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Secrets and Lies | A year behind the Iron Curtain
At the height of the Cold War a New Zealand teenager is sent to a hospital in the Soviet Union to grow new fingers on her left hand. Sounds like fiction? This actually happened to Miranda Jakich and in this episode she tells her tale.
Published: with Kirsti Melville
One Kombi van, 17 hostages and an outrageous ransom: The dramatic crime that took hold of a tiny Australian town
When school kids shouted that they saw a man with a gun, their teacher thought it was a prank. What followed was something the residents of a tiny town would never forget.
Published: by Anna Kelsey-Sugg
Roo dogs are the toughest Australian animal you've never heard of
If you've never heard of the kangaroo dog, you're not alone. But it has an incredible story to tell about Australia's Indigenous and colonial history.
Published: by Anna Kelsey-Sugg
From panic attacks to sponsorship woes, Paralympic champion Angie Ballard has overcome challenges for her seventh Games
As she heads into an incredible seventh Paralympic Games, wheelchair racing champion Angie Ballard reflects on her journey to get here and her feelings about leading the Australian team into Paris.
Published: by Anna Kelsey-Sugg
Dusted: The human cost of mining in Australia
Gold — Dusted 01 | the human cost of mining in Australia
Gold may have made Australia rich, but historians are now digging up evidence of the devastating consequences of the silica dust that surfaced with it.
Dusted, the human cost of mining in Australia is presented by Van Badham.
Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds
Published: with Kirsti Melville
Coal — Dusted 02 | The human cost of mining in Australia
When a vast coal seam was found running through the escarpment around Wollongong it seemed that this beautiful place had got lucky. But had it? Van Badham heads back to her hometown and goes ‘on the coal’ with the miners.
Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds
Published: with Kirsti Melville
Asbestos — Dusted 03 | The human cost of mining in Australia
Asbestos was once known as the wonder mineral. It's now banned in Australia. But before that happened, companies kept making and selling asbestos products despite mounting evidence of its deadly dust.
Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds
Published: with Kirsti Melville
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