Highway 1 - the black ribbon of death

Coming up this Sunday 3rd February at 8am and Tuesday 5th February at 2pm This week on Background Briefing: HIGHWAY 1 - THE BLACK RIBBON OF DEATH Reporter: James Woodford The lifeblood of hundreds of east coast towns, Highway 1 is also the nation's longest cemetery with hundreds killed on the road as promised upgrades are continually delayed. Reporter James Woodford drove from far north Queensland to southern NSW, charting life, death and broken promises along the way. Background Briefing is now broadcast after the 8am news bulletin on Sunday morning and again after the 2pm news on Tuesday. Recently on Background Briefing: THE QUICK AND THE DEAD Reporter: Timothy McDonald For years the greyhound industry has accepted the routine killing of injured and failed racing dogs. A leading official reveals thousands are killed each year in NSW alone, and says the practice is out of step with community values. (Originally broadcast on 11 November 2012)   BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS IN THE CAGE Reporter: Hagar Cohen Punch, kick, knee, elbow, choke, stomp, almost anything goes in a cage fight. It's brutal, it's legal, it's popular and it's a public safety time-bomb without adequate regulation. (Originally broadcast on 29th April 2012)   DISCHORD: MUSIC SCHOOL IN TURMOIL Reporter: Di Martin One of Australia's top music schools is in upheaval. Worsening debt and a very public fight over the direction of teaching has plunged the ANU School of Music into uncertainty and acrimony. Half the teaching staff will go. For some this is a battle between good and evil. For others it is an inevitable cultural shift, away from traditional classical music. (Originally broadcast on 17th June 2012)   FLIGHT OF THE DRONES Reporter: James Woodford Unmanned aerial vehicles have spread from war zones to toy shops. Now anyone can use a drone to point a camera into your private spaces and privacy laws can't stop them. (Originally broadcast on 16 September 2012) Background Briefing stories in the news again: GUNS ARE BACK Reporter: Ian Townsend University of Sydney research shows that Australia has replaced the number of guns destroyed after the Port Arthur massacre. Background Briefing researched this trend in 2011 in Ian Townsend's program Guns are back . NOW TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO CATCH BACKGROUND BRIEFING Background Briefing will now be broadcast on Radio National on Sunday morning after the 8am news bulletin and then for those who have slept in on Sunday you can tune in to Radio National on Tuesdays after the news bulletin at 2pm. If you miss both of those you can listen online or download the program from the Background Briefing website. To access the Background Briefing website go to: Home | Contact | Newsletter Subscribe or Unsubscribe

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