SBS confronts the Frontier Wars that shaped our nation in The Australian Wars, presented by Rachel Perkins. The three-part documentary event premieres Wednesday 21 September at 7:30pm on SBS and NITV. sbs.com.au/aboutus/it-s-t
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'There's nothing left for us.' These are the people struggling to survive Pakistan’s flood crisis
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Its been about 5 days now reporting on #PakistanFloods for @SBSNews
A thread on what we've seen and heard, from getting here to visiting some of the hardest hit communities 
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Just announced, 's Gagana Samoan radio program to be broadcast by / Radio Australia across #Pacific under new content-sharing deal.
Press release: sbs.com.au/aboutus/sbs-ga
Airs Wednesday and Sunday at 10pm-11pm AEST and on demand here: sbs.com.au/language/samoa
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SBS and ABC Radio collaborate in news content sharing for Pacific audiences mumbrella.com.au/?p=754434 via
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Seriously how long can this strike action go for? It’s 4pm and the trains are all cancelled.
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Tuition+fees at Columbia: $81,460 - 9 months.
At : $18,609 in-state - 16 months.
Thus a dollar raised for Newmark scholarships goes 4.4 times farther--7.7 times more per term--and supports a magnificently diverse student body.
Just saying.
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Our #EXCLUSIVE story from : Torres Strait Islands representatives come together and sign The Statement from the Deep #auspol
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Elvis is now Baz Luhrmann’s highest grossing movie in the USA with US$145.7 million. Has just overtaken The Great Gatsby’s US$144.8 million.
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‘We don’t like cricket, we love it’: SBS podcast unites the game’s fans
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When I speak with Ukrainians, they are often worried the rest of the world will stop paying attention to the war, as time passes. Proud to work at where we devoted the entire first break to the story tonight, marking 6 months since the Russian invasion began.
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Growing up in Manila, I was known as “the daughter of”. Before I even knew my dad was a big deal in Philippine music, I could feel my teachers looking at me with expectation.
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Personally I've loved the Bad Taste and Colours of Cricket podcasts - so will be great to see what ideas get pitched this year.
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Great opportunity: SBS on the hunt for more original ideas and diverse voices for new podcasts - pitches are now open see link at the bottom of release here: sbs.com.au/aboutus/sbs-on
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Stelter on CNN: ‘I’m going to be rooting for this place for the rest of my life’ politi.co/3A92Cmp via
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A 'game-changing' Omicron-specific vaccine has been approved in the UK. When can Australians get it? sbs.com.au/news/article/a
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Thanks . coverage of the Melbourne vigil was excellent, Prue Lewarne offered depth and context + provided insightful analysis of developments from Canberra.
Stellar work by producer and the entire team.
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Really sensitive, compassionate coverage on tonight of the first anniversary of the collapse of the Afghan government. Well done . This is why public broadcasting matters.
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And it’s going to be a very hard act to follow. Absolute privilege to be part of the coverage here in Canberra. We are on air now
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It’s been a year since Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. For our coverage tonight the infatigable will share her insights. #auspol
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Don’t be like my kids watching Peppa Pig. Tune in to now. Another major night of coverage on the 12 month anniversary of the fall of Kabul. Amazing to follow CNN’s in providing live coverage. Don’t miss it, with 🌟
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Hear how cricket unites migrant communities with Colours of Cricket
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Explore how cricket unites migrant communities with SBS’s new podcast Colours of Cricket sbs.com.au/aboutus/explor
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Today we're launching a new podcast about cricket and the South Asian diaspora in Australia. It's called Colours of Cricket. Listen to the first episode in your podcast app or at sbs.com.au/coloursofcrick 🏏💛 #ColoursOfCricket
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After years in hiding from the Taliban, an Afghan ally meets the father of the slain digger he served with
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One of the most moving stories I’ve seen. For anyone who understands the background, on the anniversary of the fall of Kabul, it’s just extraordinary. twitter.com/SBSNews/status…
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For the first time, Afghan interpreter Farid Raman has met the parents of fallen digger Private Robert Poate, to share the story about what happened the night their son was shot and killed just meters away from him.
Read more: sbs.com.au/language/pasht
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Farid is risking a lot in telling his story for the first time. His family is in hiding in Afghanistan. He believes it was his phone that Hekmatullah stole the night before he killed three Australian soldiers, including 's son Robbie.
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Sex, nudity, danger, diversity. A show well ahead of its time. Hear Harry Michaels talk about his character & the fun on set, Nigel Giles on the show & its legacy and whose dad & stepmom were stars . Celebrating 50 years of Number 96
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'Seriously Red', 'True Colours' to screen at Australian International Screen Forum
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We have a Mandarin language TV service too. Our efforts to broaden this conversation are aimed at serving our audience.
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