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Foreign Correspondent : Season 25
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Air date: 15 Mar '16 - 31 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 (31)
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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1. Rosie's Journey
15 Mar '16Does gender equality free women from family violence? Campaigner Rosie Batty & reporter Sally Sara journey to gender equality heartland, Sweden to find out. What they discover will surprise.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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2. The Zombies From Wall Street
22 Mar '16They're back. The crazy loans that triggered the Global Financial Crisis have morphed into "zombie mortgages" and as Paul Barry discovers, they're cutting a swathe through some American cities.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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3. One Night In Cologne
29 Mar '16A mob sexual assault on young women revellers on New Year’s Eve snapped Germany’s celebrated tolerance of mass migration. What happened? Why was it hushed up? How has it changed the nation?
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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4. Poppyland
05 Apr '16Liam Cochrane travels to the source of most of Australia’s heroin - the vast opium fields of Myanmar, where poppy production has more than doubled in a decade. What will it take to stop the opium trade?
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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5. Mafia Hunter
12 Apr '16Inside the life of Pino Maniaci, the irrepressible Sicilian journalist who campaigns daily against the Mafia, defying constant threats to his life.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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6. On Thin Ice
19 Apr '16A budding ski industry has sprung up in the remote alps of Afghanistan. But this enterprise – and the local people - face the menace of a resurgent Taliban.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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7. Saudi Arabia Uncovered
26 Apr '16Undercover cameras provide a rare window into one of the world's most secretive countries, revealing how Saudi Arabia ruthlessly crushes internal dissent - and how some people are fighting back.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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8. False Economy
03 May '16Thousands of Australians book their holidays on cheap foreign airlines - but how safe are they? This special report reveals troubling evidence about the safety of some Asian budget carriers.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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9. Persian Jam
10 May '16Hairy hipsters, beautiful girls, funky cafes, pulsing live music - this is modern Iran, where young artists and musicians are testing the tolerance of the Islamic regime. Matt Brown reports.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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10. Come In Spinner
17 May '16A giant leap for mankind or a hazardous lurch into the unknown? A tiny Australian venture is racing to rule the skies, as drone companies vie to deliver mail, medicines & pizzas to your door. Zoe Daniel reports.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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11. Into The Zone
24 May '16Mark Willacy travels to radiation-poisoned Fukushima to uncover startling new evidence about the dangers that still lurk there and the near insurmountable task of cleaning it up.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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12. Surgical Strike
31 May '16Anatomy of a military scandal. Why did US forces attack a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Afghanistan, killing 42 people? An Aussie doctor is among the survivors who tell their chilling stories.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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13. There'll Always Be An England
07 Jun '16Quit Europe or stay? It's the English who hold the whip in hand in the coming UK vote - and many want out. So what's up with the Poms? Lisa Millar explores the essence of "Englishness".
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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14. Accused
14 Jun '16A puff of rumour grew into a tempest of accusations and led to the jailing of seven people for alleged child abuse at an elite international school in Jakarta. Was justice served or was it a case of moral panic?
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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15. A Fleeting Freedom
21 Jun '16As supporters battle to free seven people jailed in a child abuse scandal at an elite Indonesian school, Foreign Correspondent digs into the evidence - and turns up some surprises.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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16. Honouring Noah
28 Jun '16It's the question posed after Orlando & every other massacre: Will America ever regulate guns? Lisa Millar revisits a mother who lost her little boy to a mass shooter and who - remarkably - sees positive signs of change.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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17. The Reckoning
05 Jul '16It deposed tyrant Saddam Hussein but caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, lit sectarian conflict and helped the rise of ISIS. Was the Iraq war justified? Thirteen years on, a major inquiry is set to pass judgment.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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18. Freedom Riders
12 Jul '16How do you free troubled kids from the violence and poverty of South Africa's broken townships? For starters, you teach them surfing. Sally Sara reports on the idea that's inspiring youngsters to unleash their best.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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19. A Bloody Boycott
19 Jul '16Eight or more students shot, universities boycotted, a Prime Minister fighting for his political life. Eric Tlozek looks behind the unrest afflicting Australia's nearest neighbour, PNG.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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20. The Labours Of Mr. Zhang
26 Jul '16As China's economy stumbles, Matthew Carney taps into the anger of a growing mass of unemployed workers and meets a labour activist who's risking his freedom to fight for their rights.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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21. Get Up, Stand Up
02 Aug '16As the world's newest nation teeters on the brink of civil war, the young people of South Sudan are pushing back, seeking peace through music and the power of radio. Sally Sara reports.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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22. Never Trump
09 Aug '16Hamish Macdonald obtains exclusive access to rebel Republicans as they plot to railroad Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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23. For Greater Glory
16 Aug '16A generation of athletes treated like lab rats by their own country. Sarah Dingle reports on the human cost of the widespread doping programs run by the former East Germany in the 70s and 80s.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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24. The War on Children
23 Aug '16In a playground of international powers, it’s children who are dying from bombs, bullets and hunger. Sophie McNeill and cameraman Aaron Hollett report from the Yemen war zone.
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Foreign Correspondent (1992)
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25. Last Whites of The East End
30 Aug '16For the first time ever, white Britons are a minority in London. This film delves into the lives of the dwindling cockney tribe of the East End as they struggle with immigration, "white flight" and loss of identity.
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