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Australian Crime Stories

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 Factual, engaging and succinct retellings of Australia's unique crime. Join the ‘Ned Kelly Gang’ for exclusive episodes.Australian Stories True Crime
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  • Told Through Trial: The Chamberlain Case

    Told Through Trial: The Chamberlain Case
    Mar 10 2026

    In 1980, nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from a campsite at Airs Rock. Her mother claims a dingo had taken her. Two years later, the question of what happened was tested in court. Told through the witnesses and evidence presented at trial, this episode follows how the infamous case unfolded before a jury.
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    43 mins
  • The Lindt Cafe Siege

    The Lindt Cafe Siege
    Mar 3 2026

    On a Monday morning in December 2014, customers sit down for coffee in Martin Place. Minutes later, a shotgun is produced and the doors are locked. For the next seventeen hours, a group of hostages move when instructed, speak when permitted, and wait while police negotiate from outside. As hours pass and daylight fades, the siege narrows toward a final break.
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    29 mins
  • The Case of Scott Johnson

    The Case of Scott Johnson
    Feb 23 2026

    Sydney, December 1988. Twenty-seven-year-old American mathematician Scott Johnson is found dead at the base of cliffs at North Head. He had moved to Australia to build a life with his partner, splitting his time between Canberra and Sydney while completing his PhD. His clothes are discovered folded near the cliff edge, and within months his death is ruled a suicide — but over the decades that follow, questions about that conclusion refuse to settle.
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    29 mins
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