our community of Beswick. I’m really excited to see our kids making this series, changing it from a book into a television series. The books were published a long time ago now and we will be the first community to make a television series here. People, especially the kids, will be able to see our culture.”

Danielle MacLean , Monica O’Brien and Julia Morris , co-producers of Barrumbi Kids , said, “ Barrumbi Kids is one of those projects that you fight to get made because it’s so good, so important and such an incredible experience for all involved. After years of collaborative development with the Beswick Community. We’re so thrilled to have the support of NITV, Screen Australia, ACTF and Screen Territory to create this incredible series for Australian children to be inspired by.”

Kyas Hepworth , NITV’s Head of Commissioning and Programming said, “NITV is committed to producing and showcasing quality content that is relevant to young Indigenous audiences. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids should see themselves reflected on screen – as well as the celebration of Indigenous culture and language. Through Barrumbi Kids , we’re able to do just that, all while sharing the beauty of Wugularr with Australia. We can’t wait to showcase Jawoyn Country and to bring this Children’s series to screens for all children across Australia to enjoy.”

Sally Caplan , Screen Australia’s Head of Content said, “We’re proud to support this quality children’s series from a talented creative team including director Grant Brown and emerging Indigenous directors Deb Brown and Ismail Khan. It’s special for a television series to not only reflect back to children and their families living in remote communities their own stories, but also share their unique cultural experiences on screens around the country and the world. I am looking forward to seeing Barrumbi Kids bring the beautiful remote Northern Territory to our screens.”

Jenny Buckland , CEO of the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) said, “The ACTF’s investment in Barrumbi Kids is the first major investment made possible by the additional funding we’ve received from the Commonwealth to invest in children’s content over the next two years. We’re excited to support NITV’s aspirations to deliver ambitious projects for its children’s audience and to be bringing this content to the world. It’s another authentic series set in the Northern Territory, and today’s announcement is a huge testament to how hard Danielle Maclean, Monica O’Brien, Julia Morris and the Beswick Community have worked to get to this point.”

Jennie Hughes , Director of Screen Territory, said, “This is an amazing outcome and it’s wonderful to see the intended results of Screen Territory’s Business Enterprise funding coming to fruition for Tamarind Tree Pictures as they produce this high-end children’s series in partnership with family entertainment specialist Ambience Entertainment. This will be the first major NT children’s series to be produced in the Top End and within the Indigenous community of Beswick. It is a project of ambition and scale, which will employ Territorians and bring economic benefit and opportunities to not only the Big Rivers region but also to the wider Top End.

Barrumbi Kids is a uniquely Territorian project, and we are delighted that we will be working once again with major investor Screen Australia and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation in bringing the much-loved Territorian book series by author Leonie Norrington to the screen. Screen Territory is proud to have a long association with SBS and NITV and so moving into high-end scripted Indigenous children’s content marks an exciting new step in our creative partnership, and I can’t think of a more apt project to announce during Reconciliation Week.”

Barrumbi Kids premieres on NITV in 2022.

History Bites Back

Sunday 11 July at 8:30 PM

Aboriginal filmmaker Trisha Morton-Thomas (Destiny Does Alice, Occupation: Native) teams up again with Comedy Director/Writer, Craig Anderson (Black Comedy, Occupation: Native), and some of Australia’s freshest comedic talent (Steven Oliver and Elaine Crombie) to bite back at negative social media comments and steer the conversation to look into the historical context of the fortunes and misfortunes of Aboriginal Australians from social security, citizenship and equal wages to nuclear bombs and civil actions.

History Bites Back is the antidote to the boring, faceless, and overly sincere docos that often populate Indigenous issues. It’s comical, self-aware, and not afraid to launch a rocket into taboo issues.

When The River Runs Dry

Sunday 4 July at 07:45 PM

In January 2019 videos emerged and went viral of grown men near Menindee weeping as they held decades old Murray Cod that perished in the green oxygen-starved soup that is all that remained of the Darling River. This feature documentary follows the major ecological disaster.


Trading Cultures

Friday 16 July at 09:45 PM

For over 400 years the Makassan’s of Indonesia and the Yolngu of East Arnhem Land have traded wares for Trepang - a sea slug. This trade relationship also allowed for intermarriage and their cultures to intertwine which was disconnected by the White Australia Policy in 1907. Through an artist exchange, three artists from each country journey to Makassar and East Arnhem Land to reconnect to their shared history though art.


Karla Grant Presents

From Monday 19 July at 08:30 PM

Karla Grant Presents is a selection of half-hour documentaries hosted by prolific journalist and TV personality Karla Grant. Karla introduces the films, delving into each, offering her personal insights and contextualising each story for the audience. All of the documentaries have been created by Indigenous filmmakers, aimed at showcasing diverse stories from across Australia.

Episode 1: Karla Grant Presents - Kimberley Man

Filmmaker Jeremy Thomson goes on a journey to discover more about his fascinating grandfather, Ernie Bridge, who went on to become Western Australia’s first Indigenous parliamentarian. **Disclaimer. This content is for preview purposes only and subject to change ahead of broadcast.


Muhammad And Larry

Tuesday 20 July at 08:30 PM

In October of 1980 Muhammad Ali was preparing to fight for an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title against his friend and former sparring partner Larry Holmes. To say that the great Ali was in the twilight of his career would be generous - most of his admiring fans, friends, and fight scribes considered his bravado delusional. What was left for him to prove?

