Dateline - Season 36 (2019)

Brexit is threatening a precarious peace in Northern Ireland. Dateline is on the Irish border as the deadline passes to see what the future holds.

Hong Kong has more ultra-rich people than any other country, yet 1 in 5 people still live in poverty. Dateline asks why the gap between rich and poor is so extreme.

Big is beautiful in Mauritania, but at what cost? Young girls are being force fed more than 10,000 calories a day, more than five times the recommended amount, to fatten them up for marriage.

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In Malaysia, fishermen are bombing one of the world's most valuable coral reefs, risking both the environment and their lives to put food on the table.

Dateline investigates the illegal wildlife trade in Sulawesi and how it's wiping out rare and endemic species. Once dubbed the Galapagos of Asia - can it be saved before it's too late?

In a country where sexual assault is considered a taboo subject, one woman shocked Japan by going public with allegations she was raped by a well-known TV journalist.

Muay Thai is one of the toughest martial arts in the world. But after the death of a child boxer, Thailand debates the future of its national sport. Is Muay Thai an ancient art form or child abuse?

Dateline explores why disaster prepping has become a government sanctioned pastime in Sweden, but who or what are they afraid of?

In Trump's America, unemployment is at its lowest in 50 years - but 1 in 10 people still live below the poverty line. What happens when a job no longer guarantees a roof over your head?

Meet the daredevil television star taking on Italy's mafia, risking his life to expose drug dealers and gangsters, and armed with only his bicycle.

As more US states move to ban abortion whilst others push for laxer laws, Dateline investigates the battle over women's bodies and whether the issue could help determine the next Presidential election.

After surviving a child sacrifice attack, will 16-year-old Allan finally see his attacker brought to justice? Meet the team of Australian and Ugandans fighting this disturbing modern crime.

New York state has become ground zero for the anti-vax movement. Dateline goes inside the close-knit Orthodox Jewish community being torn apart by vaccine fear and a measles outbreak.

Spain's rural population is decreasing at an alarming rate and as the government and locals scramble to stop the exodus, can a bus load of single ladies save the day?

What does it take to stage the most coordinated mass protests in history? Dateline looks at how Hong Kongers are orchestrating civil unrest, and find out why the protest movement is taking a new turn.

Dateline follows Australian veterans back to Timor-Leste 20 years after the violent struggle for freedom. We look at the country's progress and struggles, and ask if Australia's been a good neighbour.

As Boris Johnson vows to meet the October 31 Brexit deadline, Dateline explores what will happen to the 3.5 million EU nationals in Britain. Will they stay, and if not, who will fill the labour gaps?

With a spike in the number of teens committed to emergency mental health care in Florida, we meet families struggling to find longterm help. We go inside a system at breaking point and ask how it failed to catch Florida's Parkland shooter.

Dateline visits Singapore to see why it's education system tops the global leader board. Janice Petersen follows some of Australia's teachers to Singapore to see how it's education system and culture creates the world's smartest students.

Amar was a victim of Saddam Hussein's 1991 napalm attacks. Raised in the UK, his life in Iraq was all but forgotten, until 30 years later a mysterious message arrives. Could his family still be alive?

In Italy's nationalist right-wing heartland, one town is tackling anti-immigrant sentiment with a unique approach: an integration camp. But not everyone agrees with the camp's prison-style tactics.

With unprecedented access aboard a new NGO migrant rescue ship we meet the volunteers on a perilous search and rescue mission off the coast of Libya. Can the crew navigate Italy's anti-migrant policy and find safe harbour?

Dateline meets the families, estate agents, and heritage activists living in the ruins of Mosul two years after the defeat of IS. With renewed instability in the region can life in the once thriving cultural city ever return to normal?

The US is caught in a ferocious battle over prescription drug prices. With some life-saving medications rising in cost by more than 5000%, Dateline meets the Americans begging and borrowing to stay alive and turning to Australia for help.