
Background Briefing
Background Briefing brings you true stories not everyone will want you to hear.
Latest episodes

Jun 22, 2023 • 30min
Inside the battle to keep cocaine out of Australia
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.

Jun 16, 2023 • 37min
False Witness
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.

Jun 8, 2023 • 37min
Grim Prospects | 02
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.

Jun 1, 2023 • 41min
Grim Prospects | 01
Two campers go missing while prospecting for gold in the Western Australian outback.

May 25, 2023 • 41min
The woman who offers one last chance for an Australian visa
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.

May 20, 2023 • 36min
Remy was 12 when she became a drug dealer
As a teenager, Remy learnt to survive by hustling on the streets of Parramatta.

May 11, 2023 • 42min
The Fine Print
The consumer genetic testing industry has become big business.

Mar 23, 2023 • 41min
Prisoner of the State
In a nursing home lives an elderly man who is being held against his will.

Mar 17, 2023 • 37min
The Psychedelic Rush
Reporters Geoff Thompson and Annika Blau investigate how Australia became the first country to give scripts for trips.

Mar 9, 2023 • 32min
Dead Man's Secrets | 02
In the second and final episode of Dead Man's Secrets, reporter Josh Robertson investigates the grisly murder of the powerful Papuan executive who negotiated one of Australia’s biggest foreign assistance packages.