The quick and the dead

Coming up this Sunday 27th January 2013 This week 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)   Background Briefing is now broadcast after the 8am news bulletin on Sunday morning. Recently on Background Briefing: 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)   FATAL SHORE: THE DEATHS OF THREE TEENAGE LIFESAVERS Reporter: Wendy Carlisle Matthew Barclay, Saxon Bird and Robert Gatenby all died while competing at national surf championship events on the Gold Coast. Their deaths occurred in different years but at the same beach, and all in heavy surf conditions. Were their deaths preventable? Did Surf Life Saving Australia fail in its duty of care? There's grief, anger and calls for a Royal Commission. (Originally broadcast on the 13th May 2012.)   To access the Background Briefing website go to: Home | Contact | Newsletter Subscribe or Unsubscribe

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