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A 20-year-old is chased by police into his own backyard, shot twice, and dies. Explore the heartbreaking story of Brad's tragic encounter with law enforcement, his life, friendships, and the mystery surrounding his behavior. Uncover the truth behind the fatal incident and the impact on his family and community.

There are women choosing to “freebirth” completely outside the medical system.

Debate between Elon Musk and Larry Page on AI dangers and benefits. Fallout between Musk and Page over AI safety. Remote work, Discord server, and controversial philosopher's influence. Association between AI, libertarianism, and the urgency of acceleration. Firing and rehiring within OpenAI and divide in AI community. Reflecting on battle between openness and E-Ack ideology related to AI.

‘Cities’ are popping up across Bali’s spiritual heartland. Can villagers from Ubud hold back a tsunami of foreign money and preserve the island's culture?

In a nursing home lives an elderly man who is being held against his will. We can’t tell you his name. We can’t tell you his age. We can’t even use his real voice, or the voice of anyone involved in his case. Reporter Anne Connolly investigates what happens when the state rules you're incapable of looking after yourself.

As a teenager, Remy learnt to survive by hustling on the streets of Parramatta. Then she hit the bigtime. Reporter Mahmood Fazal investigates what life is like on the other side of the war on drugs.

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.

Queensland authorities failed to heed multiple serious warnings that a young pair of sisters were in danger, before it was too late. Their grieving family is now desperate to understand why. Reporter Alexandra Blucher investigates.

When two infants die after being left inside a hot car, their family seek answers to how this could have happened. Reporter Alexandra Blucher tracks down a child safety officer involved in their case, and hears why she believes the girls' deaths could have been prevented.

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