• Air date: 05 Feb '13 30 episodes
      Australia's leading international affairs program featuring fascinating, in-depth stories from the ABC's unrivalled network of foreign correspondents.
  • List of Episodes (30)
    • 1. Tanzania/Kenya - Where Have All The Elephants Gone?

      05 Feb '13
      In a special investigation reporter Eric Campbell goes undercover with the world's top ranger, Australian Sean Willmore - to expose ivory traders and their rampant, black trade.
    • 2. Israel - Prisoner X: The Australian Connection

      12 Feb '13
      Who was Prisoner X? A special Foreign Correspondent investigation to crack an international super secret.
    • 3. Made In Italy

      19 Feb '13
      Emma Alberici investigates the paradox of the modern Italian state - a country that the European Union simply can't afford to go the same way as some of its neighbours.
    • 4. USA - Inside The NRA

      26 Feb '13
      In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, reporter Lisa Millar examines the incredible power and influence of the National Rifle Association
    • 5. India On Trial

      05 Mar '13
      Zoe Daniel reports from India, where a woman is raped almost every 20 minutes. But Joyti's story stood out, and her family tells Zoe that they're determined to bring about change.
    • 6. Mexico - The Veins Of The Earth

      12 Mar '13
      Foreign Correspondent explores the mysterious and stunningly beautiful underground lakes and rivers of Mexico - the largest subterranean river system in the world, and it's under threat.
    • 7. Syria - Ibrahim's War

      19 Mar '13
      As the bombs and ballistic missiles rain down on the divided ancient Syrian city of Aleppo, Matt Brown follows the life of an 11 year old boy who just wants to go to school and play football with his mates.
    • 8. Ireland - Race To The Bottom

      26 Mar '13
      When Ireland's Food Standards Authority announced that it had found beef products sold by popular food brands contaminated with horse meat, it was the start of a scandal that spread around Europe and to parts of Asia.
    • 9. Searching For Steele

      02 Apr '13
      Did the U.S. and its allies sponsor the use of torture methods in Iraq?
    • 10. Taiwan - Standing On Shaky Ground

      09 Apr '13
      Mark Willacy reporting from Taiwan, where there are fears that a fourth nuclear power plant being constructed close to an active seismic fault could be the setting for another Fukushima-style disaster.
    • 11. Mali - The Road To Timbuktu (Part 1)

      16 Apr '13
      Eric Campbell takes a 1,000km road trip to the fabled Saharan desert city of Timbuktu, which has just been liberated by French troops after radical Islamists invaded.
    • 12. Mali - The Road To Timbuktu (Part 2)

      23 Apr '13
      In part two of his road trip through the West African music centre of Mali, Eric Campbell finally reaches the town of Timbuktu, where he finds out what happened to ordinary people during the occupation by hardline Islamists.
    • 13. Cyprus - The Haircut

      30 Apr '13
      Economics Correspondent Stephen Long meets shocked, angry residents of this sun drenched Mediterranean island who've had their savings - including their pension funds - seized.
    • 14. Israel - Prisoner X: The Secret

      07 May '13
      Stunning revelations emerge from a special Foreign Correspondent investigation.
    • 15. China - The Other China Boom (Part 1)

      13 Aug '13
      Australia's leading international current affairs returns with the first of a captivating two part investigation into China's booming drug culture and surging supply chains out of Myanmar.
    • 16. China - The Other China Boom (Part 2: The Drug Squad)

      20 Aug '13
      Foreign Correspondent's explosive investigation into China's booming drug culture and surging supply chains out of Myanmar continues, following big shipments of drug ingredients all the way to Australia.
    • 17. Brazil - Showtime!

      27 Aug '13
      With the world's biggest sporting events heading their way, Brazilians are getting ready to party. So why are they so upset? Lisa Millar goes to Rio to find out.
    • 18. India - 23 Little Lives

      03 Sep '13
      In a little, remote Indian school in July, 55 kids sat down to their government-supplied lunch. Very soon 23 would be dead. What happened? A Foreign Correspondent investigation sheds new light.
    • 19. Corsica - Murder Island

      10 Sep '13
      It's got sun, beaches, spectacular scenery and hoards of holiday makers. It's also the number one European destination for murder. Foreign Correspondent examines the brutal, dark heart of a tourist playground.
    • 20. Pakistan - The Enemy Within

      17 Sep '13
      The Enemy Within. A rare journey into Pakistan's wild, western no-go-zone where until recently the Taliban brutally enforced their doctrine. They've gone, but for how long?
    • 21. Easter Island - Ageing Rock Stars

      24 Sep '13
      We get up close and personal with the ageing rock stars of Rapa Nui - Easter Island's mysterious stone statues. While scientists race to save the gigantic statues, the locals hope those same statues will save their community.
    • 22. Afghanistan/Canada - Coming Home (Part 1: Combat Doctor)

      01 Oct '13
      Their lives intersected in a war zone where the crack combat doctor and the foreign correspondent shared one of the most harrowing days of their lives. Sally Sara tracks down Marc Dauphin - a life saver shattered by PTSD.
    • 23. Afghanistan/Canada - Coming Home (Part 2: Soldiering On)

      08 Oct '13
      Sally Sara met the 'can-do' combat doctor in Kandahar. But when he made it home he struggled with PTSD. So many returned soldiers are ticking time bombs. Sally Sara investigates the impact of PTSD and how to beat it.
    • 24. Pakistan - Malala

      15 Oct '13
      Going to school in Taliban-controlled Swat Valley, Pakistan was a dangerous act of defiance and Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head. Incredibly, she survived. Now Malala is a global icon for education.
    • 25. USA - Down In Jungleland

      22 Oct '13
      Would you work for .13 an hour? That's the tough new reality for two former professionals you'll meet in this disturbing assessment of America's economic reality.