Episodes
It might surprise you to learn that the names of pop stars and fascist dictators have been passed down to generations of Indigenous Australians. Reporter Erin Parke heads to the remote Kimberley to meet a man named Bing Crosby, and find out how it happened.
Published 11/30/23
There's a gripping new series by our friends across the ditch at RNZ.
Published 11/26/23
From humble beginnings, Fahad faced hurdles entering medical school. Now, he fights for equal access to medical education.
Published 11/23/23
Natalia had a job at a prestigious university, $120,000 in the bank, a loving partner, and shared custody of her two sons. Then one day, a little over a year later, she woke up in a psychiatric hospital, where doctors told her she was experiencing what’s known as stimulant-induced psychosis.
Published 11/16/23
How the Commonwealth Bank tried to stop a royal commission by using dirt files, intimidation, threats and surveillance against whistleblowers and journalists.
Published 11/09/23
Three dead dolphins turn up in an oil spill.
Published 11/02/23
"Simone" arrived on a remote island to help asylum seekers.
Published 10/26/23
When patients start unexpectedly dying at a regional hospital, nurse Toni Hoffman takes a big risk to blow the whistle on a negligent surgeon.
Published 10/19/23
Kathy Jackson was once heralded as a revolutionary who shone a bright spotlight on union corruption but she too was later found to be a fraudster who had misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars in union members' money. So who was the man responsible for blowing the whistle on her?  Reporter Annika Blau investigates.
Published 10/12/23
After an electoral officer helped police arrest a popular state minister, her life began to unravel.
Published 10/05/23
In this 6-part series presented by Adele Ferguson, the Background Briefing team brings you the untold stories of ordinary Australians who helped bring some of Australia’s biggest and dirtiest scandals to light.
Published 10/03/23
Background Briefing will return to your feeds next week. 
Published 09/25/23
Two years ago, Meagan complained to the ABC that our coverage of sexual assault cases was too negative, and it didn't reflect her personal experience.
Published 08/10/23
Just after midnight, Marty woke to find three young intruders in his bedroom. Then they started talking to him. He'd now become one of the hundreds of victims of crime in Mount Isa each year. This is the final episode looking at the youth justice system in Queensland — the state with the highest number of children behind bars.
Published 08/03/23
"Locked down for hours and hours": Jaxon explains what life is like inside a juvenile detention centre. 
Published 07/27/23
Jaxon stole a car at age 10. Six years later, the Mount Isa teen has a decision to make.
Published 07/21/23
A growing number of AI industry insiders are guessing at the probability that Artificial Intelligence will lead to a catastrophic scenario for humanity, and calculating their ‘p(doom)’.
Published 07/13/23
Did you know that some of Australia’s largest public hospitals are run according to a religious code of ethics? 
Published 07/06/23
Kym Ellery, the founder of collapsed Australian fashion label Ellery Land, tells reporter Rachael Brown that business collapses are sometimes the price of working in the fashion industry.
Published 06/29/23
Reporters Ty King and Mayeta Clark are granted a behind-the-scenes look at the dangerous game of cat and mouse played by cops and cartels.
Published 06/22/23
Reporter Heidi Davoren provides an extraordinary insight into a parenting dispute, where a mother and father come together after a Family Court psychologist harmed their family.
Published 06/16/23
In part two of the investigation into the deaths of Ray and Jennie Kehlet, reporters Rebecca Trigger and Ash Davis examine the story of the last man to see the couple alive. And they speak to a police insider who raised concerns about the direction of the investigation back in 2015.
Published 06/08/23
Two campers go missing while prospecting for gold in the Western Australian outback.
Published 06/01/23
Australia's migrant workers can wait for years to find out whether they can stay here, and while they do they can become targets for opportunistic operators offering a short cut.
Published 05/25/23
As a teenager, Remy learnt to survive by hustling on the streets of Parramatta.
Published 05/20/23