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Background Briefing brings you true stories not everyone will want you to hear.

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Stop and Search | 04 The Botched Backyard Operation

There are only two witnesses to Brad Balzan's final moments: the two officers who chased him into his backyard. But their accounts of what happened don't match up.

27 min
13 SEPT

Stop and Search | 03 The Numbers Game

As the investigation into Bradley Balzan's death continues, serious questions are raised about how the country’s largest police force uses its search powers.

35 min
6 SEPT

Stop and Search | 02 Last Moments Before Gunshots

Brad Balzan is shot dead in his own backyard after a police encounter goes wrong. In episode two of Stop and Search, a new mini-series by Background Briefing, reporter Paul Farrell asks why was he running away, and why did the officers chase him down?

28 min
30 AUG

Stop and Search | 01 Where's Brad?

A 20-year-old is chased by four plain-clothes police officers into his western Sydney backyard. But he hasn't committed a crime. He hasn't even done anything wrong. He's shot twice, and then dies. In a special miniseries by Background Briefing, the final moments that led to this tragic incident are pieced together. The reporter is Paul Farrell.

40 min
23 AUG

Dancing with Bulls

Ruby's barely a teenager, and already she's become a champion bull rider. She's also had eight concussions and multiple brain bleeds. Reporter Tynan King investigates how this extreme sport became her obsession — even as it threatens her life.

35 min
16 AUG

Finding Jean Nassif

He left a trail of defect-riddled apartment buildings across Sydney and debts exceeding $600m to his creditors. Police have issued a warrant for his arrest. The NSW Premier has even offered to pay for his flight back to Australia. This week, Background Briefing tracks down the notorious and elusive Jean Nassif, who gives his first exclusive sit-down interview since he left Australia more than a year ago.

36 min
9 AUG

Sex, lies & 'big coconut balls' — the clinic that sold a fix to getting old

Testosterone is often marketed as a silver bullet that can help you build muscle mass, improve your energy levels and fix your sex life. But as reporters Tynan King and Maddison Connaughton discover, the reality doesn’t always live up to the hype, and the people running testosterone replacement therapy clinics don’t always have their clients' best interests at heart

40 min
2 AUG

The agency accused of paying bribes for babies

Anna grew up believing she was an orphan. But she later discovered she’d been lied to. And that she's one of many Australian adoptees who has been misled.

40 min

Background Briefing brings you true stories not everyone will want you to hear.

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ABC News
Creator

ABC listen
Years Active

2005 - 2024
Episodes

315
Rating

Clean
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