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Current affairs investigative journalism: exploring new ideas and analysing society in lively on-the-road documentary style.

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2008-08-31 Hendra and the bats

Bats carry many of the nasty viruses, even SARS, Ebola, Nipah and Hendra. Scientists think bats may be using these deadly viruses in a war with other species, including horses and man. Reporter Ian Townsend....

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[ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-08-24 Defence and discrimination

American security laws based on where a person was born mean some Australians can't work in defence industries in Australia. It's against our laws - but it's like it or lump it. Reporter Lorena Allam....

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[ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-08-17 Paying to be permanent

A high number of people who get Australian permanent resident visas don´t get the skilled jobs they are trained for. And there are scams aplenty in the world of international students looking for any way to stay here. Reporter, Hagar Cohen....

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[ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-08-10 No podcast because of copyright restrictions

Because of copyright restrictions this week's Background Briefing is not available as podcast....

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[ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-08-03 Food futures

Prices at the shops may be rising because billions of Indians and Chinese are eating more, and using cars - and it could be that some well funded gamers are playing the commodities market like a casino in cyberspace. Take our quiz. Reporter Stan Correy...

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[ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-07-27 Privatising nature

An astonishing six million hectares of Australia—something like the size of Tasmania—is now being privately protected for plants and animals. Hundreds of millions of dollars are involved as schemes spring up around the country. But private conservation faces big challenges. Reporter: Di Martin Documents for download Nature Refuges in Queensland - Graph (Excel spreadsheet | 719KB) Description: A graph and table of the number and size of Nature Refuges in Queenland. Suppplied by Envi...

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[ Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-07-20 Bury, burn or compost?

There's a boom in funerals around the corner as the Boomers face mortality, but neither cemeteries nor crematoria are eco-friendly. The business of burials is beginning to adapt, and so are their future customers. Reporter Ian Townsend....

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[ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-07-13 Free trade vs fair trade

It's an ideological battle between those who want a fairer, better deal for the poor farmers in the developing world - and those who say the best way to get that is having a world wide free market. There are fault lines in both arguments. Reporter Jane Shields....

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[ Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-07-06 The climate engineers

For years it's been one of the science community's great taboos but the idea of global climate control is starting to be openly discussed. Ideas like placing giant mirrors in space or firing sulphur particles into the stratosphere to cool the planet are no longer just in the domain of science fiction. Many scientists now believe the time for these ideas will come. Reporter, Wendy Carlisle (This program was originally broadcast on 6th April 2008.) Read the following articles: Albedo Enhancem...

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[ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-06-29 Shareholder activism

As corporations collapse while executives are paid huge salary packages, shareholders are taking a greater interest in just how companies are run. But they face a wall of complexity, and legalistic and business jargon which is almost impenetrable. Reporter: Erica Vowles....

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[ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-06-22 The My Lai massacre

It's forty years since the massacre of an entire village in Vietnam and only now has the full story come out. The Peers Inquiry of l970 exposed it as one of the most shocking events in American military history, and it has reverberations today in how the US army conducts itself, and explains tensions over Guantanamo Bay. A BBC World Service production....

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[ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-06-15 Slavery in Australia

Is it slavery to keep someone working for nothing till they pay off their debt? There are women here kept in sex slavery, and there are also domestic servants, back room workers, and illegals forced into underground labour. The High Court will soon bring down a clarification about what the word "slavery" means, and that will help prosecutions in Australian law. Reporter Hagar Cohen....

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[ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-06-08 Banking on gas

Australia's sitting on some of the biggest natural gas fields in the world - and other energy-starved, ravenous nations are starting to bid for it. Australia will have to do some soul searching about how much we keep for ourselves and who to sell it to. Reporter, Ian Townsend....

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[ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-06-01 Private spooks

The use of private military companies is now widespread, but now there are also private intelligence organisations working closely with government. Business is booming and the worlds biggest private equity company, Carlyle, has just bought part of the big intelligence company, Booz Allen Hamilton. They're active in Australia, too. Reporter Stan Correy....

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[ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-05-18 Peddling influence and money

A new register of some of the biggest "third party" lobbyists and their clients will go some way to making public who has access to government in Canberra. But most lobbying and schmoozing will continue unchecked through old networks, secret meetings, and confidential discussions. Reporter, Erica Vowles....

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[ Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-05-11 Organised crime around the world

Organised crime is said to be the biggest and most influential business in the world, and it got bigger and richer when the cold war ended. In some countries it is part of government, in others authorities are struggling against the tide. BBC World Service Documentaries. Due to copyright restrictions there will be no podcast or transcript available for this program....

