Dig https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/ en Copyright 2026, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved. Revisit the biggest environmental movement Australia has ever seen: the 1982 Franklin River Blockade. This story is nuts. Missing people, death threats, savage political moves and young people flooding into Tasmania to put their bodies in front of bulldozers. Host Jo Lauder investigates how this movement beat the odds and came to inspire a new generation of environmental activists that have shaped Australian politics through to today. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4160f4b8-f24b-11ee-b89f-fb1099ca1a7d/image/011a30f4dcd66e6c35b99ddef9e699ed.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Dig https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/ no serial Revisit the biggest environmental movement Australia has ever seen: the 1982 Franklin River Blockade. This story is nuts. Missing people, death threats, savage political moves and young people flooding into Tasmania to put their bodies in front of bulldozers. Host Jo Lauder investigates how this movement beat the odds and came to inspire a new generation of environmental activists that have shaped Australian politics through to today. ABC Australia Revisit the biggest environmental movement Australia has ever seen: the 1982 Franklin River Blockade. This story is nuts. Missing people, death threats, savage political moves and young people flooding into Tasmania to put their bodies in front of bulldozers. Host Jo Lauder investigates how this movement beat the odds and came to inspire a new generation of environmental activists that have shaped Australian politics through to today. INTRODUCING — The Weather That Changed Us https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/introducing-the-weather-that-changed-us/104723032 Australia is a wild continent with some of the most intense weather on the planet. From massive bushfires to severe cyclones and devastating flooding; extreme weather is becoming part of our everyday lives. How do we take what we’ve learned from our past to better prepare and adapt for our future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 15 Dec 2024 19:00:00 -0000 full ABC Australia Australia is a wild continent with some of the most intense weather on the planet. From massive bushfires to severe cyclones and devastating flooding; extreme weather is becoming part of our everyday lives. How do we take what we’ve learned from our past to better prepare and adapt for our future? Australia is a wild continent with some of the most intense weather on the planet. From massive bushfires to severe cyclones and devastating flooding; extreme weather is becoming part of our everyday lives. How do we take what we’ve learned from our past to better prepare and adapt for our future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Australia is a wild continent with some of the most intense weather on the planet. From massive bushfires to severe cyclones and devastating flooding; extreme weather is becoming part of our everyday lives. How do we take what we’ve learned from our past to better prepare and adapt for our future?

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]]> 273 BONUS 2 | The Palawa perspective: Michael Mansell https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/the-palawa-perspective-michael-mansell/102407650 The Franklin campaign isn't just an environmental conservation story, it's also a story about Aboriginal heritage. Tasmanian Palawa man, activist and lawyer Michael Mansell talks to Piia Wirsu about this chapter in history, his experience growing up in a white Tasmanian society, and why he saw many of the Franklin activists as racist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 May 2023 14:45:00 -0000 full 3 8 ABC Australia The Franklin campaign isn't just an environmental conservation story, it's also a story about Aboriginal heritage. Tasmanian Palawa man, activist and lawyer Michael Mansell talks to Piia Wirsu about this chapter in history, his experience growing up in a white Tasmanian society, and why he saw many of the Franklin activists as racist. The Franklin campaign isn't just an environmental conservation story, it's also a story about Aboriginal heritage. Tasmanian Palawa man, activist and lawyer Michael Mansell talks to Piia Wirsu about this chapter in history, his experience growing up in a white Tasmanian society, and why he saw many of the Franklin activists as racist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Franklin campaign isn't just an environmental conservation story, it's also a story about Aboriginal heritage.

Tasmanian Palawa man, activist and lawyer Michael Mansell talks to Piia Wirsu about this chapter in history, his experience growing up in a white Tasmanian society, and why he saw many of the Franklin activists as racist.

