Jen Parsonage

Aug 15, 2023 | abc.net.au | Mario Christodoulou |Anne Worthington |Leila Shunnar |Jen Parsonage |David Lewis |Ali Russell | +1 more

Alice Brennan: Hi there, I’m Alice Brennan and welcome to Background Briefing. It’s 2007 and Mathew Kennedy is going on a date. He’s invited a girl he likes to the movies to see Ghost Rider with Nicholas Cage. They get to the cinema early and they sit down next to each other. The trailers haven’t started so it’s really quiet. Until…(Beeping sound.)Mathew slinks into his chair he’s so embarrassed. He knows his date, Raquel, is looking at him. And he can see it in her face.

Aug 15, 2023 | abc.net.au | Alex Mann |Anne Worthington |Leila Shunnar |Jen Parsonage |David Lewis |Ali Russell | +1 more

Alice Brennan: Hi there, Alice Brennan here and this is Background Briefing. In part one of our collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Background Briefing reporters Mario Christodoulou and Alex Mann, along with a team of journalists from across the world looked at what happens when something goes wrong with a medical device. And by medical device we’re talking pacemakers, joint implants, breast implants and even devices like defibrillators.

Aug 15, 2023 | abc.net.au | Allan Clarke |David Lewis |Benjamin Sveen |Ingrid Wagner |Leila Shunnar |Jen Parsonage | +2 more

A transcript for this program will be made available the Tuesday after broadcast. "Bush Court" is based on a simple premise. If you live in a remote Australia, you won't be forced to travel to the city to seek justice. Instead, justice will come to you. It's kind of like a judicial roadshow with a judge, prosecutor, and defence team touring 30 Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory each year.

Aug 15, 2023 | abc.net.au | Katherine Gregory |Meghna Bali |Ingrid Wagner |Leila Shunnar |Jen Parsonage |Ali Russell | +2 more

Alice Brennan: Hi there, Alice Brennan here, and welcome to Background Briefing. Today we’re off to the beach. I want to introduce you to the surf lifesaver but first take a step back in time. Archive: Yes it could be the story of any one of our youths who parade on Australian beaches. Each one of these men joined a surf life saving club, not because it meant parading up and down the beach in colourful costumes with flags flying, but to save lives.

Aug 15, 2023 | abc.net.au | Meredith Griffiths |Meghna Bali |Ingrid Wagner |Jen Parsonage |Leila Shunnar |Benjamin Sveen | +1 more

ALICE BRENNAN: Hi there, Alice Brennan here, and welcome...to Background Briefing. This week we're taking you to the tiny village of Girilambone... only about 100 people live there. It's mostly houses and old sheds made of corrugated iron and fibro scattered along a handful of streets - many of which are unpaved. MEREDITH GRIFFITHS: Oh god there's actually a school zone, gotta get a photo that, there's no traffic but there's still a school zone. ALICE BRENNAN: Meredith Griffiths...