Special Broadcasting Service – SBS is bringing back its flagship current affairs line-up, with Insight and Dateline returning.
The two programs will once again anchor the broadcaster’s prime-time factual slate, tackling issues ranging from immigration and housing to gender-affirming healthcare and global political unrest.
Insight airs Tuesdays from 3 March at 8:30pm AEDT, followed by Dateline at 9:30pm AEDT on SBS and SBS On Demand.
SBS Director of News and Current Affairs Mandi Wicks said the programs play a critical role in helping audiences navigate complex topics.
“SBS’ current affairs programs help us make sense of the world. Insight respectfully discusses and debates sensitive issues with empathy and honesty, and Dateline, Australia’s longest-running international current affairs program, boldly investigates the most complex or extraordinary global stories of our time.”
Long-time Insight host, Kumi Taguchi. Image: SBS
Insight opens with immigration debate
Hosted by Kumi Taguchi, Insight‘s new season opens with High on Immigration, exploring the lived experiences behind Australia’s migration debate.
In 2025, 53% of Australians surveyed by the Lowy Institute said they believe the annual number of migrants arriving in Australia is too high.
The premiere episode moves beyond statistics to unpack the human stories shaping public opinion.
Insight episode topics 2026:
Death of Debate? (10 March) examining whether respectful disagreement is disappearing from public life.
Jealousy (17 March) exploring insecurity, envy and whether these emotions can be channelled positively.
Trans Medicine (24 March) questioning whether Australia has struck the right balance in trans youth healthcare.
Siblings (31 March) investigating how sibling relationships shape identity.
Episodes three to five are available for preview via the SBS Screening Room.
Darren Mara (Dateline)
Dateline examines the hard topics
In the season premiere, Trump’s ICE Crackdown, Dateline reports from Minneapolis as the city grapples with what is described as the largest immigration crackdown in US history, following the fatal shooting of two civilians by Federal ICE agents.
Other Dateline episodes include:
Vienna: A Renters’ Paradise, examining the Austrian capital’s social housing model amid Australia’s housing crisis.
Glasgow: No Vacancy, exploring the rise of far-right politics ahead of the 2026 Scottish election.
Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution, reporting on youth-led protests that toppled the Nepalese government.
Peru’s Infidelity Detectives, going undercover with a private detective agency amid rising divorce rates.
Expanding access on SBS On Demand
SBS has also confirmed round-the-clock access to Insight and Dateline through dedicated FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) channels on SBS On Demand.
Both programs will be available with subtitles in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese, reinforcing SBS’s multilingual offering.
Top Image: Kumi Taguchi (Supplied: SBS)