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Sets from Gareth Coupe and Stel Alexander. After focusing on building his plumbing and heating company the former IDJ Magazine competition winner, the former resident at the 2nd best club night in Wales Mixmag 2006 Dance Music Awards, FREAK. And former resident at arguably one of the biggest club nights in the UK, Yousef's very own award winning CIRCUS in Liverpool…. Stel Alexander is back behind the decks. Stel Alexander bought his 1st set of turntables at the age of 17 and his 1st gig came ...
Massoud was heading to a protest outside Tehran's embassy in Canberra when a phone call confirmed his worst fears had come true.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Protesters say they're being ordered to read false confessions and their activities are under surveillance.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
It's one of the most effective forms of contraception available.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Summer Season | Meet the teens at the frontline of organised crime
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There's a violent territorial dispute between rival gangs in Sydney’s west.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Charles Batham has been in hiding for years, and after two narrow escapes the trail goes cold. Then, reporter Erin Parke gets a tip-off that that brings the global investigation back from the brink – but will the truth ever come out about Batham’s dark past?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A tall, eccentric Englishman with a secret double life flees Australia. For nine years he remains on the run. What he doesn't know is that two Australian women are tracking his movements from afar. Reporter Erin Parke was one of them.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Summer Season | Is getting quality care at medicinal cannabis clinics just pot luck?
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When Jordan wanted to treat his insomnia, he turned to an experimental therapy: medicinal cannabis.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Precious artefacts looted from Cambodia and Thailand made their way into prominent collections here in Australia, and around the world.In the second and final episode of his investigation, Mario Christodoulou investigates why it’s taking so long for these precious works to be returned to their rightful home.…
Many ancient Cambodian artifacts arrived in Australia during the 1960s and 1970s, when the south east Asian country was in turmoil. Mario Christodoulou investigates how some had come from looted historic sites or passed through the hands of suspected smugglers, and now feature in major galleries around the world.…
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The little-known religious code ruling many major public hospitals
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Did you know that some of Australia’s largest public hospitals are run according to a religious code of ethics?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
There’s new mind-bending technology that creates immersive media from scratch.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Pain in Paradise 02 | Byron's Thin Blue Line
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Five years ago, a confronting video of a violent police encounter shocked the Byron Bay community.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Pain in Paradise 01 | What happened in Lateen Lane?
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In one dark Byron Bay back alley, a series of baton strikes changes a teenager's life.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Protesters say they're being ordered to read false confessions and their activities are under surveillance.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
AFL superstars like Cyril Rioli and Michael Long forged their talents there.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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A far-right troll's journey from an Ipswich bedroom to global infamy
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Note: this episode was originally broadcast in July 2021 and it contains explicit language and confronting themes.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Is getting quality care at medicinal cannabis clinics just pot luck?
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When Jordan wanted to treat his insomnia, he turned to an experimental therapy: medicinal cannabis.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Faulty Towers 02 | 'The scummiest landlord in the state'
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following program contains references to a deceased Indigenous Australian.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Faulty Towers 01 | The birdman of Surry Hills
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From piles of rubbish to leaking sewers, rats, and gas leaks.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Fierce Girls listen up! If you want to know whether schools should ban homework or how to win an argument with your parents… then you should check out Short & Curly. It's a fun-filled podcast packed with answers to your curly questions that will get you thinking about pop culture, school, technology and the future. So if you want to learn something…
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Meet the teens at the frontline of organised crime
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There's a violent territorial dispute between rival gangs in Sydney’s west.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Inside the climate activists’ plan to shut down Australia
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When protesters disrupted one of Australia’s largest container facilities, the NSW Government responded with new broad-sweeping laws that carried 2 year jail terms.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The mysterious discovery of the Alsehli sisters, who were found dead in a Sydney flat after more than a month, has shocked Australians.But who are they? What were they doing here? And most chillingly - why are they dead?Reporters Rachael Brown and Mahmood Fazal investigate.Please note this story contains disturbing themes including discussions of s…
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The billion dollar industry helping students cheat
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When the pandemic pushed university assessments out of the exam room and into the bedroom, many Australian students turned to powerful new allies to help them get good grades.Reporter Mario Christodoulou investigates.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
There's a big nature tourism project about to take off in New South Wales, but many locals aren't all that happy about it.Reporter Mayeta Clark investigates why.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The artisan farmers taking on Victoria's meat regulator
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Victoria is marketed as an exciting culinary destination. But organic farmers say they're facing draconian rules that prevent consumers from accessing the ethical food they want.Reporter Mahmood Fazal investigates.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Worried about racial inequities in the health system, First Nations women are fighting for culturally safe birth options. But as Quandamooka woman Carly Williams finds out, not everyone in the mainstream healthcare service is on board.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Will any koalas be left in Australia's east by 2050?
