The Australian Documentary Podcasts
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The Australian Documentary Podcasts
An archive of all of The Australian's award-winning collection of investigative and narrative podcasts.
Recent Episodes
32 episodesForward Slash - Episode 1 - Vaccine
When will we get a COVID-19 vaccine? There's never been a question more people around the world have asked at the same time. Those on the frontlines o...
The existential threat beneath our feet.
There are no shortage of environmental issues to keep track of, but what about soil degradation? This podcast is part of The Australian's coverage of...
Behind the doors of Melbourne's secretive medicinal marijuana facility
There's a green rush underway in Victoria as commercial operators make a move on medicinal cannabis. Cann Group has developed Australia's largest such...
Behind the Media - Hedley Thomas
A weekly interview with journalists, writers, editors, presenters and other media careerists. On this episode Media Diarist Stephen Brook interviews H...
Lost in Larrimah - Episode 6 - Last Drinks
One of the most peculiar things about Paddy Moriarty’s disappearance is that his dog, Kellie, is missing too. We investigate the strange twist that mi...
Lost in Larrimah - Episode 5 - True Word
Paddy Moriarty loved a tall tale and was known as a larrikin. Some of the potential reasons for his disappearance sound like a tall tale themselves. T...
Lost in Larrimah - Episode 4 - End of the Line
For people in Larrimah, the hardship isn’t just that Paddy Moriarty’s missing. Or that he’s probably not coming back alive. They’re facing the idea th...
Lost in Larrimah - Episode 3 - Humble Pie
If there’s one thing Larrimah’s residents can agree on, it’s that Paddy Moriarty and Fran Hodgetts have been fighting for years. Now the grandmother,...
Lost in Larrimah - Episode 2 - Off the Rails
As police begin to suspect Paddy Moriarty has met with foul play, existing tensions in Larrimah flare up. The town has been in a civil war for more th...
Lost in Larrimah - Episode 1 - Never Never
Paddy Moriarty was a larrikin — and when he goes missing under mysterious circumstances, the tiny town of Larrimah finds itself in the midst of an out...
Can Australian organics bloom beyond a profitable niche?
Australia's organic industry today is only a small slice of total food production, but there's plenty of optimism and commercial investment in the spa...
Hope dries up for Australia's most important river
Is a solution for the Murray Darling Basin too much to hope for? Farmers and locals on the border of New South Wales and Victoria tell their side of a...
The Theory of Objects - Episode 6 - Les Darcy and the locket
The enduring love story that drove one of Australia's greatest boxers who never was.Music credits I got 99 broadswords but this isn't one (Komiku) And...
The Theory of Objects - Episode 5 - Lynn Santer and the Alby Mangels collection
Searching for the man whose adventures inspired a generation of Australians.Music credits Big tree (Evan Schaeffer) I will not let you let me down, Ho...
The Theory of Objects - Episode 4 - Li Cunxin and his father's stool
The humble objects treasured by Mao's last dancer.Music credits Mirror lake (Cyrus) Opening, Wake up heroic figure, Dreaming of you (Komiku) Nirvana V...
The Theory of Objects - Episode 3 - Mary Watson and the sea cucumber tub
A young mother makes a desperate bid to save her infant son.Music creditsDeep dive, Persistence with beat (Raphael Angel) La Citadelle (Komiku) Three...
The Theory of Objects - Episode 2 - Percy Grainger and his whips
The private pleasures of Australia's greatest composer, only discovered a decade after his death.Music credits Action investigation, Time (Komiku) A q...
The Theory of Objects - Episode 1 - The canoe and the crawl
How a Solomon Island war canoe launched a signature swimming style. Music credits But enough about me Bill Paxton, Undercover vampire policeman (Chris...
Ballarat's Children - Episode 3 - Broken silence, broken lives
For decades, victims of clerical paedophilia in Ballarat had suffered in silence. With the first conviction of Gerald Ridsdale in 1993, the wall of si...
Ballarat's children - Episode 2 - Without let or restraint
In the wake of the Ryan-Day episode in 1972, rates of clerical offending exploded in the Ballarat Diocese. Priests and religious figures preyed upon c...
Ballarat's children - Episode 1 - The smother
The Ballarat Diocese became the epicentre of an epidemic of clerical paedophilia. The obvious question is how could thousands of children be abused wi...
The End of the Line
Ford employees share their memories of the company with Chip Le Grand as the company concludes manufacturing cars in Australia.
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Olympic stories
Past and present athletes speak to Nicole Jeffery about the moments that stick with those who participate in the world's biggest sporting event.
Australian Dairy - The Complicated Crisis
Farmers are furious, corporate regulators are circling and lobby groups are calling for levies. But how did we get here?
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Bowraville Bonus Episode - The Phone Call
Only a small section of our interview with Jay Hart made it into episode 5. Here is the full 45 minute conversation. A podcast investigation into a ca...
A Cold War Warrior Speaks Out
Paul Dibb tells The Australian's Associate Editor Cameron Stewart why he's bitter about his former ASIO bosses.
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Bowraville Episode 5 - The Case For Jay
How strong is the evidence of Jay Hart's innocence? Can you build a case to prove he didn't do it? A podcast investigation into a case that remains un...
Bowraville Episode 4 - The Trials
How the courts refused to jail the main suspect in the murders. Has a serial killer been allowed to walk free? A podcast investigation into a case tha...
Bowraville Episode 3 - The Suspect
Who is Jay Hart? His family and former friends describe the boy who grew up to be the suspect in the case. A podcast investigation into a serial killi...
Bowraville Episode 2 - The Investigation
What happened after the police finally arrived in Bowraville? The mistakes made - and the evidence never heard in court. A podcast investigation into...
Bowraville Episode 1 - The Murders
Three children disappear from one small Australian town; the same man seen at the scene of each, but never convicted. A podcast investigation into a s...
Does Racism Lie Behind The Opposition To Chinese Farm Buyers?
Controversial and outspoken agribusiness executive David Williams holds court at The Australian's 2016 Global Food Forum, discussing Chinese investmen...