Background Briefing brings you true stories not everyone will want you to hear.
Brad Balzan is shot dead in his own backyard after a police encounter goes wrong. In episode two of Stop and... more
A 20-year-old is chased by four plain-clothes police officers into his western Sydney backyard. But he hasn't committed a crime.... more
Ruby's barely a teenager, and already she's become a champion bull rider. She's also had eight concussions and multiple brain... more
He left a trail of defect-riddled apartment buildings across Sydney and debts exceeding $600m to his creditors. Police have issued... more
Testosterone is often marketed as a silver bullet that can help you build muscle mass, improve your energy levels and... more
Anna grew up believing she was an orphan. But she later discovered she’d been lied to. And that she's one... more
Nathaniel Train was renowned as a distinguished principal who could deliver impressive results for disadvantaged schools. His childhood friend, reporter... more
One morning reporter Josh Robertson woke up, read the headlines, and made a terrible realisation.
He is shut off from the outside world. Locked inside a makeshift jail in north Syria for the past five... more
Sometimes they’re armed with a chainsaw, sometimes a bottle of poison, and often they’re operating in broad daylight. So why... more