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Being one of Australia’s cutest animals hasn’t prevented its slide towards extinction. Reporter Rachael Brown investigates what is being done to try to curb the koala's declining population.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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NAIDOC - Faith Thomas: the girl who became the first indigenous person to play cricket for Australia
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Faith Thomas grew up throwing rocks at galahs. She'd only been playing proper cricket for a couple of weeks before she was picked to represent South Australia. Her phenomenal stats made headlines. So, it was no great surprise when Faith got called up to represent Australia against England in Brisbane. When she stepped onto the Gabba cricket ground,…
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NAIDOC - Yukultji Napangati: the girl who made her world shimmer
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Yukultji Napangati grew up with no contact with the outside world. Just her and her family, living on a shimmery salt lake. She learned how to live on Country, how to find food, water, and shelter. She was a particularly great hunter. When she turned 14, everything changed. She saw her first other humans, and saw a car for the first time. She had b…
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NAIDOC - Queenie McKenzie: the girl who became a living treasure
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Queenie McKenzie grew up on a cattle station, staying away from the grasps of the authorities, who would take Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids like her from their families at will. As she grew up, she solved problems everywhere she saw them. From building schools and teaching kids in her community, to saving a man’s life by repairing his …
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NAIDOC - Oodgeroo Noonuccal: the girl who fought for the rights of her people
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When Kath Ruska's dad told her white people would never recognise Aboriginal culture, she hoped he was wrong. She became a famous poet, using her pen as a weapon to fight for Indigenous rights. Her words took her all the way to Parliament House, where she demanded the Prime Minister do more to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islan…
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NAIDOC - Mary Ann Bugg: the girl who became a fierce bushranger
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Mary Ann Bugg was an Aboriginal woman who became a savvy bushranger and accomplice to Captain Thunderbolt. She was the bushranger's spy, riding ahead into towns to check for police. She also used her bush skills to gather and hunt food for the group of bushrangers she rode with. Mary Ann used her first-class education and stunning beauty to fool th…
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NAIDOC - Molly Kelly: the girl who followed the rabbit-proof fence home
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Molly Kelly had a white father and an Aboriginal mother and was just a young girl when she was taken from her home.She was stolen from her family and taken to a settlement where white people hoped to stamp out her Aboriginality.But Molly escaped and walked one thousand miles home to her family, using a rabbit-proof fence as her guide.Written and na…
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NAIDOC - Daisy Bindi: the girl who fought for more
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Daisy Bindi couldn't understand why her boss paid wages to the white workers, but not to her. She was no different to them. And neither were all the other Aboriginal workers who were being treated like slaves. In 1946 Daisy decided enough was enough. She helped lead a three-year strike which won Aboriginal workers fairer pay and better working cond…
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What goes on inside Australia's first long COVID clinic?
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Thousands of Australians are finding they still feel ill several months after contracting coronavirus.They're experiencing a new and little understood condition called long COVID.As Geoff Thompson discovered, the demand for medical treatment is now overwhelming.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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INTRODUCING - Fierce Girls Celebrates NAIDOC Week
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Fierce Girls is celebrating First Nations women who Get Up! Stand Up and Show Up! As Australia celebrates NAIDOC week in July, we're putting the spotlight on seven fierce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.By ABC Podcasts
Precious artefacts looted from Cambodia and Thailand made their way into prominent collections here in Australia, and around the world.In the second and final episode of his investigation, Mario Christodoulou investigates why it’s taking so long for these precious works to be returned to their rightful home.…
Many ancient Cambodian artifacts arrived in Australia during the 1960s and 1970s, when the south east Asian country was in turmoil. Mario Christodoulou investigates how some had come from looted historic sites or passed through the hands of suspected smugglers, and now feature in major galleries around the world.…
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged schools across the country like never before, but it's also shone a light on existing issues within the profession such as a chronic shortage of specialised teachers and growing workload stress. Reporter Mayeta Clark follows teachers in public schools in NSW as they struggle to cover classes and keep their stude…
