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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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2009-11-01 Internet piracy

Copyright began 300 years ago, but now laws can't cope with the anarchy of new technologies. There's a battle between the law and the 'mashers', from the White House to the Australian Federal Court. Reporter, Oscar McLaren. Image by Omaz Z, file photo....

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[ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-10-25 Indefatigable Chomsky

He´s over 80 and has written or contributed to 95 books. At one time he was the most cited living academic, a Vietnam activist and a thorn in the side of Reagan. Today he is also critical of 'the left' with dire warnings. Noam Chomsky is as astute and interesting as ever. Producer, Kirsten Garrett. Recorded at the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco...

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[ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-10-18 War criminals in Australia

With so many new communities in Australia coming from countries where there have been brutal wars, the likelihood of some people having suspicious backgrounds is high. Australia has no laws to deal with allegations concerning anyone who arrived before 2002. This leads to anxiety and unrest. Reporter, Hagar Cohen...

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[ Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-10-11 Controlling corruption

Out of the Fitzgerald Inquiry, the National Integrity System was born, and is now used by governments and authorities in most countries around the world. The latest is Kurdistan. Corruption, like death and taxes, is inevitable. Ian Townsend explores ways in which it can be managed and minimised. Cartoon by Nicholson from The Australian newspaper: www.nicholsoncartoons.com.au....

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[ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-10-04 Who owns the news?

It's a question no one has really been able to answer, though many try. A new fight for the answer is breaking out all over the place because readers are getting what they want on the internet, and copying stuff is really easy. Reporter Stan Correy. Download Extra Audio - Sir Keith Murdoch, 4th January 1937 Download MP3 Sir Keith Murdoch is giving a speech at the opening of radio station 3LK in Melbourne. Prime Minister Lyons was in attendance at the opening. This may be the only audio recordin...

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[ Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-09-27 Deer pests

Feral deer numbers have exploded in many parts of Australia, and they´re chewing through farms and bushland. Farmers and environmentalists want them declared a pest and professionally culled. But in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania deer are protected for hunters wanting some sport. Tensions are rising. Reporter, Di Martin...

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[ Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-09-20 The third era of AIDS

From Africa and India to Indonesia, government leaders face the reality of a resurgent AIDS epidemic: Men do have sex with men and pass it on to women, and people do inject drugs. But there´s cultural change in law and leadership - not about being nice, but because the treatment tap may turn off, and prevention is better than cure. Reporting from Bali, Stephen Crittenden....

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[ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-09-13 Gold

In this BBC documentary, reporter Nick Rankin explores the impact of gold on people's lives. From brokers to miners and athletes the allure of gold has lasted throughout the millennia but the price of gold can be measured in many ways. Note that there will be no podcast or transcript of this program....

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[ Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-09-06 Australian Muslim youth

Searching for their own identity in a changing world, young Muslims in Australia face a plethora of backyard Imams and internet Sheiks. Many are turning to simplistic and conservative interpretations. The emphasis can be on small rituals rather than the complex and subtle spirituality of Islam. It´s a phenomenon known in many religions. Reporter: Hagar Cohen....

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[ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-03-08 The other climate debate
Wall to wall coverage of carbon trading has eclipsed another scheme aimed at overhauling Australia´s dirty power industry. How to find tens of billions of dollars to get renewable energy to take over from coal power. Is Australia locked into a second best scheme, and why aren´t we following the lead of world leaders in Europe? Reporter Di Martin....

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2009-02-08 Assisted death
The law in Australia may not have caught up with modern medicine, and doctors and the authorities are caught between a rock and a hard place. So argues Dr Rodney Syme, who refers to himself as a Christian Humanist. He says the current situation for people who are terminally ill and in great pain is a scandal....

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2009-08-23 Rohan and the road to the apocalypse

Forty years ago an Australian shearer from Grenfell, gripped by religious mania, set fire to one of the most holy sites in Islam—the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Using new material and exclusive interviews, we show how Denis Rohan's actions started a global Islamic political movement. In the Middle East, Rohan's burning of the Mosque still sparks conspiracy theories and deep anger. Research, Anna Whitfeld. Reporter, Stan Correy. Visit our special online feature site for this story here &r...

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[ Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-08-16 Christopher Hitchens

Writer and traveller Christopher Hitchens gives, with both gravity and humour, his take on the 'Axis of Evil'. He talks about why he underwent waterboarding, about what the parrot in North Korea says, about the world's best whisky, and about the country he will next explore (Poland). The talk is from the Commonwealth Club, Silicon Valley....

