Background Briefing

Background Briefing

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October 29, 2017 The toughest schools: Walgett's education experiment
Can a failing school be turned around with money and community engagement? Brendan King investigates.
42 min
October 28, 2017 The toughest schools: Walgett's education experiment
Can a failing school be turned around with money and community engagement? Brendan King investigates.
42 min
October 28, 2017 The toughest schools: Walgett's education experiment
Can a failing school be turned around with money and community engagement? Brendan King investigates.
42 min
October 22, 2017 Betting on bitcoin: The risky world of cryptocurrency
The technology behind cryptocurrency could revolutionise our financial system—but is this unregulated innovation worth the risk?
34 min
October 21, 2017 Betting on bitcoin: The risky world of cryptocurrency
The technology behind cryptocurrency could revolutionise our financial system—but is this unregulated innovation worth the risk?
34 min
October 21, 2017 Betting on bitcoin: The risky world of cryptocurrency
The technology behind cryptocurrency could revolutionise our financial system—but is this unregulated innovation worth the risk?
34 min
October 15, 2017 Fiji silenced part 2: Controlling the message
First-hand accounts and leaked documents reveal the extent of the Fijian government’s control over the media and public service, and why freedom of the press is at an all-time low. Hagar Cohen reports.
42 min
October 14, 2017 Fiji silenced part 2: Controlling the message
First-hand accounts and leaked documents reveal the extent of the Fijian government’s control over the media and public service, and why freedom of the press is at an all-time low. Hagar Cohen reports.
42 min
October 14, 2017 Fiji silenced part 2: Controlling the message
First-hand accounts and leaked documents reveal the extent of the Fijian government’s control over the media and public service, and why freedom of the press is at an all-time low. Hagar Cohen reports.
42 min
October 08, 2017 Fiji silenced part 1: China's secret mission exposed
Why did Chinese police enter Fiji and deport 77 of their own citizens? Hagar Cohen investigates.
41 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.

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