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Scam baiter Jim Browning recently helped bring down a multinational scam syndicate in Dubai. His next target is a scam with potential links to the Russian mafia.

More to the story... Inside a scam factory

Police and politicians labelled the Wieambilla killers evil terrorists. But what really went on inside their heads?

More to the Story... My friend, the cop killer

When Background Briefing last investigated testosterone salesman Michael Farrelly, he was nowhere to be found. Then, a few weeks ago, came a surprising phone call.

More to the story... Sex, lies and 'big coconut balls'

It looked like the Health Services Union might finally be returned millions of dollars owed by the whistleblower turned convicted fraudster, Kathy Jackson. Then, the money went missing again.

More to the story... Kathy Jackson’s missing millions

After Background Briefing's investigation, Anna was flooded with messages from Korean adoptees all over the world. The overwhelming response prompted her to embark on an emotional journey to South Korea, where she arranged to meet her birth mother for the first time. However, more surprises lay ahead.

More to the story... Meeting your mum as an adult

Lachlan Murdoch is caught in an ongoing court battle with his siblings to maintain control of the family empire when Rupert Murdoch dies. Now there’s been a judgement.

More to the story... Who controls the Murdoch empire?

When residents start falling ill at a nursing home in Newcastle, the workers don't think much of it. After all, people die in aged care all the time. But then, one eagle-eyed doctor finds something that makes him suspect a killer is on the loose.

01 The Invisible Killer | Doctor’s discovery

Someone injected three residents with lethal doses of insulin at an aged care facility in Newcastle. Now, the race is on to catch the killer. Will the police find the clues they need to catch the culprit before any more deaths occur?

02 The Invisible Killer | 'Who did this?'

Garry Davis has now been convicted of murdering two residents at SummitCare and attempting to murder a third. But all the evidence against him is circumstantial. Is it possible someone else could have been responsible for the insulin injections?

03 The Invisible Killer | Reasonable Doubt

When reporter Anne Connolly discovers that Garry Davis had a collection of strange items under his bed, it changes the course of her investigation, and raises new fears about the true scale of his crimes.

04 The Invisible Killer | Under the bed

These Australians were denied a fair hearing by one controversial judge. 

Now, for the first time, they're speaking out about their experiences.

Hagar Cohen investigates what happens when the behaviour of a judge inside a courtroom is called into question.

This judge’s unfair decisions upended people’s lives. What can be done about it?

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