We're bringing you the first episode of the ABC's newest podcast: Saving the Franklin. This is another epic political saga that played out in the era following Gough Whitlam.
It started with a proposal to dam an inland beach paradise in Tasmania's rugged west. After the mysterious disappearance...
Published 05/08/23
Queensland in the 1950s: god-fearing, morally upstanding, tough on crime.
Beneath the surface, a murky world of gambling, drugs and brothels kept in check by three crooked cops known as The Rat Pack.
For thirty years, they ran a complex system of bribery and extortion as they pocketed the...
Published 08/31/22
The Fine Cotton Ring In was one of the biggest scandals in Australian horseracing history. A plan to swap a slow horse with a much faster look-alike involved a motley crew of small-time crooks, a couple of horses and a hell of a lot of hair dye. What were they thinking? Dig is a history podcast...
Published 03/02/22