Investigative – Australian Audio Guide

Podcasts / Investigative

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Thin Black Line

It would be a mistake to assume that Thin Black Line – an investigative documentary into the death of 18-year-old…

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By: ABC Radio

Crime Current affairs Documentary History Indigenous Investigative Narrative Politics Social issues Sound-rich
How Do You Sleep At Night?

How Do You Sleep At Night? is a six-part documentary series about people deemed ‘bad’ by society. Far from casting…

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By: ABC

Conversation Current affairs Documentary Investigative Narrative Social issues
From the Embers

During the horrific fires over the 2019 and 2020 summer, Australians came to rely on the reach of the ABC…

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By: Community Broadcasting Association of Australia

Current affairs Documentary Educational Investigative Narrative Nature & place Social issues
Breathless

Breathless is hosted by Guardian contributors Taylor Fuller and Miles Herbert, who provide in-depth and investigative reporting into David Dungay…

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By: Guardian Australia

Current affairs Investigative Politics Social issues
Full Story

Full Story marks Guardian Australia’s entry into the news podcast fray. Released almost daily, Full Story breaks complex issues and ideas…

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By: The Guardian Australia

Current affairs Documentary Investigative Social issues
7am

7am is a daily narrative news briefing that is sharp and accessible with a clean, slick audio design. Each morning…

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By: Schwartz Media

Current affairs Investigative Politics Social issues
Unravel

Crime podcasts are at their best when they reach past the grim details and gore of murder, and investigate something…

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By: ABC Audio Studios

Crime Indigenous Investigative Narrative
Trace

ABC investigative reporter Rachael Brown revisits the unsolved murder of Maria James, found stabbed to death at the back of…

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By: ABC

Crime Documentary Investigative Narrative Sound-rich
The Messenger

The Messenger is expertly crafted, and powerful storytelling. A podcast collaboration between Behind the Wire and the Wheeler Centre, the ten-part…

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By: The Wheeler Centre and Behind the Wire

Current affairs Documentary Investigative Narrative Politics Social issues
Background Briefing

RN’s Background Briefing is a rarity in Australian investigative journalism. Podcast (and broadcast) weekly, the programme does current affairs in depth. Airing weekly…

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By: ABC Radio National

Current affairs Documentary Investigative Narrative Social issues
Dead and Buried

Take a tour through the darker side of Melbourne’s history, as hosts Carly Godden and Lee Hooper dig true crime cases…

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By: Carly Godden and Lee Hooper

Crime Documentary Educational Investigative Nature & place
Science Vs

Science Vs debuted as a series for ABC First Run, based in Sydney, before being adopted by Gimlet Media and moving…

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By: ABC First Run (S1)/Gimlet Media (S2)

Health & body Investigative Science & tech
Phoebe’s Fall

Phoebe’s Fall is Melbourne daily newspaper the Age‘s answer to Serial, if you like – a six-part true crime audio series centred on…

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By: Fairfax Media

Crime Documentary Investigative
Curtain

Curtain is a true crime podcast hosted by Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson, and it very much borrows from the Serial…

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By: BIMA Projects

Crime Documentary Indigenous Investigative Narrative Social issues Sound-rich
Hack

Hack is a daily current affairs program produced by ABC’s youth radio network Triple j. Hosted by Tom Tilley, Hack covers a vast…

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By: ABC Radio

Conversation Current affairs Investigative Money Politics Relationships Science & tech Social issues
SBS True Stories

Each season of SBS True Stories explores a different theme. From high school survival tales to true stories of untold Australia, this podcast features…

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By: Special Broadcasting Service

Arts & culture Crime Documentary Investigative Narrative Social issues Sound-rich
The Minefield

Hosted by Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens, Radio National ethics podcast The Minefield invites listeners into each episode with a question:…

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By: ABC Radio National

Conversation Crime Educational Investigative Politics Relationships Social issues
Human/Ordinary

In his independent podcast Human/Ordinary, Sam Loy tackles ‘stories about our culture, our relationships, and the extraordinary feat of being alive’….

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By: Sam Loy

Documentary Investigative Narrative Social issues
Random Article

Random Article is an independent podcast that’s ‘interested in EVERYTHING’ – and host May Jasper doesn’t make that claim lightly. In each episode,…

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By: May Jasper

Documentary Funny Investigative
The Real Thing

From longtime collaborators Timothy Nicastri and Mike Williams comes The Real Thing – a lively, dynamic bunch of features delving into…

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By: ABC Radio National

Documentary Funny Investigative Narrative Relationships Social issues Sound-rich
Bowraville

‘You’ve got three children who all disappeared. All from the same street? What could have happened?’ Dan Box is the…

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By: The Australian

Crime Documentary Investigative Narrative Social issues
Better Off Dead

Well-loved tv personality Andrew Denton shrank from public life for a couple of years, and re-emerged with Better Off Dead –…

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By: The Wheeler Centre and Thought Fox Productions

Crime Documentary Health & body Investigative Narrative Politics Social issues Sound-rich