The Australian Documentary Podcasts

There are no shortage of environmental issues to keep track of, but what about soil degradation? This podcas...

There's a green rush underway in Victoria as commercial operators make a move on medicinal cannabis. Cann Group has developed Australia...

A weekly interview with journalists, writers, editors, presenters and other media careerists. On this episode Media Diarist Stephen Bro...

One of the most peculiar things about Paddy Moriarty's disappearance is that his dog, Kellie, is missing too. We investigate the strang...

Paddy Moriarty loved a tall tale and was known as a larrikin. Some of the potential reasons for his disappearance sound like a tall tal...

For people in Larrimah, the hardship isn't just that Paddy Moriarty's missing. Or that he's probably not coming back alive. They're fac...

If there's one thing Larrimah's residents can agree on, it's that Paddy Moriarty and Fran Hodgetts have been fighting for years. Now th...

As police begin to suspect Paddy Moriarty has met with foul play, existing tensions in Larrimah flare up. The town has been in a civil ...

Paddy Moriarty was a larrikin - and when he goes missing under mysterious circumstances, the tiny town of Larrimah finds itself in the ...

Australia's organic industry today is only a small slice of total food production, but there's plenty of optimism and commercial invest...

Is a solution for the Murray Darling Basin too much to hope for? Farmers and locals on the border of New South Wales and Victoria tell ...

The enduring love story that drove one of Australia's greatest boxers who never was. Music credits I got 99 broadswords ...

Searching for the man whose adventures inspired a generation of Australians. Music credits Big tree (Evan Schaeffer)...

The humble objects treasured by Mao's last dancer. Music credits Mirror lake (Cyrus) Opening, Wake up heroic figure...

A young mother makes a desperate bid to save her infant son. Music credits Deep dive, Persistence with beat (Raphae...

The private pleasures of Australia's greatest composer, only discovered a decade after his death. Music credits Action i...

How a Solomon Island war canoe launched a signature swimming style. Music credits But enough about me Bill Paxton, Unde...

For decades, victims of clerical paedophilia in Ballarat had suffered in silence. With the first conviction of Gerald Ridsdale in 1993,...

In the wake of the Ryan-Day episode in 1972, rates of clerical offending exploded in the Ballarat Diocese. Priests and religious figure...

The Ballarat Diocese became the epicentre of an epidemic of clerical paedophilia. The obvious question is how could thousands of childr...

Ford employees share their memories of the company with Chip Le Grand as the company concludes manufacturing cars in Australia....

Past and present athletes speak to Nicole Jeffery about the moments that stick with those who  participate in the world's biggest sport...

Farmers are furious, corporate regulators are circling and lobby groups are calling for levies. But how did we get here?...

Paul Dibb tells The Australian's Associate Editor Cameron Stewart why he's bitter about his former ASIO bosses....

Only a small section of our interview with Jay Hart made it into episode 5. Here is the full 45 minute conversation. A podcast investigation...

How strong is the evidence of Jay Hart's innocence? Can you build a case to prove he didn't do it? A podcast investigation into a case that ...

How the courts refused to jail the main suspect in the murders. Has a serial killer been allowed to walk free? A podcast investigation into ...

Who is Jay Hart? His family and former friends describe the boy who grew up to be the suspect in the case. A podcast investigation into a se...

What happened after the police finally arrived in Bowraville? The mistakes made - and the evidence never heard in court. A podcast investiga...

Three children disappear from one small Australian town; the same man seen at the scene of each, but never convicted. A podcast investigatio...

Controversial and outspoken agribusiness executive David Williams holds court at The Australian's 2016 Global Food Forum, discussing Chinese...