Incarceration Nation

Sunday 29 August at 8:30pm

  • We have a problem … stop looking away.” Karina Hogan, journalist and Sisters Inside Board Director

  • “That’s someone’s child, someone’s father, mother, uncle, aunty, cousin, grandmother, grandparent…” Keenan Mundine, Co-Founder and Ambassador, Deadly Connections and Justice Services Limited

  • “We started out as a penal colony, and we’ve continued to be one ever since.” Olga Havnen, CEO, Danila Dilba Health Service

  • “Someone dies… and there is no consequence.” Apryl Watson, daughter of Tanya Day

  • “It’s an injustice to have this country’s original inhabitants 13 times more likely to end up in prison.” Professor Don Weatherburn, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Executive Director of the Judicial Commission of New South Wales 1988-2019

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Every day, thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Australia wake up behind the bars of Australian prisons. Children live out their childhood in juvenile detention centres, hundreds of kilometres away from their family. Families continue to fight for justice and accountability for the deaths of their once imprisoned relatives, while the calls for solutions which empower Indigenous Australians to drive the change needed become louder.

Incarceration Nation lays bare the story of the continued systemic injustice and inequality experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on their own land, told by Indigenous Australians, experts and academics. Premiering on free to air television on Sunday 29 August at 8:30pm, National Indigenous Television ( NITV ) is proud to bring this important documentary to Australian screens.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are amongst the most incarcerated people in the world.[1] Whilst representing 3.3 per cent of the Australian population[2], Indigenous men make up 27 per cent of prisoners[3] and Indigenous women constitute 34 per cent of prisoners[4]. Approximately 65 per cent of incarcerated children aged between 10 and 13 in Australia are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples[5], while Indigenous youth make up 55 per cent of Australia’s youth prison population. There have been at least 478 Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia from 1991 to 2021[6] – and no criminal convictions for the accused. Incarceration Nation puts First Nations voices front and centre, as they fight for change, visibility and equality.

Writer and director and Guugu Yimithirr man Dean Gibson explores the firsthand devastation by those affected, meets those who are trying to make a difference and discusses this systemic problem with some of our nation’s brightest minds. His mission? To find out how this issue has reached crisis point - so much so, that it has been recognised internationally as a human rights issue[7], yet isn’t at the top of the national agenda.

This issue is explored through archive footage and interviews with experts and academics including Federal Circuit Court Judge Matthew Myers , Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner from 2009 – 2016 Mick Gooda , barrister Joshua Creamer , Associate Professor Chelsea Watego , Professor Don Weatherburn , author Amy McGuire and lawyer Teela Reid . Incarceration Nation also gives voice to those for whom this is lived experience - Keenan Mundine , Carly Stanley as well as the Dungay , Fisher , Day and Hickey families who each share the trauma of losing a family member whilst they were in custody. Through these perspectives, Incarceration Nation reflects on Australia’s history, and how massacres, child removals, stolen wages, denial of education and over-policing, racism and systemic bias have continued to drive overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the criminal justice system, and the devastating impact it continues to have.

NITV’s Head of Commissioning and Programming, Kyas Hepworth said: “ Incarceration Nation will ignite a timely and crucial conversation about Australia today, and what we hope may change for its future. For many Indigenous Australians, these are stories we have felt and unfortunately, we have known. The story of incarceration in Australia from a Blak perspective may open an unfamiliar discussion for some, but an important one that needs to be had.

“As Australia’s dedicated First Nations broadcaster, our hope is that the voices and stories of those featured, and the many more they represent across Australia, are heard, understood and resonate long beyond broadcast.”

Writer and director Dean Gibson said: “Australia was founded by the English with one clear purpose – to create a prison island. Over 200 years later, not much has changed. Rather than housing criminals from England, we are filling our jails with our most vulnerable and disadvantaged population.

“Families live with the trauma of losing loved ones who have been in police custody or imprisoned, and that trauma continues when no-one is held accountable. No justice, no peace. Incarceration Nation will be a national conversation starter that will challenge Australia and the justice system.”

NITV will also air a suite of programming that examines the issues around Indigenous incarceration in Australia.

At 8:30pm on Monday 23 August on Living Black , Karla Grant speaks with justice reformer Debbie Kilroy about how she is standing up for women behind bars, paying unpaid fines for prisoners and why she thinks a world without prisons is possible.

On Tuesday 24 August at 7:30pm, The Point will air a special feature interview with Dean Gibson , as well as extensive coverage of on-going death in custody trials.

Then on Monday 30 August at 8:30pm on Living Black , Karla Grant will speak with youth justice advocate Keenan Mundine about how he turned his life around from being an orphan to a life in the criminal justice system to helping youth at risk of incarceration.

Incarceration Nation will be available to stream on SBS On Demand , with subtitled versions available in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean. The program will also be audio described on NITV.

SBS will also air Incarceration Nation as part of the Australia Uncovered documentary series later this year.

Incarceration Nation is a Bacon Factory Films and Bent 3 Land production. Principal production investment from Screen Australia’s First Nations Department in association with NITV . Financed with support from Screen Queensland , Documentary Australia Foundation and The Post Lounge .

It will air on SBS on Sunday, October 31 (time TBC) and on SBS Viceland on Wednesday, November 3 at 10pm.