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SBS is the home of National Indigenous Television (NITV), a multimedia network made by, for and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. NITV has been informing, educating and entertaining its Indigenous and non-Indigenous audiences about the issues that matter the most to Indigenous Australians since 2007.

NITV commissions or acquires content primarily from the Indigenous production sector, providing a rich diversity of cultures, languages and talent. NITV is also proud to host the only daily national news service covering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island stories across the country.

As NITV develops within the media landscape, its growing audience recognises the network as unique in celebrating and providing a voice for Indigenous Australia, as well as educating and opening a dialogue with wider Australia.

The health and wellbeing of our teams is fundamental to the success of SBS as one of Australia’s leading broadcasts networks. SBS has a range of initiatives and policies in place to create a culturally enriching and mentally healthy workplace including market leading policies such as Sorry Business Leave and our flexible working policies. Free counselling services, including specific First Nations support services and mental health first aiders. Leadership training on creating psychologically safe environments and culturally immersive experiences for all team members. We also offer fitness passports to SBS staff members, supporting physical health alongside mental and cultural wellbeing.

A proud Widjabul/Wieybal woman from the Bundjalung nation, Rhoda Roberts AO brings a wealth of cultural and artistic knowledge to SBS as our inaugural Elder In Residence.    The Elders In Residence program is aimed at enhancing culturally sound practices and acknowledging the value of First Nations Elders at SBS.   The design of the Elders In Residence program was developed in an Indigenous-led and informed structure and provides many benefits which celebrate the continued practice and dynamism of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders cultures and knowledges and provides us an opportunity to understand and amplify Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander voices within SBS.

SBS have an array of deadly leaders at every level of the business. Did you know that 13.8% of senior leaders at SBS are First Nations people? We encourage continuous development of our talent and build leadership capability through bespoke programs such as our flagship leadership development program ‘It’s How We Lead’ as well as accelerated development programs that target high potential talent, and an Emerging Leaders program which builds capability in non-leaders who have leadership potential and aspirations.

SBS offers a range of graduate and cadetship opportunities for Indigenous candidates in areas right across the business including within our News & Current Affairs, Legal and Broadcast Technology teams to name a few.

SBS also partners with Career Trackers to offer a minimum of six paid internship opportunities each summer to Indigenous university students across a range of disciplines. We partner with these students throughout their tertiary studies so they can combine their theoretical learning with practical on the job experience.

Each year we also recruit four graduate journalists as part of our News cadet program. This is a 12-month full-time program for new journalism graduates which provides them with a broad range of experience across our various news and current affairs properties. At least one of these four positions is always an identified position reserved for the next generation of First Nations journalists.

So, whether you’re an aspiring marketer, people & culture professional, content producer or journalist, SBS could be the place for you.

In 2022 SBS was proud to be invited by Reconciliation Australia to partake in an Elevate level Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), the highest level attainable.

The SBS RAP outlines our commitment to increasing the prominence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories and perspective, including delivering more First Nations content in more than 60 languages across the network.

SBS is accelerating its reconciliation journey through strengthened commitments involving all parts of the organisation, with a focus on utilising our unique position as Australia’s dedicated Indigenous and multicultural broadcaster to connect the newest Australians with the custodians of the oldest living culture on earth.

Find out more about our RAP and SBS’s commitments

SBS is committed to engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with the aim of being the premier broadcaster of Indigenous content in Australia, championing diverse voices on issues affecting First Nations people, and contributing to the growth of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander production and media workforce.

As the proud home of National Indigenous Television (NITV), SBS provides a platform for First Nations content to flourish. The deep relationships held with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities enable us to access and share important stories, otherwise untold, including through Australia’s only national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander television news service.

In 2021, SBS and NITV also launched Beyond 3%, an initiative designed to raise awareness of the benefits of greater advertising investment by media agencies and brands in Australia’s Indigenous media platforms, and inspire, engage and encourage a long-term shift in the sector.