Australia Uncovered Returns to SBS with Bold New Season Featuring John Safran on Free Speech and Powerful Stories of Justice and Survival
22 April, 2026
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Premieres Sunday 24 May at 7:30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand Trailers here:
Shut Your Big Fat Mouth John Safran!
The Hunt for the Last Nazis
We Are Jeni
Award-winning documentary collection Australia Uncovered returns to SBS and SBS On Demand from Sunday 24 May, with three compelling stand-alone films that reveal remarkable Australian stories and offer fresh perspectives on the issues shaping the nation today.
John Safran's incendiary new documentary, Shut Your Big Fat Mouth John Safran!, sees the author, documentarian and satirist undertake an unflinching exploration into how Australia responds to speech and ideas it finds offensive. Bringing his trademark wit and unpredictability to this fiercely contested debate, John wades into the national conversation that is raging between those who think free speech shouldn't be unduly restricted in a democracy, and those who argue offensive speech and ideas should be regulated to protect the vulnerable.
In The Hunt for the Last Nazis, award-winning writer, producer and director Dan Goldberg investigates the story behind the alleged Nazi war criminals who immigrated to Australia after World War II and managed to evade justice. With exclusive access to rare and never-seen-before classified government files and video and audio recordings, the documentary reveals how hundreds, if not thousands, of alleged Nazi war criminals were able to hide in Australia. Decades later, the government launched a belated attempt to bring them to justice.
We Are Jeni reveals the story behind one of the most extraordinary criminal cases in Australian history. Dr Jeni Haynes developed more than 2,500 distinct personalities as a means of surviving severe childhood trauma. In a world-first legal precedent, her alter personalities (alters) were permitted to give evidence in court. Once dismissed as fractured, Jeni's mind is now recognised as the very mechanism that preserved crucial evidence. This is the powerful story of how she, and her army of alters, were finally heard.
SBS Head of Unscripted Joseph Maxwell said: SBS is delighted to return with another exceptional season of Australia Uncovered. Created by some of Australia's leading filmmakers, this strand of three single documentaries delves into diverse, emotional and life-changing stories that will resonate with and captivate viewers.
Screen Australia Head of Documentary Richard Huddleston said: Australia Uncovered brings together fearless filmmakers to tell compelling stories that explore hard truths, challenge assumptions and illuminate extraordinary lives. These documentaries will move and surprise audiences, grow understanding of complex issues while celebrating the strength and resilience of the human spirit.
Shut Your Big Fat Mouth John Safran! - Premieres Sunday 24 May at 7:30pm on SBS and
SBS On Demand
Recent polling suggests Australians are split into two opposing camps on the question of offence: one half think free speech is a right that should not be unduly restricted in a democracy, and the other half believe you can go too far and that offensive speech and ideas should be regulated and those who argue offensive speech and ideas should be regulated to protect the vulnerable.
Australian satirist John Safran has made a career out of being offensive. But in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, as politicians push for new laws limiting offensive speech, John is genuinely conflicted about the value of offence and how we create a more inclusive society without over-regulating speech or harshly condemning people for what they say.
In an effort to explore how Australia navigates issues of offence in 2026, John seeks out a diverse range of Australians who have been accused of going too far, including sex worker, porn creator and brand ambassador Blue-Eyed Kayla Jade, a Nazi with political ambitions, and an exorcist in a tangle with the law.
Shut Your Big Fat Mouth John Safran! asks if everyone should be free to say and believe what they want in a robust multicultural society, or if it's time for merchants of offence, like John himself, to shut their big fat mouths.
John Safran said: Australia is vibrating with anxiety over what we can and cannot say. When is free speech so dangerous it should get you prison time? With a history of going too far myself, I'm just the guy to poke at every bees' nest and step on every landmine in this debate.
Shut Your Big Fat Mouth John Safran! is a Chemical Media production for SBS. Principle production funding from Screen Australia, in association with SBS. Financed in association with VicScreen.
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