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Background Briefing

ABC Australia

Background Briefing is the ABC's flagship investigative journalism podcast. Its award-winning investigations and documentaries expose cover-ups, corruption, real-life mysteries, whistleblowing, crime, fraud and miscarriages of justice — often before these stories receive mainstream attention.The Background Briefing podcast brings you true stories not everyone will want you to hear, told by trusted reporters across Australia.This Australian podcast makes investigative journalism bingeable. From scams and fraud to schooling and health scandals, tech and social media digs, police exposes and various unsolved cases, each episode of the Background Briefing podcast is a must-listen.Recent series include:Hometown Boys exposed how a terrible crime fractured a local community around a local football club.The Invisible Killer: a forensic investigation into unexplained deaths in aged care after a doctor makes an unusual discovery.The Favourite: how a schoolyard secret stayed hidden for year

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1,007 episodes

  1. 02 The Unbreakable Cult | The recruiter 33:34
  2. 01 The Unbreakable Cult | Hands on 35:32
  3. INTRODUCING... The Unbreakable Cult 2:36
  4. 03 Dark Menace | Operation Queenstown 39:14
  5. 02 Dark Menace | What Happened At Sunrise 38:15
  6. 01 Dark Menace | The Chairman's Secrets 41:35
  7. INTRODUCING — Dark Menace 1:24
  8. 03 'This Bloody Machine' | The Empty Chapel 31:49
  9. 02 'This Bloody Machine' | The Other Plan 32:00
  10. 01 'This Bloody Machine' | Jewel in the Crown 31:00
  11. TRAILER – Introducing 'This Bloody Machine' 1:25
  12. Long Read | The Girl Who Vanished From Her Bed: Part Two 15:22
  13. Long Read | The Girl Who Vanished From Her Bed: Part One 21:15
  14. Beef | Battle for the Blue Zones 2 34:30
  15. Beef | Battle for the Blue Zones 33:22
  16. The dark reality of Australia's AI dream factory 33:24
  17. 03 Tammy's Story | New Asylums 32:54
  18. 02 Tammy's Story | Searching for Safety 32:26
  19. 01 Tammy's Story | The Red Cup 30:00
  20. Introducing | Tammy's Story 1:19
  21. 03 In Search of the Missing Artist | The Name 32:44
  22. 02 In Search of the Missing Artist | The Plastic 34:19
  23. 01 In Search of the Missing Artist | The Sculptor 40:17
  24. Introducing | In Search of the Missing Artist 1:41
  25. 03 The Road to Bondi | Deepfake 34:43
  26. 02 The Road to Bondi | A Test of Character 32:30
  27. 01 The Road to Bondi | Father and Son 42:21
  28. TRAILER — Introducing The Road to Bondi 1:42
  29. 06 Hometown Boys | Not the only one 38:40
  30. 05 Hometown Boys | 'Luke, Maybe' 30:30
  31. 04 Hometown Boys | The Trial 27:00
  32. 03 Hometown Boys | The 'Mayoress of Balmoral' 31:32
  33. 02 Hometown Boys | In the caravan 32:36
  34. 01 Hometown Boys | Welcome to Balmoral 30:10
  35. TRAILER — Introducing Hometown Boys 2:15
  36. Long Read | How social media algorithms decide who you are 23:42
  37. 04 Before and After | Behind the sunscreen 35:10
  38. 03 Before and After | Under your skin 36:54
  39. 02 Before and After | For a couple extra inches 32:55
  40. 01 Before and After | The cost of keeping your hair 37:00
  41. Introducing... Before and After 1:00
  42. The secret teacher blacklist 39:47
  43. 05 The Favourite - A Day in Court 32:15
  44. 04 The Favourite | Full Disclosure 34:54
  45. 03 The Favourite | Alliyah's choice 40:13
  46. 02 The Favourite | A marriage proposal 35:23
  47. 01 The Favourite | Secrets after school 30:44
  48. Introducing... The Favourite 1:39
  49. The invisible stuff on your blueberries 32:23
  50. Long Read | The smart kids who can’t afford to succeed 19:37