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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Mario Christodoulou |Meghna Bali |Ingrid Wagner |Leila Shunnar |Andrei Shabunov |Benjamin Sveen | +1 more
A transcript for this program will be made available the Tuesday after broadcast. In the shadow of the Hong Kong protests on university campuses, Australia’s top universities are working with blacklisted Chinese entities involved in Beijing’s surveillance state. This week Background Briefing and Four Corners investigate how Australia’s hi-tech ambitions became a high stakes gamble. Experts warn these partnerships could be a risk to national security. Broadcast 12 Oct 2019
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Sarah Dingle |Brendan King |Jess O'Callaghan |Leila Shunnar |Andrei Shabunov |Alice Brennan
Alice Brennan: I'm Alice Brennan, this is Background Briefing. And before we start this week's story I want you to know that we're going to some pretty grim places, including discussions of suicide and murder. If it raises any issues for you, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, and if you need to speak to someone about domestic or family violence, call 1800 RESPECT, that's 1800 737 732.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Jane Bardon |Emma James |Leila Shunnar |Andrei Shabunov |Alice Brennan |Alex Mann
Alex Mann: Hi, I'm Alex Mann and this is Background Briefing. Most of you would now be familiar with the worst images of Australian justice that this country has ever seen. Audio from Don Dale footage: Ah! I can't breathe! No, don't put it in my mouth, I can't breathe!Alex Mann: Teenagers strapped to mechanical restraint chairs, spit-hooded and teargassed in Darwin's youth detention centre.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Allan Clarke |Brendan King |Jess O'Callaghan |Leila Shunnar |Andrei Shabunov |Alice Brennan
Alice Brennan: Hi there, Alice Brennan here, and you're listening to Background Briefing. This week, a special preview for you. It's of 'Unravel', a podcast investigating the death of Aboriginal teenager Mark Haines in Tamworth back in 1988. Allan Clarke is an investigative reporter and he's been looking into the case for five years. Welcome, Allan. Allan Clarke: Hi, thanks for having me. Alice Brennan: So tell me about how you first came across this story.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Sarah Dingle |Brendan King |Jess O'Callaghan |Leila Shunnar |Andrei Shabunov |Alice Brennan
Alice Brennan: Hi there, I'm Alice Brennan, this is Background Briefing. Have you ever heard of the 'tragedy of the commons'? It's an oddly charming term for human greed. The phrase 'tragedy of the commons' was first coined almost two centuries ago, in 1830s England. The commons was a pasture set aside for anyone to use for free. And in those difficult times, the commons was seen as a boon for poorer individuals who could graze cattle on it to supplement their income.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Ariel Bogle |Stephen Hutcheon |Benjamin Sveen |Michael Workman |Ingrid Wagner |Leila Shunnar | +3 more
Alice Brennan: Hey there, Alice Brennan here -- and welcome to Background Briefing. Ariel Bogle: Is there a flavour that's kind of like a white whale, impossible to master? Paul Blamire: You mean the Holy Grail? Ariel Bogle: Yeah. Paul Blamire: Yep. Sure is, tiramisu. Impossible to do because of the layers right now. Ariel Bogle: Ahh. Paul Blamire: How are you gonna get the coffee soaked cake, the liqueurs in layers, to sit the way you want it to sit?
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Katherine Gregory |Benjamin Sveen |Leila Shunnar |Alice Brennan |Ali Russell |Andrei Shabunov
Alice Brennan: Hi there, Alice Brennan here -- welcome to Background Briefing. We are in a pub. Kat Gregory, what are you drinking? Katherine Gregory: I am drinking a gin and soda, with a bit of lemon... Alice Brennan: So imagine this. A summer BBQ, a hard day at work, a Friday evening catch up with friends. I can't see any of those occasions without a good old drink. Can you? Katherine Gregory: Not really. Can you? Alice Brennan: Safe to say that -- Australia, you've got a drinking problem.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Mario Christodoulou |Meghna Bali |Ingrid Wagner |Leila Shunnar |Andrei Shabunov |Benjamin Sveen | +1 more
A transcript for this program will be made available the Tuesday after broadcast. In the shadow of the Hong Kong protests on university campuses, Australia's top universities are working with blacklisted Chinese entities involved in Beijing's surveillance state. This week Background Briefing and Four Corners investigate how Australia's hi-tech ambitions became a high stakes gamble. Experts warn these partnerships could be a risk to national security. Broadcast 12 Oct 2019
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Hagar Cohen |Benjamin Sveen |Ingrid Wagner |Gina McKeon |Leila Shunnar |Andrei Shabunov | +2 more
SHANI MAY: Look, feel free to rummage. HAGAR COHEN: Okay. SHANI MAY: That's about all I can say. HAGAR COHEN: Yeah. SHANI MAY: I'll have a look and see what else we got. HAGAR COHEN: Shani May enters her mum's old office. I'm right behind her. It's dark and musty inside... and there's stuff scattered everywhere. SHANI MAY: Oh, it's amazing, I really thought I'd thrown all that out. HAGAR COHEN: Alright, do you mind if I just go under the.... oooo!! Under the table... the desk here?
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Allan Clarke |Emma James |David Lawford |Mark Cash |Andrei Shabunov |Ali Russell | +1 more
If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person we want, you to know that this program contains the names of people who have died. Alice Brennan: Hi there, I'm Alice Brennan and this is Background Briefing. If you're a true crime fan, then you've probably come across the ABC podcast, Unravel - Blood On The Tracks.
