Background Briefing

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June 24, 2017 Shadows of the Sheikh: how an Adelaide Imam with a mysterious past became a media star
He warns we're facing an infestation of radical clerics, and he's called for Islamic schools to be shut down. But Mohammed Tawhidi has a mysterious history that sits awkwardly alongside his new image as reformer-in-chief of Islam in Australia.
41 min
June 18, 2017 Under the radar: how the global gambling industry is encroaching on amateur sport
The global gambling industry is moving in on Australian amateur sport, offering live odds and exotic bets for offshore gamblers on small-time matches that barely draw a crowd.
36 min
June 17, 2017 Under the radar: how the global gambling industry is encroaching on amateur sport
The global gambling industry is moving in on Australian amateur sport, offering live odds and exotic bets for offshore gamblers on small-time matches that barely draw a crowd.
36 min
June 17, 2017 Under the radar: how the global gambling industry is encroaching on amateur sport
The global gambling industry is moving in on Australian amateur sport, offering live odds and exotic bets for offshore gamblers on small-time matches that barely draw a crowd.
36 min
June 11, 2017 Cyber insecurity: the skills shortage exposing Australia to attack
Australian governments and businesses have finally woken up to the scale of the cyber threats we face. But in the race to snap up computer security experts, we may have started too late.
35 min
June 10, 2017 Cyber insecurity: the skills shortage exposing Australia to attack
Australian governments and businesses have finally woken up to the scale of the cyber threats we face. But in the race to snap up computer security experts, we may have started too late.
35 min
June 10, 2017 Cyber insecurity: the skills shortage exposing Australia to attack
Australian governments and businesses have finally woken up to the scale of the cyber threats we face. But in the race to snap up computer security experts, we may have started too late.
35 min
June 04, 2017 On deadline: countdown to crunchtime for newspapers
Newspapers are slashing jobs, and the Senate has launched an inquiry into the future of journalism. But amidst the gloom, some ex-Fairfax journalists are putting everything on the line to launch new media outlets.
34 min
June 03, 2017 On deadline: countdown to crunchtime for newspapers
Newspapers are slashing jobs, and the Senate has launched an inquiry into the future of journalism. But amidst the gloom, some ex-Fairfax journalists are putting everything on the line to launch new media outlets.
34 min
June 03, 2017 On deadline: countdown to crunchtime for newspapers
Newspapers are slashing jobs, and the Senate has launched an inquiry into the future of journalism. But amidst the gloom, some ex-Fairfax journalists are putting everything on the line to launch new media outlets.
34 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.