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Jul 17, 2021 • 6min

Myanmar: The Spring Revolution

In Myanmar, after a military coup in February this year, mass protests were met with brutal force. Borders were shut, the internet was blocked and it is estimated that around 900 people have been killed by the military. But some brave, young activists have filmed their acts of resistance. As their options close, what hope do they have to win back democracy?Due to copyright restrictions there will be no Background Briefing podcast or transcript for this program.You can listen to the full episode here: BBC Radio 4 - Crossing Continents, Myanmar: The Spring Revolution
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Jul 10, 2021 • 45min

Unmasking Monsters

Bob Montgomery was one of Australia's most famous psychologists.But he was hiding a dark secret.Josh Robertson has the story of how he got away with it for so long.
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Jul 3, 2021 • 45min

Her name was Mhelody Bruno

She died in tragic circumstances, but it seems that the public, her family, even the court may not have been given the full story.Elise Kinsella investigates why.
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Jun 26, 2021 • 41min

The death Uber Eats disowned

Relatives of a dead food delivery rider say he was at work when a truck hit him. Uber Eats says he wasn’t. Patrick Begley investigates
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Jun 26, 2021 • 41min

The death Uber Eats disowned

Relatives of a dead food delivery rider say he was at work when a truck hit him. Uber Eats says he wasn’t. Patrick Begley investigates
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Jun 19, 2021 • 36min

The killer we've invited into the lounge room

When winter arrives there's nothing like curling up in front of a fire heater with a glass of wine. But there's something disturbing in this cosy picture. As Alison Branley discovers, there's a huge risk to our health that we seem determined to ignore, even though it's estimated to kill hundreds of Australians every year
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Jun 12, 2021 • 41min

How Australians are escaping India's Covid catastrophe

Thousands of Australians went to India back when it seemed like coronavirus was under control. Some went to care for elderly parents. But, as Alex Mann discovers, their noble intentions counted for nothing when they were locked out of Australia and found themselves in a fight to survive and find a way home.
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Jun 5, 2021 • 39min

The rural stoush fuelled by our chicken meat obsession

As Australians eat more and more chicken, we need to find places to raise the animals. But as broiler sheds pop up across rural Victoria, the neighbours are learning that there are more downsides than the smell. A chicken shed next door can stop you building on your own land. Rachael Brown heads to Gippsland to investigate why Rosedale locals are worried that their area will soon be nicknamed 'Chickendale'.
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Apr 24, 2021 • 42min

The memo that erased a scandal

Ballarat orphanage superintendent Hylton Sedgman was due to face nine child abuse charges. Buried in a 1964 file is the reason he never stood trial. Charlotte King investigates why.
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Apr 17, 2021 • 38min

The Archbishop, the luxury pad, and the COVID-ravaged aged care home

It was the site of Australia's deadliest coronavirus outbreak. This week, Ashlynne McGhee investigates how Melbourne's St Basil's Homes for the Aged has been funnelling tens of millions of taxpayer dollars into the Greek Orthodox Church.

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