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]]> 1686 BONUS 1 | ‘Just keep going’: The persistent protestor, Christine Milne https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/the-persistent-protestor-christine-milne/102407622 Christine Milne is a name synonymous with the Greens in Australia, and for her, like so many others, her environmental career began after she was arrested at the Franklin blockade. In this extended interview, Christine takes us through the highs and lows of her career, and why she believes environmental activists should "just keep going". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 May 2023 14:30:00 -0000 full 3 7 ABC Australia Christine Milne is a name synonymous with the Greens in Australia, and for her, like so many others, her environmental career began after she was arrested at the Franklin blockade. In this extended interview, Christine takes us through the highs and lows of her career, and why she believes environmental activists should "just keep going". Christine Milne is a name synonymous with the Greens in Australia, and for her, like so many others, her environmental career began after she was arrested at the Franklin blockade. In this extended interview, Christine takes us through the highs and lows of her career, and why she believes environmental activists should "just keep going". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Christine Milne is a name synonymous with the Greens in Australia, and for her, like so many others, her environmental career began after she was arrested at the Franklin blockade.

In this extended interview, Christine takes us through the highs and lows of her career, and why she believes environmental activists should "just keep going".

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]]> 1823 06 | West Coast shockwaves; a new era for politics and protest https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/west-coast-shockwaves-a-new-era-for-politics-and-protest/102310186 The Franklin river's fate all comes down to a legal challenge between state and federal powers. In the final episode of Saving the Franklin: the moment this so-called wilderness war all came to an end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 07 May 2023 16:30:00 -0000 full 3 6 ABC Australia The Franklin river's fate all comes down to a legal challenge between state and federal powers. In the final episode of Saving the Franklin: the moment this so-called wilderness war all came to an end. The Franklin river's fate all comes down to a legal challenge between state and federal powers. In the final episode of Saving the Franklin: the moment this so-called wilderness war all came to an end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Franklin river's fate all comes down to a legal challenge between state and federal powers.

In the final episode of Saving the Franklin: the moment this so-called wilderness war all came to an end.

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]]> 2147 05 | Threats, accusations and a Federal election https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/threats-accusations-and-a-federal-election/102310184 In this episode of Saving the Franklin, scenes on the West Coast get uglier and uglier, and the campaigners turn to the mainland for support as a Federal election looms.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 07 May 2023 16:00:00 -0000 full 3 5 ABC Australia In this episode of Saving the Franklin, scenes on the West Coast get uglier and uglier, and the campaigners turn to the mainland for support as a Federal election looms.   In this episode of Saving the Franklin, scenes on the West Coast get uglier and uglier, and the campaigners turn to the mainland for support as a Federal election looms.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode of Saving the Franklin, scenes on the West Coast get uglier and uglier, and the campaigners turn to the mainland for support as a Federal election looms.  

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]]> 1991 04 | 'All we had was our bodies': The blockade begins https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/all-we-had-was-our-bodies-the-blockade-begins/102310128 In this episode of Saving the Franklin, thousands of protesters fly into the sleepy town of Strahan to prepare for the biggest moment in the campaign: the blockade. An army of national media descend, and the first bulldozer is taken upriver, for a shocking confrontation on the water.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 07 May 2023 15:30:00 -0000 full 3 4 ABC Australia In this episode of Saving the Franklin, thousands of protesters fly into the sleepy town of Strahan to prepare for the biggest moment in the campaign: the blockade. An army of national media descend, and the first bulldozer is taken upriver, for a shocking confrontation on the water.  In this episode of Saving the Franklin, thousands of protesters fly into the sleepy town of Strahan to prepare for the biggest moment in the campaign: the blockade. An army of national media descend, and the first bulldozer is taken upriver, for a shocking confrontation on the water.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode of Saving the Franklin, thousands of protesters fly into the sleepy town of Strahan to prepare for the biggest moment in the campaign: the blockade.

An army of national media descend, and the first bulldozer is taken upriver, for a shocking confrontation on the water. 

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]]> 2084 03 | Secret cave: a game-changing rediscovery no one expected https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/game-changing-rediscovery-no-one-expected/102269140 The campaigners had painted the Franklin River as an untouched natural wonder, a place free from human interference: a wilderness. But the rediscovery of a cave along the Franklin throws everything into question. The finding is so significant it reshapes modern understanding of human history – and it paves the way for a new strategy to save the River. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 30 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -0000 full 3 3 ABC Australia The campaigners had painted the Franklin River as an untouched natural wonder, a place free from human interference: a wilderness. But the rediscovery of a cave along the Franklin throws everything into question. The finding is so significant it reshapes modern understanding of human history – and it paves the way for a new strategy to save the River. The campaigners had painted the Franklin River as an untouched natural wonder, a place free from human interference: a wilderness. But the rediscovery of a cave along the Franklin throws everything into question. The finding is so significant it reshapes modern understanding of human history – and it paves the way for a new strategy to save the River. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The campaigners had painted the Franklin River as an untouched natural wonder, a place free from human interference: a wilderness.