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[ Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-05-04 One family farm

Today's generation of farmers is experiencing unrelenting change - climate change, drought, globalisation and plummeting incomes. Many families are finding the pressures too much to bear. Reporter Di Martin grew up in sheep and wheat country, and tells the story of one of her cousins, as he puts his property on the market....

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[ Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-04-27 The allergy generation and the EpiPen epidemic

Allergies to everything from dust, to cats, to peanuts are hitting young children hard, and doctors don´t really understand why or what to do. Long held theories are changing, and there's great confusion. Reporter Ian Townsend....

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[ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-04-20 Rugby League: More than just a game

One hundred years ago this month, there was social ferment in Australia. Industrial unrest, crime and political changes were widespread giving the working class a new confidence. And in an astonishing series of events and people, football was changing forever. Rugby League was born. Reporter Stan Correy. View the documents referred to in the program, including newspaper articles from 1907-1908, archival material from the Royal Commission and other memorabilia from the early days of rugby league...

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[ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-04-13 Israel: selling out secularism?

The Olmert government is dependent on the support of the extremist, ultra orthodox religious movement in Israel. They now make up 10 per cent of the population, and make no secret of their desire for Israel to become a religiously based state. Reporter Hagar Cohen...

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[ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-04-06 The climate engineers

For years it's been one of the science community's great taboos but the idea of global climate control is starting to be openly discussed. Ideas like placing giant mirrors in space or firing sulphur particles into the stratosphere to cool the planet are no longer just in the domain of science fiction. Many scientists now believe the time for these ideas will come. Reporter, Wendy Carlisle...

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[ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-03-30 The three trillion dollar war

Nobel prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, and co-author Linda Bilmes, argue the Iraq war has led directly to America's current economic crisis. The price of a barrel of oil has quadrupled since the war began and the total cost of the invasion is staggering. Stiglitz and Bilmes describe how they came to the figure of three trillion dollars, and how difficult such an estimate is to achieve in the face of the Pentagon's accounting procedures. This talk was recorded at the Commonwealth Club in...

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[ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-03-23 Australia's new baby boom

An extra 30,000 births a year has caught government by surprise, with immediate and long term consequences. Reporter: Rachel Carbonell...

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[ Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-03-16 Sports wars

While the success of the 27 year old Australian Institute of Sport has been the envy of other nations, the expertise it has bred is being used against us, and Australia risks falling behind in the sports science arms race. Reporter Ian Townsend...

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[ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-03-09 After the KGB

As the former KGB man Vladimir Putin passes the presidential baton to his nominated successor, the BBC's Martin Sixsmith looks at the remarkable resurgence of the Russian secret service. How did the 'new KGB', the FSB, manage to become so strong, so rich and so deeply entrenched in running the country. Please note that due to copyright restrictions there will be no audio available for download or streaming. See the links below to the original BBC broadcasts....

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[ Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-03-02 Sovereign wealth funds

As the effects of the sub-prime credit crunch continue to be felt around the world, the new global investors bailing out Wall Street banks are the sovereign wealth funds. These are the investment vehicles of cashed up Arab and Asian governments which are also buying into the mining boom in Australia. While their money is welcomed, are there political motivations behind the investments? Reporter: Stan Correy...

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[ Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-02-24 Paying the medical piper

Many GPs get regular education over the year, for up to date information on modern medical and prescribing practices. We examine aspects of this education of GPs and how they may be influenced by drug company sponsors. Reporter, Ray Moynihan....

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[ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-02-17 Where is the Middle Class?

Princeton Professor of Economics Paul Krugman talks about how the New Deal society has been dismantled in America, and the reasons for it. He brings it back to a revival of Southern issues about race being used by the 'Movement Conservatives' to undo various social policies during the present administration. Paul Krugman is also a writer and columnist for the New York Times. (Originally broadcast on 25 November 2007.) Radio National often provides links to external websites to complement progra...

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[ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-02-10 Greenwashing

It's not easy being green; Kermit's lament haunts us as we are bombarded with advertising, labels and marketing promising consumers a positive outcome for the environment. How much of it is deceptive and misleading? Reporter Rachel Carbonell. Image Source: Getty Images Photographer: Ian Waldie...

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[ Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

2008-02-03 Lost planes, lost men

Hundreds of Australian war planes crashed in Queensland, PNG, and the Pacific during WW2. Many haven't been found, and the remains of their crew still lie where they crashed. There's a global trade in souveniring these wrecks, and surprising things are found in the jungles, the mountains and the seas. Reporter Ian Townsend....

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[ Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

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