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SBS50: Biggest Stories

SBS50: Biggest Stories

By: SBS
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For fifty years SBS has been at the forefront of delivering multilingual, multicultural, and First Nations content, tailored to Australia's diverse communities. In this series we highlight major news events, personalities, places and stories that made headlines in Australia and around the world.Copyright 2025, Special Broadcasting Services Politics & Government Social Sciences World
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  • SBS50: Biggest Stories 1975
    Mar 9 2025
    One of the stories that shook the world in 1975 was Cambodia’s genocide. Communist forces lead by Pol Pot attempted to socially engineer a classless, peasant society. The Khmer Rouge took aim at intellectuals, city residents, ethnic Vietnamese, civil servants, and religious leaders.
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    1 min
  • SBS50: Biggest Stories 1976
    Mar 9 2025
    1976 was marked by a dramatic hostage-rescue mission carried out by Israeli soldiers at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on July the 4th.
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    1 min
  • SBS50: Biggest Stories 1977
    Mar 9 2025
    1977 was significant in the entertainment world for two events. Star Wars hit theatres for the first time and went onto become the third highest grossing film ever. And then - sad news for rock ‘n roll fans – the premature death of Elvis Presley.
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    1 min

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