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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

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