Depending on who you believe, getting medical devices approved for use in Australia is either too difficult or alarmingly easy.

An investigation by Background Briefing in partnership with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has revealed the number of patient deaths and injuries linked to medical devices around the world.

In part two of this series, reporter Alex Mann looks at how manufacturers use gaps in regulations to get their products to market as quickly as possible.

Depending on who you believe, getting medical devices approved for use in Australia is either too difficult or alarmingly easy.

An investigation by Background Briefing in partnership with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has revealed the number of patient deaths and injuries linked to medical devices around the world.

In part two of this series, reporter Alex Mann looks at how manufacturers use gaps in regulations to get their products to market as quickly as possible.

At their best, they save lives. At their worst, they end them. There are more than 57,000 medical devices approved for use in Australia, but how safe are they?

An investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in partnership with Background Briefing reveals the extent of the damage caused to patients across the world.

In part one of this special series, our reporter Mario Christodoulou explains why many medical devices known to be dangerous are still on the market.

At their best, they save lives. At their worst, they end them. There are more than 57,000 medical devices approved for use in Australia, but how safe are they?

An investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in partnership with Background Briefing reveals the extent of the damage caused to patients across the world.

In part one of this special series, our reporter Mario Christodoulou explains why many medical devices known to be dangerous are still on the market.

Why would someone intentionally start a bushfire? And if authorities knew why, could they stop them?

Background Briefing gains rare access to convicted arsonists and at-risk teens to find out.

Alex Mann investigates a new approach that fire authorities say could split those with an interest in fire from those with a burning obsession.

This is a repeat of a program that aired in November 2017.

Why would someone intentionally start a bushfire? And if authorities knew why, could they stop them?

Background Briefing gains rare access to convicted arsonists and at-risk teens to find out.

Alex Mann investigates a new approach that fire authorities say could split those with an interest in fire from those with a burning obsession.

This is a repeat of a program that aired in November 2017.

It’s domestic violence with the added threat of deportation.

In many South Asian cultures, the bride’s family often pays the groom. But sometimes the demands for dowry don’t stop with the wedding.

Migrant women in Australia speak to Sarah Dingle for the first time about falling unwittingly into abusive relationships.

It’s domestic violence with the added threat of deportation.

In many South Asian cultures, the bride’s family often pays the groom. But sometimes the demands for dowry don’t stop with the wedding.

Migrant women in Australia speak to Sarah Dingle for the first time about falling unwittingly into abusive relationships.

The federal government says it's been "quietly" removing children from Nauru "in accordance with our policies", but lawyers in Australia tell a different story.

They've been fighting the Department of Home Affairs in the Federal Court to secure the evacuation of sick kids on the island.

In part two of our special investigation, Olivia Rousset is given exclusive access to the solicitors working tirelessly on behalf of refugees, asylum seekers, and their families.

The federal government says it's been "quietly" removing children from Nauru "in accordance with our policies", but lawyers in Australia tell a different story.

They've been fighting the Department of Home Affairs in the Federal Court to secure the evacuation of sick kids on the island.

In part two of our special investigation, Olivia Rousset is given exclusive access to the solicitors working tirelessly on behalf of refugees, asylum seekers, and their families.