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Foreign Correspondent : Season 23
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Air date: 18 Mar '14 - 30 episodesAustralia's leading international affairs program featuring fascinating, in-depth stories from the ABC's unrivalled network of foreign correspondents.
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List of Episodes (30)
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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1. Ukraine - Moscow Rules
18 Mar '14With breathtaking speed, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the armed takeover of a key part of a neighbouring country and dared the world to do something about it. Eric Campbell is there for the countdown.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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2. Chile - Facing The Past
25 Mar '14Sally Sara follows the trail of a woman accused of involvement in serious, violent crimes in her homeland. Now living quietly in suburban Australia, the families of the dead are demanding she return to face justice.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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3. Dubai - Trapped Part 1
01 Apr '14In Dubai, Australian Marcus Lee was accused of a multi-million dollar fraud he never committed. But it took him 7 months of jail time and a legal battle lasting years before he and his wife Julie would be free.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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4. Dubai - Trapped Part 2
08 Apr '14In the second part of our exclusive report, Foreign Correspondent hears how Marcus and Julie Lee eventually escaped, and examines the controversial deal in more detail, hearing from all the main players for the first time.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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5. India - The Babymakers
15 Apr '14Foreign Correspondent investigates India's booming international surrogacy industry by following Australian couples hoping to start or build their families by paying Indian women to bear them a child.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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6. Canada, South Africa - Granpower!
22 Apr '14The uplifting story of a group of gutsy grandmothers from Canada, who have built a remarkable connection with Africa. Led by a powerhouse 89 year-old expat Australian.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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7. Cuba - Inside Gitmo
29 Apr '14Shaker Aamer, hands and feet shackled, was dragged into Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay prison more than 4,500 days ago. No charges, no trial. North America correspondent Lisa Millar inspects the infamous prison, Guantanamo Bay.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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8. Afghanistan - Groomed to Kill
06 May '14The experiences and stories of some of the children convicted of fighting for the Taliban who are currently being held in special prisons across Afghanistan.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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9. Spratly Islands - Reef Madness
20 May '14Eric Campbell reports from a conflict zone in the South China sea. In a world exclusive, Foreign Correspondent reports from the island dispute threatening war with China.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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10. Pakistan - The Polio Emergency
27 May '14An immunisation program saw Polio retreat from the developed world - then a concerted campaign in the '80's all but wiped it out in the developing world. So why has Pakistan become a polio hotspot with cases on the rise?
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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11. Tiananmen - Australia's Witnesses
03 Jun '14China has changed dramatically since the crackdown and wholesale slaughter in Tiananmen Square 25 years ago. For the first time Australia's embassy staff assemble with their first-hand accounts of the days that stained China.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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12. Jordan - Home Away From Home
10 Jun '14The Hariri's are an ordinary family who've had their lives shattered by war. Like 2.8 million other Syrian refugees, this family thought they were leaving their home for only a few weeks, but will they ever return?
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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13. USA - Cannabis Inc.
17 Jun '14Hundreds of cannabis businesses are aiming to make it an industry to rival beer. But there is a growing opposition of voices warning that a new Big Tobacco is being created.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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14. Cairo: Ordeal In Egypt
24 Jun '14As judgement arrives for Australian journalist Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues in Egypt, family and key players feature in this special report by ABC Middle East correspondent Hayden Cooper.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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15. Myanmar - A New Dawn
01 Jul '14What happens when a vacuum-sealed, strictly-controlled nation opens its doors and ushers in aggressive international businesses, hungry global developers and curious tourists? Sally Sara reports from Yangon, Myanmar.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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16. Mexico - The Last Resort
08 Jul '14Jane Cowan investigates the booming international surrogacy business and an unscrupulous operator preying on the dreams and life savings of clients.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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17. Laos - The Legacy
15 Jul '14Sally Sara travels into the mountains of Laos, to meet the brave women hunting for bombs.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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18. Syria - A Gangster Goes To War
22 Jul '14Foreign Correspondent presents an extraordinarily intimate and confronting journey as a violent, criminal king-pin leaves his turf behind to head to Syria's frontlines to fight a war he doesn't really comprehend.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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19. Scotland - You Take The High Road And I'll Take The Low Road
29 Jul '14Scottish/Australian reporter Barbara Miller returns home to see whether the Scots really are prepared to be brave and vote for independence?
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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20. Norway - The Gender Mission
05 Aug '14Eric Campbell travels to the Arctic Circle in Norway where he reports on a radical experiment being watched by the rest of the world, including Australia.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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21. East Timor - The Clinic
12 Aug '14Foreign Correspondent travels to Dili, East Timor and witnesses a country facing a myriad of health problems. We follow the challenging daily life of Dr Dan Murphy as he treats people overwhelmed by the diseases of poverty.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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22. Japan - Return Of The Samurai
19 Aug '14An in-depth look at the rise of militarism in Japan as tensions with China coincide with major changes to the country's pacifist constitution. The story exposes the deep rifts in Japanese society over the issue.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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23. Sierra Leone - Ebola: Into The Hot Zone
26 Aug '14A special report on the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. Our team, which was the last camera crew into the hardest hit areas before a Government lockdown, has been at the frontline for one of the worst weeks in the Ebola crisis.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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24. Palau - Take A Long Line
02 Sep '14Whether you enjoy tuna on a sandwich, or as sashimi, you need to know that Pacific stocks are being fished out at an alarming rate. Can the small equatorial paradise of Palau turn the tide by banning foreign fishing vessels?
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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25. Nepal - The Road
09 Sep '14The kingdom of Upper Mustang, Nepal is the last outpost of authentic Tibetan Buddhism. Cut off from modernity, foreigners were banned until 1992. Now a road is being built all the way to China. Can the unique culture survive?
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