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Introducing Fairy Meadow: Australian True Crime

In 1970, three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer was taken from an Australian beach. No-one knows what happened. Fifty years on - can the mystery be solved?

The moments that changed the course of history

Presented by Marc Fennell

The bit players, the unexpected twists, the turning points you missed.

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Presented by Patricia Karvelas

The ABC's politics podcast that dives into the biggest political stories in Australia and around the world, giving you a balanced look inside the strategies and decisions behind the headlines.

Meet someone who's seen and done amazing things

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Conversations brings you true stories from extraordinary people.

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Worse Than Murder | Ep 4: Paper Flowers

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The Secret Weapon that Changed War

Australia vs the Internet

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Long Reads | How deepfakes, nudes and teen misogyny have changed growing up

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Pixies live at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, 2010

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The bank of mum, dad and Dutton

Duration: 30 minutes

Russia reported to want military base in Indonesia

Putin and Prabowo meet

Duration: 2 minutes 20 seconds

Politicians clash over housing plans

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Duration: 2 minutes 13 seconds

Fewer Australians visiting the US

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Duration: 2 minutes 13 seconds

Climate disasters making insurance unaffordable

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Duration: 2 minutes 50 seconds

The Trump effect on Peter Dutton

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Duration: 4 minutes 1 second

All women space flight makes history

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Duration: 3 minutes 49 seconds

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True Crime & Investigations

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'She just disappeared': Australian True Crime

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Duration: 27 minutes 57 seconds

The Murdoch kidnap plot that snatched the wrong victim: Ep 2

Duration: 28 minutes 52 seconds

The secret recording of crime boss Mr Big

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Duration: 26 minutes

Gripping story of a childhood on the run

Run Hide Repeat

Duration: 18 minutes 30 seconds

Blood On The Tracks: Mark Haines' death

Unravel True Crime podcast

Duration: 27 minutes 39 seconds

A killer on the loose in Aged Care

Duration: 32 minutes 31 seconds

The political intrigue that played out on the wharf

Duration: 35 minutes 8 seconds

S2 Episode 1: The Trailer Park

Duration: 43 minutes

Who set the family restaurant on fire and why?

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Duration: 25 minutes 30 seconds

The 'space base' that isn't quite what it seems

Duration: 30 minutes 7 seconds

The Girl with the Dragonfly Tattoo

Duration: 48 minutes 28 seconds

The Defence: representing an accused murderer

Duration: 22 minutes 36 seconds

The missing hitch hiker mystery

Duration: 26 minutes 10 seconds

Great Aussie Cons: The lady swindler disguised as aristocracy

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Duration: 29 minutes 20 seconds

Nicola Gobbo: The Informer

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Meeting your mum as an adult

Duration: 11 minutes 59 seconds

A heist of Hollywood blockbuster proportions

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Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds

Aboriginal Death in Custody

This Black Line

Duration: 22 minutes 26 seconds

Last Seen Katoomba: What happened to Belinda Peisley?

Duration: 31 minutes 55 seconds

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From Manila to Sydney — how Loribelle found family, love and her art

Artist Loribelle Spirovski looks at the camera. She has long dark hair, brown eyes and is wearing painters overalls.

Duration: 52 minutes

The secret world of the human ear

An Aboriginal man wearing surgical scrubs holds a microscope and smiles at the camera.

Duration: 51 minutes

Encore: The poker-playing cardiologist

Duration: 52 minutes 30 seconds

Miles Franklin's secret life as a "boy sober" undercover maid

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Duration: 48 minutes 30 seconds

The life-changing power of a choir

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Duration: 51 minutes 6 seconds

The wisdom of an ancient Pencil Pine

Environmental commentator and author, Andrew Darby wearing a blue striped beanie and glasses.

Duration: 52 minutes 12 seconds

From South Africa to Perth — the epic journey of Sisonke Msimang, freedom's child

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Duration: 51 minutes 48 seconds

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How diet can boost your mental health

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Duration: 11 minutes 18 seconds

How to age "disgracefully"

Duration: 38 minutes 50 seconds

Why body dissatisfaction peaks during life transitions

Duration: 12 minutes 40 seconds

How worried should you be about microplastics?

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Duration: 21 minutes

How to have great sex, with Alyx Gorman

Duration: 32 minutes

How to stay safe while dating online

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Duration: 11 minutes 1 second

Finding out your risk of heart attack (and what to do about it)

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Duration: 6 minutes 57 seconds

How marketing 'shamed' us into using deodorant: where BO comes from

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Duration: 11 minutes 52 seconds

Surviving a home renovation

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How Vincent Fantauzzo's life was saved by love and painting

Conversations

Duration: 52 minutes

Bon Iver finds true love on new album

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Flo and Joan are 'very scared when we're on stage'

The Stage Show

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The Year that Made Me: Tasma Walton, 1997

Sunday Extra

Duration: 28 minutes 26 seconds

Kate Grenville confronts her settler ancestry

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Donald Trump and the wrecking ball: The end of the world as we know it

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Illuminating culture at Parrtjima 2025

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Gratitude for wellbeing

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Duration: 26 minutes 43 seconds

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Wind down from your week

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Duration: 1 hour

Mini Meditation for a peaceful heart

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Duration: 4 minutes 59 seconds

Reframe the power of yet

Duration: 24 minutes 34 seconds

Relax with piano

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Strengthen your attention spotlight

Duration: 28 minutes 16 seconds

The Soundtrack of Australia

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Duration: 33 minutes 10 seconds

Classical music to help you sleep

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Duration: 1 hour 1 minute

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