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Australia's leading international affairs program featuring fascinating, in-depth stories from the ABC's unrivalled network of foreign correspondents.
Episodes (31)
1. Rosie's Journey
Aired 15 March 2016 • 30 min
Does gender equality free women from family violence? Campaigner Rosie Batty & reporter Sally Sara journey to gender equality heartland, Sweden to find out. What they discover will surprise.
2. The Zombies From Wall Street
Aired 22 March 2016 • 30 min
They're back. The crazy loans that triggered the Global Financial Crisis have morphed into "zombie mortgages" and as Paul Barry discovers, they're cutting a swathe through some American cities.
3. One Night In Cologne
Aired 29 March 2016 • 30 min
A mob sexual assault on young women revellers on New Year’s Eve snapped Germany’s celebrated tolerance of mass migration. What happened? Why was it hushed up? How has it changed the nation?
4. Poppyland
Aired 5 April 2016 • 30 min
Liam Cochrane travels to the source of most of Australia’s heroin - the vast opium fields of Myanmar, where poppy production has more than doubled in a decade. What will it take to stop the opium trade?
5. Mafia Hunter
Aired 12 April 2016 • 30 min
Inside the life of Pino Maniaci, the irrepressible Sicilian journalist who campaigns daily against the Mafia, defying constant threats to his life.
6. On Thin Ice
Aired 19 April 2016 • 30 min
A budding ski industry has sprung up in the remote alps of Afghanistan. But this enterprise – and the local people - face the menace of a resurgent Taliban.
7. Saudi Arabia Uncovered
Aired 26 April 2016 • 30 min
Undercover cameras provide a rare window into one of the world's most secretive countries, revealing how Saudi Arabia ruthlessly crushes internal dissent - and how some people are fighting back.
8. False Economy
Aired 3 May 2016 • 30 min
Thousands of Australians book their holidays on cheap foreign airlines - but how safe are they? This special report reveals troubling evidence about the safety of some Asian budget carriers.
9. Persian Jam
Aired 10 May 2016 • 30 min
Hairy hipsters, beautiful girls, funky cafes, pulsing live music - this is modern Iran, where young artists and musicians are testing the tolerance of the Islamic regime. Matt Brown reports.
10. Come In Spinner
Aired 17 May 2016 • 30 min
A giant leap for mankind or a hazardous lurch into the unknown? A tiny Australian venture is racing to rule the skies, as drone companies vie to deliver mail, medicines & pizzas to your door. Zoe Daniel reports.
11. Into The Zone
Aired 24 May 2016 • 30 min
Mark Willacy travels to radiation-poisoned Fukushima to uncover startling new evidence about the dangers that still lurk there and the near insurmountable task of cleaning it up.
12. Surgical Strike
Aired 31 May 2016 • 30 min
Anatomy of a military scandal. Why did US forces attack a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Afghanistan, killing 42 people? An Aussie doctor is among the survivors who tell their chilling stories.
13. There'll Always Be An England
Aired 7 June 2016 • 30 min
Quit Europe or stay? It's the English who hold the whip in hand in the coming UK vote - and many want out. So what's up with the Poms? Lisa Millar explores the essence of "Englishness".
14. Accused
Aired 14 June 2016 • 30 min
A puff of rumour grew into a tempest of accusations and led to the jailing of seven people for alleged child abuse at an elite international school in Jakarta. Was justice served or was it a case of moral panic?
15. A Fleeting Freedom
Aired 21 June 2016 • 30 min
As supporters battle to free seven people jailed in a child abuse scandal at an elite Indonesian school, Foreign Correspondent digs into the evidence - and turns up some surprises.
16. Honouring Noah
Aired 28 June 2016 • 30 min
It's the question posed after Orlando & every other massacre: Will America ever regulate guns? Lisa Millar revisits a mother who lost her little boy to a mass shooter and who - remarkably - sees positive signs of change.
17. The Reckoning
Aired 5 July 2016 • 30 min
It deposed tyrant Saddam Hussein but caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, lit sectarian conflict and helped the rise of ISIS. Was the Iraq war justified? Thirteen years on, a major inquiry is set to pass judgment.
18. Freedom Riders
Aired 12 July 2016 • 30 min
How do you free troubled kids from the violence and poverty of South Africa's broken townships? For starters, you teach them surfing. Sally Sara reports on the idea that's inspiring youngsters to unleash their best.
19. A Bloody Boycott
Aired 19 July 2016 • 30 min
Eight or more students shot, universities boycotted, a Prime Minister fighting for his political life. Eric Tlozek looks behind the unrest afflicting Australia's nearest neighbour, PNG.
20. The Labours Of Mr. Zhang
Aired 26 July 2016 • 30 min
As China's economy stumbles, Matthew Carney taps into the anger of a growing mass of unemployed workers and meets a labour activist who's risking his freedom to fight for their rights.
21. Get Up, Stand Up
Aired 2 August 2016 • 30 min
As the world's newest nation teeters on the brink of civil war, the young people of South Sudan are pushing back, seeking peace through music and the power of radio. Sally Sara reports.
22. Never Trump
Aired 9 August 2016 • 30 min
Hamish Macdonald obtains exclusive access to rebel Republicans as they plot to railroad Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
23. For Greater Glory
Aired 16 August 2016 • 30 min
A generation of athletes treated like lab rats by their own country. Sarah Dingle reports on the human cost of the widespread doping programs run by the former East Germany in the 70s and 80s.
24. The War on Children
Aired 23 August 2016 • 30 min
In a playground of international powers, it’s children who are dying from bombs, bullets and hunger. Sophie McNeill and cameraman Aaron Hollett report from the Yemen war zone.
25. Last Whites of The East End
Aired 30 August 2016 • 30 min
For the first time ever, white Britons are a minority in London. This film delves into the lives of the dwindling cockney tribe of the East End as they struggle with immigration, "white flight" and loss of identity.
26. Generation Left Behind
Aired 6 September 2016 • 30 min
More than 60 million Chinese children are growing up without their parents, paying the price of their country's dash to prosperity. Matthew Carney reports on the generation left behind.
27. Joe Leahy's Troubles
Aired 13 September 2016 • 30 min
When award-winning Australian filmmaker Bob Connolly reunites with the characters of his acclaimed PNG Highlands trilogy, he is shocked at how their fortunes have changed.
28. Wild Things
Aired 20 September 2016 • 30 min
Elephants roaming Scandinavia, wolves chasing bison in Europe - endangered animals are being reintroduced to wild places as part of a radical and controversial idea called "re-wilding".
29. Keep Calm And Drill On
Aired 27 September 2016 • 30 min
Oil-rich Norway has adopted the radical goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. But, as Eric Campbell reports, there's a catch to this green revolution.
30. The Bridge
Aired 4 October 2016 • 30 min
Who'll be next? Fear and paranoia grip Turkey after a failed coup and a payback purge, as Sally Sara reports.
31. President Trump
Aired 20 November 2016 • 30 min
He was a showman, a wheeler-dealer & one-time rank outsider who shocked Washington's establishment. Now he's set to lead the free world. So who is President Trump? Emma Alberici reports.