Background Briefing

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February 10, 2018 Sexual harassment in the police force
Each year, NSW Police officers lodge around 200 harassment complaints against their own colleagues.
About a quarter of those are for sex-based harassment.
But for many victims, speaking out can be just as bad as the abuse itself.
Alex Mann investigates the efforts by NSW Police to stamp out sexual harassment in the workplace and the experience of officers who try to report it to their superiors.
43 min
February 03, 2018 The quiet epidemic: patients speak up about the forgotten cancers
They're responsible for half of all cancer-related deaths in Australia, but receive only a small amount of research funding.
As a result, rare and less common cancers have incredibly low survival rates.
Reporter David Lewis follows one woman's desperate search for a treatment that could extend her life.
37 min
February 03, 2018 The forgotten cancers
They're responsible for half of all cancer-related deaths in Australia, but receive only a small amount of research funding.
As a result, rare and less common cancers have incredibly low survival rates.
Reporter David Lewis follows one woman's desperate search for a treatment that could extend her life.
37 min
January 21, 2018 Ear Hustle: Left Behind
How do inmates with profoundly long sentences cope with their realities, and maintain a sense of hope and well-being as the years pass?
1 min
January 20, 2018 Ear Hustle: Left Behind
How do inmates with profoundly long sentences cope with their realities, and maintain a sense of hope and well-being as the years pass?
1 min
January 03, 2018 Introducing Ear Hustle
How do you make a podcast inside prison? Ear Hustle's Nigel Poor talks risky stories, Australian listeners and toilet humour.
16 min
January 03, 2018 Introducing Ear Hustle
How do you make a podcast inside prison? Ear Hustle's Nigel Poor talks risky stories, Australian listeners and toilet humour.
16 min
December 23, 2017 How did Westpac's e-waste end up on the worst dump in the world?
Summer series: A computer monitor from St George Bank, destined for recycling in Australia, is found on a toxic e-waste dump in west Africa, being pulled apart by children as young as five.
36 min
December 23, 2017 How did Westpac's e-waste end up on the worst dump in the world?
Summer series: A computer monitor from St George Bank, destined for recycling in Australia, is found on a toxic e-waste dump in west Africa, being pulled apart by children as young as five.
36 min
December 16, 2017 The Base: Pine Gap's role in US Warfighting
Summer series: Top-secret documents exclusively obtained by Background Briefing reveal the extent to which Australia is assisting the United States military in conflicts worldwide. Peter Cronau reports.
44 min

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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.