But the rediscovery of a cave along the Franklin throws everything into question. The finding is so significant it reshapes modern understanding of human history – and it paves the way for a new strategy to save the River.

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]]> 2181 02 | The battle lines: 'Greenies' vs workers https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/the-battle-lines-greenies-vs-workers/102269134 The Franklin Dam proposal symbolised a lifeline to struggling communities on Tasmania's West Coast, recovering from the end of a mining era. Yet for environmentalists, it symbolised destruction and greed. In this episode of Saving the Franklin, the battle lines are drawn between pro-dammers and environmentalists and the State Government is caught in the middle, until it's forced to act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 30 Apr 2023 15:30:00 -0000 full 3 2 ABC Australia The Franklin Dam proposal symbolised a lifeline to struggling communities on Tasmania's West Coast, recovering from the end of a mining era. Yet for environmentalists, it symbolised destruction and greed. In this episode of Saving the Franklin, the battle lines are drawn between pro-dammers and environmentalists and the State Government is caught in the middle, until it's forced to act. The Franklin Dam proposal symbolised a lifeline to struggling communities on Tasmania's West Coast, recovering from the end of a mining era. Yet for environmentalists, it symbolised destruction and greed. In this episode of Saving the Franklin, the battle lines are drawn between pro-dammers and environmentalists and the State Government is caught in the middle, until it's forced to act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Franklin Dam proposal symbolised a lifeline to struggling communities on Tasmania's West Coast, recovering from the end of a mining era. Yet for environmentalists, it symbolised destruction and greed.

In this episode of Saving the Franklin, the battle lines are drawn between pro-dammers and environmentalists and the State Government is caught in the middle, until it's forced to act.

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]]> 2431 01 | A mystery in paradise, before the Franklin River fight https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/mystery-in-paradise-before-the-tasmainian-franklin-river-fight/102269120 The fight to save the Franklin River started in a totally different part of Tasmania's wilderness: with a proposal to dam the paradise inland beach of Lake Pedder. In this episode of Saving the Franklin, a mystery disappearance and a devastating loss signal to campaigners just how far they'll have to go in the next battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 30 Apr 2023 15:00:00 -0000 full 3 1 ABC Australia The fight to save the Franklin River started in a totally different part of Tasmania's wilderness: with a proposal to dam the paradise inland beach of Lake Pedder. In this episode of Saving the Franklin, a mystery disappearance and a devastating loss signal to campaigners just how far they'll have to go in the next battle. The fight to save the Franklin River started in a totally different part of Tasmania's wilderness: with a proposal to dam the paradise inland beach of Lake Pedder. In this episode of Saving the Franklin, a mystery disappearance and a devastating loss signal to campaigners just how far they'll have to go in the next battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The fight to save the Franklin River started in a totally different part of Tasmania's wilderness: with a proposal to dam the paradise inland beach of Lake Pedder. In this episode of Saving the Franklin, a mystery disappearance and a devastating loss signal to campaigners just how far they'll have to go in the next battle.

