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Dec 7, 2023 • 31min

A one-man consulate and a mysterious list: How to get out of Gaza

Father-of-three Ayman Dhlan started a WhatsApp group to help Australians and their families get out of war-torn Gaza. Now he can barely put his phone down.
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Nov 30, 2023 • 40min

Hitler, Stalin and Shirley Temple lived in the Australian outback

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.
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Nov 23, 2023 • 31min

An aspiring doctor from the 'burbs takes on medical schools for elitism

From humble beginnings, Fahad faced hurdles entering medical school. Now, he fights for equal access to medical education.
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Nov 16, 2023 • 38min

How an ADHD diagnosis was the start of Natalia’s life unravelling

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.
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Nov 9, 2023 • 38min

The whistleblowers who stared down threats from Australia's biggest bank

How the Commonwealth Bank tried to stop a royal commission by using dirt files, intimidation, threats and surveillance against whistleblowers and journalists.
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Nov 2, 2023 • 33min

The whistleblower who believed his employer was covering up an oil spill

Three dead dolphins turn up in an oil spill.
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Oct 26, 2023 • 36min

The whistleblower who exposed Australia’s secretive offshore detention system

"Simone" arrived on a remote island to help asylum seekers. But she witnessed something there that convinced her to leak over 2000 documents. Reporters Paul Farrell and Maddison Conaughton investigate what happened.
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Oct 19, 2023 • 39min

The Whistleblower who brought down Australia's Dr Death

When patients start unexpectedly dying at a regional hospital, nurse Toni Hoffman takes a big risk to blow the whistle on a negligent surgeon.
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Oct 12, 2023 • 29min

The Whistleblower who captured the nation — and the man who unmasked her as a fraud

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.
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Oct 5, 2023 • 32min

The Whistleblower who helped catch a paedophile politican

After an electoral officer helped police arrest a popular state minister, her life began to unravel.

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