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316 Available Episodes (316 Total)Average duration: 00:38:23
Apr 03, 2023
PRESENTS - Lazarus Heist series 2
00:04:48
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Mar 23, 2023
Prisoner of the State
00:41:10
In a nursing home lives an elderly man who is being held against his will.
Mar 17, 2023
The Psychedelic Rush
00:36:31
Reporters Geoff Thompson and Annika Blau investigate how Australia became the first country to give scripts for trips.
Mar 09, 2023
Dead Man's Secrets | 02
00:31:31
In the second and final episode of Dead Man's Secrets, reporter Josh Robertson investigates the grisly murder of the powerful Papuan executive who negotiated one of Australia’s biggest foreign assistance packages.
Mar 02, 2023
Dead Man's Secrets | 01
00:32:53
A shocking murder takes place in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
Feb 23, 2023
How the system failed to save Darcey and Chloe | 02
00:31:45
When two infants die after being left inside a hot car, their family seek answers to how this could have happened.
Feb 15, 2023
How the system failed to save Darcey and Chloe | 01
00:38:35
Queensland authorities failed to heed multiple serious warnings that a young pair of sisters were in danger, before it was too late.
Feb 09, 2023
The psychiatrist and his star patient
00:36:30
Kate thought she'd finally found a psychiatrist who cared about her.
Feb 03, 2023
Under the Eye of Iran | 02
00:38:13
Massoud was heading to a protest outside Tehran's embassy in Canberra when a phone call confirmed his worst fears had come true.
Jan 26, 2023
Under the Eye of Iran | 01
00:37:25
Protesters say they're being ordered to read false confessions and their activities are under surveillance.
Apr 03 | 00:04:48
PRESENTS - Lazarus Heist series 2
Mar 23 | 00:41:10
Prisoner of the State
Mar 17 | 00:36:31
The Psychedelic Rush
Mar 09 | 00:31:31
Dead Man's Secrets | 02
Mar 02 | 00:32:53
Dead Man's Secrets | 01
Feb 23 | 00:31:45
How the system failed to save Darcey and Chloe | 02
Feb 15 | 00:38:35
How the system failed to save Darcey and Chloe | 01
Feb 09 | 00:36:30
The psychiatrist and his star patient
Feb 03 | 00:38:13
Under the Eye of Iran | 02
Jan 26 | 00:37:25
Under the Eye of Iran | 01
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