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Darren Mara

Sydney

Foreign Correspondent at SBS Dateline

Presenter at SBS News

Foreign Correspondent with @DatelineSBS | Presenter with @SBSNews | Maltese Aussie | via @ABCaustralia @dwnews @JakPost @NewsCorpAus

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  • An airstrike killed six of Mohamad's family in Lebanon. But he doesn't only blame Israel

    2 months ago | sbs.com.au | Bermet Talant |Darren Mara

    Watch Dateline's latest episode from Lebanon — a country emerging from the ashes of war with Israel and asking what's next 25 March at 9.30pm on SBS or SBS On Demand. Standing in a field of rubble of what used to be his home, Mohamad Sabra can't hold back his tears and anger. Before the war, life in Lebanon was difficult but peaceful, even as . Mohamad ran a business importing goods from Türkiye, and his wife Dina worked for a United Nations agency for refugees.

  • After Jin-ju was attacked, she had to turn to a TV show to get true justice

    Nov 23, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Darren Mara

    Sleuths Of Seoulepisode • Dateline • Current Affairs • 27m episode • Dateline • Current Affairs • 27m Content warning: This article contains descriptions of physical assault and references to sexual assault. It was known as the Busan Roundhouse Kick Case, and it rocked South Korean society and notions of justice to the core. In the early hours of 22 May 2022, the victim — who uses the alias Jin-ju — was returning home after an evening out with a friend.

  • Sheriffs are meant to uphold the law - but these are willing to challenge it for their vision of America

    Sep 7, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Darren Mara

    Dateline investigates the far-right sheriffs infiltrating US policing. What does this mean for a country on the cusp of a historic election, and could this influence the outcome? Watch New Sheriff in Town on Dateline at 9.30pm, Tuesday 10 September on SBS. It’s election season in America, from local mayors, sheriffs and members of Congress all the way up to the White House – and the nation could not be more starkly divided.

  • Noh re-enacts murder cases for fun. But South Korea's crime obsession has a dark side

    Jul 20, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Darren Mara

    Watch Sleuths of Seoul on Tuesday 23 July at 9.30pm on SBS or live on . It's a sunny Saturday afternoon in Seoul and a team of eagle-eyed amateur sleuths have gathered on a street corner in the megacity's Gangnam district. They're here to solve a murder mystery. The case: a female reporter has gone missing, and they want to know if she's dead or still alive somewhere in South Korea's vast capital.

  • Activists or extremists? The protesters willing to go to jail to defend their cause

    May 11, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Darren Mara

    Watch Activist or Extremist? 14 May at 9:30pm on SBS and Two men wearing orange and yellow safety vests break into an oil pipeline in the western German state of North Rhine-Westfalia. They turn off the flow by activating the emergency shut-off valve, then chain themselves to it — all in protest against the use of fossil fuels.

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Darren Mara
Darren Mara @DazzMara
6 Sep 24

Join me for @SBSNews tonight 10.25pm aest. Coming up #TyphoonYagi bears down on China and HK; #Ukraine wants weapons restrictions loosened; deadly fire at a Kenyan boarding school; #DonaldTrump wants #ElonMusk in his administration and more @SBS https://t.co/68xTJ7UjT8

Darren Mara
Darren Mara @DazzMara
24 May 24

RT @SBSAudio: Big week on #AloneAustralia this week! If you're all caught up, join @GinaChickRewild and @DazzMara for the recap. Plus they…

Darren Mara
Darren Mara @DazzMara
18 May 24

RT @SBSAudio: Alone has been a huge family favourite for singer songwriter @JOSHPYKE since the lockdowns. He chats with @GinaChickRewild an…