Background Briefing

ABC Australia

Background Briefing is the ABC's flagship investigative journalism podcast. Its award-winning investigations and documentaries expose cover-ups, corruption, real-life mysteries, whistleblowing, crime, fraud and miscarriages of justice — often before these stories receive mainstream attention.

The Background Briefing podcast brings you true stories not everyone will want you to hear, told by trusted reporters across Australia.

This Australian podcast makes investigative journalism bingeable. From scams and fraud to schooling and health scandals, tech and social media digs, police exposes and various unsolved cases, each episode of the Background Briefing podcast is a must-listen.

Recent series include:

Hometown Boys exposed how a terrible crime fractured a local community around a local football club.

The Invisible Killer: a forensic investigation into unexplained deaths in aged care after a doctor makes an unusual discovery.

The Favourite: how a schoolyard secret stayed hidden for years.

Stop and Search, which uncovered the mechanics of power and police accountability.

Before and After investigated medical hype, telehealth, body image, cosmetic procedures and consumer risk.

Beef: how small feuds escalate into serious disputes.

No. of episodes: 250

Latest episode: 2026-03-05

News Society & Culture Documentary

Where can you listen?

Episodes

How many episodes are there of Background Briefing?

There are 250 episodes avaiable of Background Briefing.

What is Background Briefing about?

We have categorized Background Briefing as:

News
Society & Culture
Documentary

Where can you listen to Background Briefing?

Background Briefing is available, among others places, on:

Apple Podcasts
Podtail
Google Podcasts

When did Background Briefing start?

The first episode of Background Briefing that we have available was released 4 July 2020.

Who creates the podcast Background Briefing?

Background Briefing is produced and created by ABC Australia.