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Les Murray Award for Refugee Recognition open for nominations (SBS)

The award is named after beloved SBS sports broadcaster Les Murray AM who hosted The World Game on SBS and was himself a young refugee who arrived in Australia ...

Now an industrial relations lawyer Danijel donates his time and expertise to work with refugees. Managing Director of SBS, James Taylor said the award will recognise outstanding former refugees who have advocated for displaced peoples through arts, sport or media. “We’re seeking nominations from authors, artists, actors, community leaders, sports people, film makers, and journalists who have settled in Australia as refugees.

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Top new series in January 2023 (SBS)

We kick off with a quiz, then dive right into the best of new and returning international drama, with a few comedies thrown in for good measure. Happy 2023!

[Season 1](https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/educators/season-1) and [season 2](https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/educators/season-2) are also streaming. [at SBS On Demand](https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/sandhamn-murders) on Thursday 12 January. [at SBS On Demand](https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/educators) on Thursday 19 January. This South Korean version of the 2019 British series of the same punny name follows three cleaners: Eo Yong-mi (Yum Jung-ah), Ahn In-kyung (Jeon So-min) and Maeng Soo-ja (Kim Jae-hwa). [Season 1](https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/vienna-blood/season-1) and [season 2](https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/vienna-blood/season-2) episodes are also streaming. [at SBS On Demand](https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/vienna-blood) on Thursday 5 January. Comedy fans will recognise many of the faces of the ensemble cast in this quirky six-parter. Seasons 1–7 are [now streaming](https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/sandhamn-murders). We check in with M&M a little way down the road in this edgy contemporary drama. In season 1, the girls, part of Norway’s national synchronised swimming team, were embarking on American college life. Wallén (as Nora’s daughter Anna) also star in this adaptation of Viveca Sten’s popular novels. Max Liebermann (Matthew Beard, The Imitation Game), as a student of one Sigmund Freud, helps Detective Oskar Rheinhardt (Juergen Maurer) investigate murders taking place in the opera and grand café district of the lavish city.

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Nominations open for Les Murray Award for Refugee Recognition (SBS)

The award is named after beloved sports broadcaster Les Murray AM who hosted The World Game on SBS and was himself a young refugee who arrived in Australia in ...

Now an industrial relations lawyer Danijel donates his time and expertise to work with refugees. In 2022, the inaugural award was presented to former Yugoslav refugee Danijel Malbasa who lived in camps for Internally Displaced People since age six and arrived in Australia at age 12. “We know there are people in the community, quietly doing good, and we want to recognise their efforts in supporting refugees and contributing to the vibrancy of multicultural Australia.” “This award celebrates a person who has overcome significant hardship and gone on to make a contribution to our country through the arts, sports or media,” said Australia for UNHCR’s CEO Trudi Mitchell. The award is named after beloved sports broadcaster Les Murray AM who hosted The World Game on SBS and was himself a young refugee who arrived in Australia in 1956 from Hungary. Nominations are now open for the second Les Murray Award for Refugee Recognition presented by SBS and Australia for UNHCR.

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