mercredi 24 octobre 2012

Where there's smoke

ABC Radio National's Background Briefing
Coming up this Sunday 28th October 2012
This week on Background Briefing:
Background Briefing This Week

WHERE THERE'S SMOKE
Reporter: Stan Correy
A fatal fire in a Sydney high rise apartment building has exposed widespread failures in fire safety compliance. For residents of Australia's tallest apartment building it is a burning issue.

Background Briefing is now broadcast after the 8am news bulletin on Sunday morning.


Recently on Background Briefing:

FOR THEIR EYES ONLY
Reporter: Di Martin
ASIO and law enforcement agencies say technology is undermining their capabilities. They want new powers, including access to two years of our phone and internet data. Is the intrusion justified?

PNG LAND SCANDAL
Reporter: Jemima Garrett
Logging companies in PNG are using special agricultural leases to clear vast tracts of rainforest timber, on the promise of roads and economic development for remote villages.

BACK TO BALI
Presenter: Peter Hughes
Bali bombing survivor Peter Hughes makes an emotional journey back to the scene of the blasts. On the tenth anniversary he asks, how safe is Bali today and what has happened to the Balinese victims?

SAVING THE MASTHEAD
Reporter: Hagar Cohen
Denial, division and disbelief; key players reveal what was happening inside Fairfax as the internet ate its newspaper business.

THE CHURCH, THE CLUBS AND THEIR POKIES
Reporter: Wendy Carlisle
The Catholic church and Catholic clubs are at odds over gambling reforms. The church backs them but the clubs oppose them, insisting they don't profit from problem gamblers. Wendy Carlisle investigates the 'Catholic casinos'


Background Briefing stories in the news again:
WALKLEY NOMINATION FOR BACKGROUND BRIEFING
Background Briefing's reporter Hagar Cohen has been nominated for a Walkley for her program 'Don't trust the web' broadcast last year which looked at the increased use of astroturfing on the web. Have a listen online if you want to know more. Hagar Cohen was also highly commended in the Sports journalism category for her program 'Blood sweat and tears in the cage' on the rising popularity of cage fighting in Australia.
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