This is a story no parent can afford to miss. During global COVID-19 lockdowns police reported a huge increase in the number of people viewing and sharing child sexual abuse images online.
More than 40 years after the end of the Vietnam war, one brave grandmother is suing the US chemical companies that produced Agent Orange, including Dow Chemical and Monsanto now owned by Bayer.
London’s iconic black cabs and their chatty drivers are hurting from the pandemic, and waging war in a battle for the city’s streets.
Dateline investigates the impacts of the pandemic on the global fashion industry. We meet the factory owners and garment workers in Bangladesh who've been left high and dry by retailers.
Australian researchers are leading a global drug trial aimed at boosting growth in children born with a form of dwarfism. But some people of short stature are scared it will eradicate their community.
Dateline meets Japan's junior pop stars. Pre-teen girls who perform concerts for a large fanbase of mostly middle-aged men. Is it a quirky sub-culture or something more sinister?
Dateline takes viewers into the heart of Turkey's gender-based violence crisis and the recent political events that have eroded democratic freedoms and women's rights.
America is on its knees thanks to the global pandemic, and a year marred by division and uncertainty. Dateline investigates why so many are now turning to religion and seeking solace in the spiritual world.
Amid the ski slopes of the French-Italian Alps asylum seekers are risking their lives as they attempt to cross the mountainous border on foot, and in the depths of winter.
Dateline meets the people tackling antivax misinformation as the world races to convince the vaccine hesitant to take the COVID-19 jab.
Portugal decriminalised drugs twenty years ago and went from the ‘heroin capital of Europe’ to a global leader in the war on drugs. What can Australia learn from Portugal's radical approach?
When Myanmar's military ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi millions took to the streets. With over 800 civilians killed since the coup, Dateline meets young protesters risking everything for their future.
Finland has ranked first in the UN's Happiness Report for the fourth year in a row. Dateline explores why Finland is such a cheery place, especially after one of the toughest years in living memory.
Reporter Evan Williams investigates one of the world’s most repressive regimes. Secret footage along with testimony, reveal human rights abuses in the country known as the ‘North Korea of Africa’.
When Poland introduced a near-total ban on abortion it divided the nation, sparking mass protests. Dateline explores how church and state are impacting women's rights.
With Tokyo hosting the Olympics, Dateline investigates Japan's national sport. Sumo wrestlers dedicate their lives to rigorous training and discipline, but female wrestlers are still largely excluded.
With a surge in online gaming during COVID lockdowns many parents are worried about their kids screentime. We report from a rehab centre in Korea that helps teenagers overcome their gaming addictions..
With the Tokyo Paralympics just weeks away we investigate how athlete's disabilities are assessed and whether the quest for gold can drive some competitors to bend and even break the rules.
Putin’s supporters are champions of conservative values and of military might. With elections now looming Dateline visits a Russian bootcamp to meet an army of kids preparing to defend their country.
In this two-part special, Jennifer Wong reports on the rise of China and its changing approach to the world. This part explores China and Australia’s ongoing spat and its impact on ordinary people.
In this two-part special Jennifer Wong reports on China's rise in power. This second part looks at China's increasing threats against Taiwan, and how the Taiwanese feel about their identity and future.
As Kabul falls to the Taliban, Dateline follows former Australian Defence Force contractors through the turmoil. We show their desperate attempts to flee Afghanistan and find out what happens to those left behind.
With Germany's federal election coming up, Evan Williams investigates the rise of far-right violence and antisemitism, and reveals how extremists have infiltrated security services.
Dateline reports from Nepal where we meet the Sherpa women defying traditional gender roles to conquer the world's highest mountain.
Dateline travels from Edinburgh to the Highlands and meets the Scottish nationalists pushing for independence. But is leaving the United Kingdom, or Scexit, the best option for Scotland's future?
Amsterdam is re-branding, with plans to move the famous red-light district out-of-town, and crackdown on cannabis cafes. Dateline meets the city's sex workers who are fighting back.
COVID-19 has disrupted the education of millions of students. Dateline reports from Florida, where schools are battling against a Delta surge and the state's Governor to keep kids safe and in class.
Dateline meets an American super sperm donor, fast approaching his 100th child, and investigates what the lack of regulation means for a generation of donor-conceived kids.
Dateline meets same sex couples from China who are navigating the complicated world of surrogacy and social acceptance.