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You can hear the first part of Josh's investigation here: abc.net.au/radionational/…

There's a second episode dropping later this week.

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape orders corruption watchdog to investigate PNG Ports, in response to an investigation by Josh Robertson for Background Briefing, and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project abc.net.au/news/2023-03-0… via ABC Australia

A shocking murder takes place in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.

The victim? A key negotiating partner in a deal with the Australian Government worth more than half a billion dollars.

Dead Man's Secrets | Part 1
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LISTEN: Dead Man's Secrets | 01 by Josh Robertson abc.net.au/radionational/…

One of the biggest beneficiaries of Australian foreign funding - the PNG Ports Corp - could face police probe after the ABC uncovered questionable payments linked to top officials Background Briefing abc.net.au/radio/programs…

LISTEN: How the system failed to save Darcey and Chloe | Episode 02 by Alexandra Blucher abc.net.au/radionational/…

Former child safety officer believes she could have saved Darcey and Chloe if not for a high caseload abc.net.au/news/2023-02-2… via Alexandra Blucher

Kerri-Ann Conley sentenced to nine years' jail for manslaughter after toddler daughters died in car that reached 61C abc.net.au/news/2023-02-1…

Powerful and revelatory reporting from Alexandra Blucher How Queensland's child protection system failed Darcey and Chloe Conley abc.net.au/news/2023-02-1…

'If the backup’s failing, what happens then? Are we just going to watch them all die?' Revelations that Queensland's child safety department failed to act to protect Darcey and Chloe before they died. More to come on Background Briefing ABC News
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Phenomenal reporting from Alexandra Blucher Background Briefing - horrifying to think just how many of these Child Protection failures could be happening across the country.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-1…

LISTEN: How the system failed to save Darcey and Chloe | 01
A Background Briefing investigation by Alexandra Blucher abc.net.au/radionational/… Fanou Filali Linton Besser

READ: How Queensland's child protection system failed Darcey and Chloe Conley. An investigation by Alexandra Blucher abc.net.au/news/2023-02-1…

ICYMI

LISTEN: The psychiatrist and his star patient, a powerful investigation by Emily Baker into what happens when a psychiatrist crosses a professional boundary.
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