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]]> 2122 INTRODUCING — Saving The Franklin https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/introducing-saving-the-franklin-river-v2/102214812 Australia's biggest-ever environmental battle was over a wild river in a remote part of Tasmania: the Franklin. Protesters flooded in from all over Australia to stop the Franklin River from being dammed for hydropower. They stood in front of bulldozers and were jailed for it. But for lots of locals, the dam represented a job opportunity at a time of economic crisis. This fight tore apart communities and captured the attention of the nation. Today, more people are concerned about the planet than ever before…so in a fight for the environment, this season of Dig investigates: What does it take to win? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 15 Apr 2023 17:00:00 -0000 trailer 3 ABC Australia Australia's biggest-ever environmental battle was over a wild river in a remote part of Tasmania: the Franklin. Protesters flooded in from all over Australia to stop the Franklin River from being dammed for hydropower. They stood in front of bulldozers and were jailed for it. But for lots of locals, the dam represented a job opportunity at a time of economic crisis. This fight tore apart communities and captured the attention of the nation. Today, more people are concerned about the planet than ever before…so in a fight for the environment, this season of Dig investigates: What does it take to win? Australia's biggest-ever environmental battle was over a wild river in a remote part of Tasmania: the Franklin. Protesters flooded in from all over Australia to stop the Franklin River from being dammed for hydropower. They stood in front of bulldozers and were jailed for it. But for lots of locals, the dam represented a job opportunity at a time of economic crisis. This fight tore apart communities and captured the attention of the nation. Today, more people are concerned about the planet than ever before…so in a fight for the environment, this season of Dig investigates: What does it take to win? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Australia's biggest-ever environmental battle was over a wild river in a remote part of Tasmania: the Franklin. Protesters flooded in from all over Australia to stop the Franklin River from being dammed for hydropower. They stood in front of bulldozers and were jailed for it. But for lots of locals, the dam represented a job opportunity at a time of economic crisis. This fight tore apart communities and captured the attention of the nation.

Today, more people are concerned about the planet than ever before…so in a fight for the environment, this season of Dig investigates: What does it take to win?

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]]> 245 Bonus | Sirens Are Coming — Katherine Wants To Talk https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/katherine-wants-to-talk/101402192 For the first time since taking the stand at the Fitzgerald Inquiry, Katherine James (not her real name) has decided to speak publicly. In this exclusive interview, Katherine describes how she went from a teenage madam to a young mother entering witness protection, and whether, 35 years later, it was all worth it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 04 Sep 2022 15:00:00 -0000 full 2 8 ABC Australia For the first time since taking the stand at the Fitzgerald Inquiry, Katherine James (not her real name) has decided to speak publicly. In this exclusive interview, Katherine describes how she went from a teenage madam to a young mother entering witness protection, and whether, 35 years later, it was all worth it. For the first time since taking the stand at the Fitzgerald Inquiry, Katherine James (not her real name) has decided to speak publicly. In this exclusive interview, Katherine describes how she went from a teenage madam to a young mother entering witness protection, and whether, 35 years later, it was all worth it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For the first time since taking the stand at the Fitzgerald Inquiry, Katherine James (not her real name) has decided to speak publicly. In this exclusive interview, Katherine describes how she went from a teenage madam to a young mother entering witness protection, and whether, 35 years later, it was all worth it.

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]]> 2034 Bonus - Sirens Are Coming | New leads https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/new-leads/13991450 There have been some exciting developments since we published Sirens Are Coming, so stay tuned to this feed for further episodes. In the meantime, if you have material or information you believe is relevant to the history of Queensland's police corruption in the sex work industry and beyond, tell us about it by writing to dig@your.abc.net.au Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:30:45 -0000 full 2 7 ABC Australia There have been some exciting developments since we published Sirens Are Coming, so stay tuned to this feed for further episodes. In the meantime, if you have material or information you believe is relevant to the history of Queensland's police corruption in the sex work industry and beyond, tell us about it by writing to dig@your.abc.net.au There have been some exciting developments since we published Sirens Are Coming, so stay tuned to this feed for further episodes. In the meantime, if you have material or information you believe is relevant to the history of Queensland's police corruption in the sex work industry and beyond, tell us about it by writing to dig@your.abc.net.au Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There have been some exciting developments since we published Sirens Are Coming, so stay tuned to this feed for further episodes. In the meantime, if you have material or information you believe is relevant to the history of Queensland's police corruption in the sex work industry and beyond, tell us about it by writing to dig@your.abc.net.au

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]]> 115 06 | Sirens Are Coming – The Greatest Show In Town https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/siren-are-coming-the-greatest-show-in-town/13917034 The Rat Pack has its day of reckoning: The Fitzgerald Inquiry. Katherine James is key to exposing the corruption that's infiltrated the Queensland police force for the last forty years, but the cost of speaking out is high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:20:00 -0000 full 2 6 ABC Australia The Rat Pack has its day of reckoning: The Fitzgerald Inquiry. Katherine James is key to exposing the corruption that's infiltrated the Queensland police force for the last forty years, but the cost of speaking out is high. The Rat Pack has its day of reckoning: The Fitzgerald Inquiry. Katherine James is key to exposing the corruption that's infiltrated the Queensland police force for the last forty years, but the cost of speaking out is high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Rat Pack has its day of reckoning: The Fitzgerald Inquiry. Katherine James is key to exposing the corruption that's infiltrated the Queensland police force for the last forty years, but the cost of speaking out is high.

