The NSW (Labor) disease

Coming up this Sunday at 8am and Tuesday at 2pm This week on Background Briefing: THE NSW (LABOR) DISEASE Reporter: Hagar Cohen Factional self interest and extraordinary claims of corruption in NSW have severely damaged the Labor 'brand' and threaten to undermine the Gillard government's re-election chances. Hagar Cohen investigates the latest attempt to salvage the NSW branch.  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: 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. James Woodford drove from far north Queensland to southern NSW, charting life, death and broken promises along the way. 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) Background Briefing stories in the news again: SPORTS BETTING Reporter: Brendan King Some sports are now under suspicion for match fixing in Australia as betting pools grow larger and larger. Reporter Brendan King looked at some of the dangers of sports betting in his program Riding the sports betting boom that first aired in late 2011. To access the Background Briefing website go to: Home | Contact | Newsletter Subscribe or Unsubscribe

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