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[ Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-08-09 Limits of power

Retired colonel in the US army and historian of international relations, Professor Andrew Bacevich argues that the US should get out of Afghanistan. Producer: Kirsten Garrett...

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[ Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-08-02 Self inflicted sickness?

There are debates and discussion about who should foot the bill if we get sick with something we could have prevented if we had lived a better lifestyle - smoking, drinking while driving, eating too much. It´s tricky territory. Reporter Ian Townsend....

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[ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-07-26 Credit rating agencies

They have become both critic and chef in the big financial kitchens, but they say they're really journalists and take no responsibility for their advice. CRAs are probably beyond the law, yet governments have said their advice is mandatory. Weird. Reporter: Stanley Correy....

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[ Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-07-19 Who stopped the music?

The parlous state of music in public schools means not only are our children missing an important dimension in life, but they miss out on something that promotes brain function and social skills. China and Venezuela understand the value of music very well, and so do Australian parents, but our politicians are tone deaf. Reporter: Stephen Crittenden If you're a member of Facebook and would like to make a comment about this program you can click here. Or you can send your comments to the Backgrou...

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[ Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-07-12 Expanding mental illness

Over the decades psychiatrists are finding and re-defining more of the constellation of emotions, reactions, and ups and down of life as mental illness. No surprise, there are pills to make everyone fit the normal template, even some for shyness. Reporter Hagar Cohen....

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[ Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-07-05 Cairo, a divided city

The rich are deserting the old city of Cairo and moving to luxurious, Hollywood style, gated communities in the desert, with lush golf courses and artificial lakes. Water is a big issue, as old Cairo is left to the poor and the tourists. Reporter, Hagar Cohen. (This program was originally broadcast on 1st February 2009). Why do the rich people of Cairo want to live like westerners? What are the consequences—will this mean more social unrest? A special Background Briefing video shows anot...

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[ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-06-28 Australia's ocean territory

Our ocean territory is greater than our landmass, and one of the biggest in the world. Yet our capacity to explore the deep ocean is smaller than landlocked Bolivia; at a time when the oceans hold the key to climate change. Reporter, Di Martin....

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[ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-06-21 Synthetic life and gene mining

Not only can we create new life forms, but our own genes are starting to show us all the diseases we're likely to get during our lives. Do we want to know and what are the costs? Reporter: Ian Townsend...

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[ Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-06-14 The great disruption

Paul Gilding has been an activist for sustainability for 35 years, working for NGOs, business and government. He explains why physics and biology have determined that our current model for economic growth is finished, and how the human race will face its biggest challenge ever....

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[ Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-06-07 Lord Patten of Barnes

The Chancellor of Oxford, Lord Patten of Barnes, draws on his experience as a public official – including his time as the last governor of Hong Kong – to talk about politics, public health and the importance of pubs. Recorded at Oxford University. Photograph by Rob Judges....

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[ Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-31 No podcast or streaming audio of this week's program

There will be no streaming audio or podcast of this program....

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[ Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-24 The enemy in the net

We know there are criminals using the net, and also that hackers can infiltrate anyone´s computer. At the government level it´s not only a murky worry, but has become a battle for who will monitor it all and how we will fight cyberwars. And not everything you hear is true. Reporter Stan Correy...

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[ Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-17 Inventing the third sector

There is a charity for every 437 people in Australia, all under the umbrella of the 700,000 not-for-profit organisations. The whole sector, which includes churches, is again debating its future. Reporter, Stephen Crittenden....

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[ Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-10 Remote boom and gloom

Many country towns are dying, but mining districts can still have a GDP that makes them the richest place on earth. One town has smoked hams that haven´t sold in 40 years, in others the rents are $1000 a week. Reporter Ian Townsend....

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[ Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-04-19 What made the Romans laugh

The oldest collection of jokes in the world, Philogelos: The Laughter Lover, is examined for the light it throws on humour today. Professor in classics at Cambridge University, Mary Beard tells a lot of the jokes....

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[ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-04-12 Zombie banks

They look like banks, they walk like banks and they quack like banks, but they´re really the undead. Shells filled with toxic assets. Killing these living dead is probably political suicide because of the collateral damage, but it´s the way to go say leading economists. Reporter Stan Correy....

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[ Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-04-05 The new politics

In the UK, conservative policies are like the nanny manifesto, in the USA Obama sounds like a modern Roosevelt. Here, Kevin Rudd is pragmatic and super cautious, and Abbott says the Liberals shouldn´t have relied so much on magic pudding economics. Whither politics? Reporter Andrew West....

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[ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]

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