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]]> 2460 05 | Sirens Are Coming – Change is Coming https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/sirens-are-coming-change-is-coming/13916988 Fresh criminal networks emerge and flood Brisbane's streets, in an era known as the New Joke. A determined young hustler, Katherine James, rises through the ranks to become a trusted manager and confidante to some of the biggest crime syndicates Brisbane has ever seen. But when she decided to forge her own path, obstacles appear from every angle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:10:00 -0000 full 2 5 ABC Australia Fresh criminal networks emerge and flood Brisbane's streets, in an era known as the New Joke. A determined young hustler, Katherine James, rises through the ranks to become a trusted manager and confidante to some of the biggest crime syndicates Brisbane has ever seen. But when she decided to forge her own path, obstacles appear from every angle. Fresh criminal networks emerge and flood Brisbane's streets, in an era known as the New Joke. A determined young hustler, Katherine James, rises through the ranks to become a trusted manager and confidante to some of the biggest crime syndicates Brisbane has ever seen. But when she decided to forge her own path, obstacles appear from every angle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fresh criminal networks emerge and flood Brisbane's streets, in an era known as the New Joke. A determined young hustler, Katherine James, rises through the ranks to become a trusted manager and confidante to some of the biggest crime syndicates Brisbane has ever seen.

But when she decided to forge her own path, obstacles appear from every angle.

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]]> 2347 04 | Sirens Are Coming – Old Dogs, New Tricks https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/sirens-are-coming-old-dogs-new-tricks/13916954 A new generation of madams and sex workers begin to find their place in the Sunshine State. An enterprising Simone Vogel stands out in the crowd, until she disappears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:00:00 -0000 full 2 4 ABC Australia A new generation of madams and sex workers begin to find their place in the Sunshine State. An enterprising Simone Vogel stands out in the crowd, until she disappears. A new generation of madams and sex workers begin to find their place in the Sunshine State. An enterprising Simone Vogel stands out in the crowd, until she disappears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A new generation of madams and sex workers begin to find their place in the Sunshine State. An enterprising Simone Vogel stands out in the crowd, until she disappears.

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]]> 2233 03 | Sirens Are Coming – The Fallout https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/sirens-are-coming-the-fallout/13916920 Just when the Rat Pack look set to crumble, Shirley Brifman is found dead. Meanwhile Dorothy Edith Knight, fresh from taking down Glen Hallahan in the sting operation, realises her ordeal with the police is only just beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jun 2022 15:50:00 -0000 full 2 3 ABC Australia Just when the Rat Pack look set to crumble, Shirley Brifman is found dead. Meanwhile Dorothy Edith Knight, fresh from taking down Glen Hallahan in the sting operation, realises her ordeal with the police is only just beginning. Just when the Rat Pack look set to crumble, Shirley Brifman is found dead. Meanwhile Dorothy Edith Knight, fresh from taking down Glen Hallahan in the sting operation, realises her ordeal with the police is only just beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Just when the Rat Pack look set to crumble, Shirley Brifman is found dead. Meanwhile Dorothy Edith Knight, fresh from taking down Glen Hallahan in the sting operation, realises her ordeal with the police is only just beginning.

