Informing and entertaining Australians in over 60 languages: A chat with David Hua from SBS Australia

In this episode, we’re speaking with David Hua, Director of Audio and Language Content at SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) Australia, Australia’s multilingual, multicultural and Indigenous media organisation.

We speak with David about his own cultural and linguistic background, what inspired him to get into the media industry, the role that SBS has in modern Australia, what he is most proud of in the work that SBS does, and representation of culturally and linguistically diverse people in Australian media.

This episode was recorded in NAIDOC Week 2023. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, especially those of the lands on which we recorded this episode - the Wadawurrung, the Wurundjeri and the Cammeraygal people. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We live and work on land that was, is and always will be Aboriginal country.

Do you have a question for David or for us? Get in touch or join our Facebook group, Language Lovers AU Community, to connect with other like-minded language lovers in Australia and abroad.

Episode Links

• SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) Australia

• ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

• Our History - SBS Australia

• SBS to broadcast live COVID-19 updates on SBS, SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand in multiple languages - SBS Australia

• SBS Language - News & Podcasts

• SBS to serve more multilingual Australians than ever; investing more in Indo-Pacific and First Nations languages - SBS Australia

• NAIDOC Week 2023

• Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan - SBS Australia

• Acknowledgement of Country in your language - SBS Australia

• Pitch your podcast idea to SBS - SBS Audio

• Media Diversity Australia

• David Hua - SBS Corporate | Twitter