SBS is continuing to make the 2022 Federal Election more accessible for multicultural communities, today announcing live interpretations of the upcoming Leaders Debates, as well as two additional Ministerial Debates to be held at the National Press Club of Australia.
SBS will be providing live interpretations of the upcoming debates between prime minister Scott Morrison and opposition leader Anthony Albanese, hosted by Nine and the Seven Network, in Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Vietnamese.
The next debate will be taking place on May 8 at 8:30pm and will be broadcasted live in English on Channel 9 and 9Now and streamed in Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese and Vietnamese live on SBS On Demand and Facebook.
SBS will also provide live interpretations across these four languages for the final Leaders’ Debate on Wednesday May 11 and broadcast on Channel 7 and 7plus.
SBS managing director, James Taylor says: “SBS is extremely pleased that it will again be providing live interpretations of the upcoming election debates.
"We are expanding the offer to now cover 4 key language communities and are so proud to be fulfilling our Charter in this way. SBS is uniquely placed to ensure that audiences whose preferred language might not be English can engage fully with our democratic process.”
SBS will also be offering translated live streams of two ministerial debates to be held at the National Press Club of Australia this coming week.
SBS director of audio and language content, David Hua, said: “As election day nears, communities are keen to hear from a range of candidates and have access to as much information as possible.
"Through offerings such as live interpreting the debates, the SBS Election Exchange events, and our impartial and balanced election coverage, our goal is to enable and empower communities to engage with the election and to make an informed decision when voting.”
SBS’s Federal Election initiatives build on the network’s ongoing commitment to multilingual audiences, including the recent launch of its locally produced TV news services in Arabic and Mandarin, multilingual login and navigation on SBS On Demand, and the upcoming launch of the SBS World Watch TV channel on May 23.
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