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]]> 1943 02 | Sirens Are Coming – From Kickbacks to Payback https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/sirens-are-coming-from-kickbacks-to-payback/13916900 In the early 1970s, The Rat Pack faced a challenge. Shirley Brifman — who lied at the National Hotel Inquiry to protect these crooked cops — would turn from their biggest ally to their greatest threat. And Dorothy Edith Knight would take a life-threatening leap, in an effort to make a break from the cop she loved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jun 2022 15:40:00 -0000 full 2 2 ABC Australia In the early 1970s, The Rat Pack faced a challenge. Shirley Brifman — who lied at the National Hotel Inquiry to protect these crooked cops — would turn from their biggest ally to their greatest threat. And Dorothy Edith Knight would take a life-threatening leap, in an effort to make a break from the cop she loved. In the early 1970s, The Rat Pack faced a challenge. Shirley Brifman — who lied at the National Hotel Inquiry to protect these crooked cops — would turn from their biggest ally to their greatest threat. And Dorothy Edith Knight would take a life-threatening leap, in an effort to make a break from the cop she loved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the early 1970s, The Rat Pack faced a challenge. Shirley Brifman — who lied at the National Hotel Inquiry to protect these crooked cops — would turn from their biggest ally to their greatest threat. And Dorothy Edith Knight would take a life-threatening leap, in an effort to make a break from the cop she loved.

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]]> 1718 01 | Sirens Are Coming – The Great Survivor https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/sirens-are-coming-the-great-survivor/13916890 In 1958, the Rat Pack were born — three dirty cops who would use bribery and extortion for the next forty years in Queensland to wield power over sex workers. Two of their early recruits were Dorothy Edith Knight, who fell in love with one Rat Packer Glen Hallahan, and Shirley Brifman, who did their dirty work in Queensland's first-ever Royal Commission into police misconduct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jun 2022 15:30:00 -0000 full 2 1 ABC Australia In 1958, the Rat Pack were born — three dirty cops who would use bribery and extortion for the next forty years in Queensland to wield power over sex workers. Two of their early recruits were Dorothy Edith Knight, who fell in love with one Rat Packer Glen Hallahan, and Shirley Brifman, who did their dirty work in Queensland's first-ever Royal Commission into police misconduct. In 1958, the Rat Pack were born — three dirty cops who would use bribery and extortion for the next forty years in Queensland to wield power over sex workers. Two of their early recruits were Dorothy Edith Knight, who fell in love with one Rat Packer Glen Hallahan, and Shirley Brifman, who did their dirty work in Queensland's first-ever Royal Commission into police misconduct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In 1958, the Rat Pack were born — three dirty cops who would use bribery and extortion for the next forty years in Queensland to wield power over sex workers. Two of their early recruits were Dorothy Edith Knight, who fell in love with one Rat Packer Glen Hallahan, and Shirley Brifman, who did their dirty work in Queensland's first-ever Royal Commission into police misconduct.

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]]> 2244 INTRODUCING — Dig: Sirens Are Coming https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/sirens-are-coming/13905898 Three crooked cops. Four courageous women. A decades-long power struggle that remains full of mysteries to this day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 31 May 2022 12:00:45 -0000 trailer 2 ABC Australia Three crooked cops. Four courageous women. A decades-long power struggle that remains full of mysteries to this day. Three crooked cops. Four courageous women. A decades-long power struggle that remains full of mysteries to this day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Three crooked cops. Four courageous women. A decades-long power struggle that remains full of mysteries to this day.

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]]> 302 08 | The Ring In – The Double Sting https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/the-double-sting/13768930 What happened to our hapless hero Hayden Haitana and his merry band of race fixers? Before we put our story to bed, there's one more mind-bending twist to consider: the Double Sting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:40:00 -0000 full 1 8 ABC Australia What happened to our hapless hero Hayden Haitana and his merry band of race fixers? Before we put our story to bed, there's one more mind-bending twist to consider: the Double Sting. What happened to our hapless hero Hayden Haitana and his merry band of race fixers? Before we put our story to bed, there's one more mind-bending twist to consider: the Double Sting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What happened to our hapless hero Hayden Haitana and his merry band of race fixers? Before we put our story to bed, there's one more mind-bending twist to consider: the Double Sting.

