Foreign Correspondent

Series 2018

12 episodes · Jul 10, 2018

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  • On His Own Terms
    S27E1

    On His Own Terms

    Jul 10, 201830m

    This is the inside story of 104-year-old activist David Goodall's last days in Europe as he farewells family and campaigns for the right to die, up to his final hour.

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  • Don't Call Australia Home!
    S27E2

    Don't Call Australia Home!

    Jul 17, 201830m

    Australia is detaining, cuffing and deporting more New Zealanders than any other group. Guest reporter Peter FitzSimons finds it's riling Kiwis and straining relations across The Ditch. Is this how we treat an old mate?

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  • Blockchain Island
    S27E3

    Blockchain Island

    Jul 24, 201830m

    A tropical paradise is racked with bankruptcy then smashed by a killer hurricane. In rides a cavalry of digital evangelists selling hi-tech revolution. Will they save the day? Eric Campbell reports.

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  • Bloodland
    S27E4

    Bloodland

    Jul 31, 201830m

    Are attacks on white South African farmers aimed at terrorising them off the land? Should Australia offer them special haven, as some MPs here have suggested? Jonathan Holmes investigates.

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  • Tipping Point
    S27E5

    Tipping Point

    Aug 7, 201830m

    China sent Australia's recycling industry into a spin when it banned most waste imports. Now it's tackling a home-grown rubbish crisis. Bill Birtles looks at China's own war on waste and asks: is it winning?

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  • To Burn or Not to Burn
    S27E6

    To Burn or Not to Burn

    Aug 14, 201830m

    There's a new push in Australia to build giant incinerators to burn waste. Is this the way to go? Those clever Swedes think so. Foreign Correspondent sends War on Waste's Craig Reucassel to Sweden to investigate.

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  • The Village
    S27E7

    The Village

    Aug 21, 201830m

    Sean Dorney got thrown out of PNG for his reporting yet he received one of its top honours. He skippered its footy team and fell for a local girl. Now suffering motor neurone disease, he makes an emotional final visit.

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  • Homeland
    S27E8

    Homeland

    Aug 28, 201830m

    Berlin was Holocaust headquarters - but for young Israeli Jews it's the paragon of cool. Eric Campbell tracks one of the odder modern migrations as he goes inside Berlin's Jewish diaspora in Homeland.

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  • The French Letter
    S27E9

    The French Letter

    Sep 4, 201830m

    Is it OK for a man to proposition a woman in the street or at work? Some leading French women say yes. In Paris, guest reporter Annabel Crabb asks what happens when #MeToo rubs up against Pepe Le Pew.

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  • A Big Piece of Good News
    S27E10

    A Big Piece of Good News

    Sep 11, 201830m

    A wild piece of coast was threatened by malls and McMansions... until a reclusive billionaire couple arrived with the gift of a lifetime. Zoe Daniel reports.

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  • Leave No Dark Corner
    S27E11

    Leave No Dark Corner

    Sep 18, 201830m

    China is marrying Big Brother to Big Data. Every citizen will be watched and their behaviour scored in the most ambitious and sophisticated system of social control in history. Matthew Carney reports.

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  • Eye of the Fire
    S27E12

    Eye of the Fire

    Sep 25, 201830m

    It's a Greek tale of tragedy, heroism and mind-blowing incompetence. Eric Campbell tells the story of the world's deadliest bushfire since Australia's Black Saturday in 2009 - and the fury in its aftermath.

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