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]]> 2104 07 | The Ring In – Who's Kidding Who? https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/whos-kidding-who/13768928 When a Sydney gangster is gunned down, speculation is rife that he may have been the mastermind behind the Fine Cotton ring-in. But then, a surprise confession from a notorious bank robber and career criminal changes everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:30:00 -0000 full 1 7 ABC Australia When a Sydney gangster is gunned down, speculation is rife that he may have been the mastermind behind the Fine Cotton ring-in. But then, a surprise confession from a notorious bank robber and career criminal changes everything. When a Sydney gangster is gunned down, speculation is rife that he may have been the mastermind behind the Fine Cotton ring-in. But then, a surprise confession from a notorious bank robber and career criminal changes everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When a Sydney gangster is gunned down, speculation is rife that he may have been the mastermind behind the Fine Cotton ring-in. But then, a surprise confession from a notorious bank robber and career criminal changes everything.

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]]> 2913 06 | The Ring In – Stainless Steel Bracelets https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/stainless-steel-bracelets/13768926 Hayden Haitana has become the most well-known — and loved — fugitive in Australia. But the law finally catches up with him and the other culprits. But who's taking care of Fine Cotton? And who will be thrown under the bus? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:20:00 -0000 full 1 6 ABC Australia Hayden Haitana has become the most well-known — and loved — fugitive in Australia. But the law finally catches up with him and the other culprits. But who's taking care of Fine Cotton? And who will be thrown under the bus? Hayden Haitana has become the most well-known — and loved — fugitive in Australia. But the law finally catches up with him and the other culprits. But who's taking care of Fine Cotton? And who will be thrown under the bus? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hayden Haitana has become the most well-known — and loved — fugitive in Australia. But the law finally catches up with him and the other culprits. But who's taking care of Fine Cotton? And who will be thrown under the bus?

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]]> 2647 05 | The Ring In – Follow The Dough https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/follow-the-dough/13768924 In the wake of Haitana's television expose, new players enter the story — in particular, one dogged racing official determined to get beyond the denials and cover-ups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:10:00 -0000 full 1 5 ABC Australia In the wake of Haitana's television expose, new players enter the story — in particular, one dogged racing official determined to get beyond the denials and cover-ups. In the wake of Haitana's television expose, new players enter the story — in particular, one dogged racing official determined to get beyond the denials and cover-ups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the wake of Haitana's television expose, new players enter the story — in particular, one dogged racing official determined to get beyond the denials and cover-ups.

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]]> 2950 04 | The Ring In – Hold All Tickets https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/hold-all-tickets/13768920 When the disqualification is announced, all hell breaks loose and the Gillespie crew scatter to the winds. Soon the failed ring-in is making headlines around the country. Hayden and Gillespie hatch a deal to spill the beans on Australia's biggest current affairs show: 60 Minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:00:12 -0000 full 1 4 ABC Australia When the disqualification is announced, all hell breaks loose and the Gillespie crew scatter to the winds. Soon the failed ring-in is making headlines around the country. Hayden and Gillespie hatch a deal to spill the beans on Australia's biggest current affairs show: 60 Minutes. When the disqualification is announced, all hell breaks loose and the Gillespie crew scatter to the winds. Soon the failed ring-in is making headlines around the country. Hayden and Gillespie hatch a deal to spill the beans on Australia's biggest current affairs show: 60 Minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When the disqualification is announced, all hell breaks loose and the Gillespie crew scatter to the winds. Soon the failed ring-in is making headlines around the country. Hayden and Gillespie hatch a deal to spill the beans on Australia's biggest current affairs show: 60 Minutes.

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]]> 2499 03 | The Ring In – Race Day https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/race-day/13768918 By some sort of miracle, the horse (that vaguely looks like Fine Cotton) makes it to the barrier. At 33-1 odds, the gang looks set to make a motza, but suddenly everyone's in on the scam. The odds tumble as bets are placed on Fine Cotton to win from as far away as Sydney, Tasmania and even Papua New Guinea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:50:00 -0000 full 1 3 ABC Australia By some sort of miracle, the horse (that vaguely looks like Fine Cotton) makes it to the barrier. At 33-1 odds, the gang looks set to make a motza, but suddenly everyone's in on the scam. The odds tumble as bets are placed on Fine Cotton to win from as far away as Sydney, Tasmania and even Papua New Guinea. By some sort of miracle, the horse (that vaguely looks like Fine Cotton) makes it to the barrier. At 33-1 odds, the gang looks set to make a motza, but suddenly everyone's in on the scam. The odds tumble as bets are placed on Fine Cotton to win from as far away as Sydney, Tasmania and even Papua New Guinea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices By some sort of miracle, the horse (that vaguely looks like Fine Cotton) makes it to the barrier. At 33-1 odds, the gang looks set to make a motza, but suddenly everyone's in on the scam. The odds tumble as bets are placed on Fine Cotton to win from as far away as Sydney, Tasmania and even Papua New Guinea.

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]]> 2199 02 | The Ring In – The Painted Pony https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/the-painted-pony/13768916 A week out from race day disaster strikes. The fast horse meant to replace Fine Cotton is injured and his sub-in is the wrong colour. The creative solution? Multiple trips to the chemist and a long boozy night of applying women's hair dye to a horse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:40:19 -0000 full 1 2 ABC Australia A week out from race day disaster strikes. The fast horse meant to replace Fine Cotton is injured and his sub-in is the wrong colour. The creative solution? Multiple trips to the chemist and a long boozy night of applying women's hair dye to a horse. A week out from race day disaster strikes. The fast horse meant to replace Fine Cotton is injured and his sub-in is the wrong colour. The creative solution? Multiple trips to the chemist and a long boozy night of applying women's hair dye to a horse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A week out from race day disaster strikes. The fast horse meant to replace Fine Cotton is injured and his sub-in is the wrong colour. The creative solution? Multiple trips to the chemist and a long boozy night of applying women's hair dye to a horse.

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]]> 2837 01 | The Ring In – My Friends Call Me Haitch https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/my-friends-call-me-haitch/13768914 Meet Hayden Haitana, the lovable, ever-so-slightly dodgy horse trainer who lands himself in Australia's biggest racing scandal. He's going straight, no more shortcuts to win. Until his brother introduces him to conman John Gillespie, and a horse called Fine Cotton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:30:00 -0000 full 1 1 ABC Australia Meet Hayden Haitana, the lovable, ever-so-slightly dodgy horse trainer who lands himself in Australia's biggest racing scandal. He's going straight, no more shortcuts to win. Until his brother introduces him to conman John Gillespie, and a horse called Fine Cotton. Meet Hayden Haitana, the lovable, ever-so-slightly dodgy horse trainer who lands himself in Australia's biggest racing scandal. He's going straight, no more shortcuts to win. Until his brother introduces him to conman John Gillespie, and a horse called Fine Cotton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Meet Hayden Haitana, the lovable, ever-so-slightly dodgy horse trainer who lands himself in Australia's biggest racing scandal. He's going straight, no more shortcuts to win. Until his brother introduces him to conman John Gillespie, and a horse called Fine Cotton.

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]]> 2656 INTRODUCING — Dig: The Ring In https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/dig/introducing-dig-the-ring-in/13763800 The Fine Cotton Ring In was one of the biggest scandals in Australian horseracing history. A plan to swap a slow horse with a much faster look-alike involved a motley crew of small-time crooks, a couple of horses and a hell of a lot of hair dye. What were they thinking? Dig is a history podcast with a fresh take on an iconic story from Australia's not-so-glorious past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0000 trailer 1 ABC Australia The Fine Cotton Ring In was one of the biggest scandals in Australian horseracing history. A plan to swap a slow horse with a much faster look-alike involved a motley crew of small-time crooks, a couple of horses and a hell of a lot of hair dye. What were they thinking? Dig is a history podcast with a fresh take on an iconic story from Australia's not-so-glorious past. The Fine Cotton Ring In was one of the biggest scandals in Australian horseracing history. A plan to swap a slow horse with a much faster look-alike involved a motley crew of small-time crooks, a couple of horses and a hell of a lot of hair dye. What were they thinking? Dig is a history podcast with a fresh take on an iconic story from Australia's not-so-glorious past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Fine Cotton Ring In was one of the biggest scandals in Australian horseracing history. A plan to swap a slow horse with a much faster look-alike involved a motley crew of small-time crooks, a couple of horses and a hell of a lot of hair dye. What were they thinking? Dig is a history podcast with a fresh take on an iconic story from Australia's not-so-glorious past.

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