Forgotten Australia

Forgotten Australia


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To Live & Die in D.C. – Part One: Two Aussie Girls
September 23, 2024

In November 1971, at the exact moment that Prime Minister Billy McMahons wife Sonia stepped out in her infamously revealing dress at a White House dinner, Australian embassy officials in Washington were thrust into the first crucial hours of a serial kil

The Rise of Roger Rogerson – Part Two: Men Died Because of What He Did
September 19, 2024

How was the 1976 case of armed robber Phillip Western a prototype for the Green Light thatd soon be given to Neddy Smith? Continuing our in-depth interview, veteran journalist Neil Mercer explains how Roger Rogerson perverting the legal system for prof

The Rise of Roger Rogerson – Part One: All Hell Broke Loose
September 16, 2024

How did a hero detective become Australias most notoriously corrupt killer cop? In an in-depth conversation, veteran journalist Neil Mercer talks about the Rogerson he interviewed and investigated, starting with their first meeting in 1982. Be sure to re

The Boys of Death Row – Part Six: Lives Hanging in the Balance
September 01, 2024

A new murder committed by a 17-year-old brings the tally of boys on Death Row to ten. From April 1936 onwards, the NSW government has to decide wholl live and wholl die. With time running out in one case, they rush towards a ghastly mistake, while in

The Boys of Death Row – Part Five: The Defence of Consent
August 26, 2024

In March 1936, a young Italian woman testifies against her seven rapists in open court, speaking bravely against their claims shed consented to their violent group assault.To support the show:Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustraliaPatreon - https

The Boys of Death Row – Part Four: A Murderer About Town
August 21, 2024

In the lazy days between Christmas and New Year in Wagga Wagga in 1935, a 17-year-old boy spends the festive season indulging in romantic fakery, prepared to defend his deception with cold-blooded murder.To support the show:Apple - http://apple.co/fo

The Boys of Death Row – Part Three: The Hooded Bandit
August 18, 2024

Another young criminal faces the ultimate penalty after being convicted of shooting a man during a Sydney railway robbery. But is the Hooded Bandit about to be hanged because the government is making a ghastly legal mistake?To support the show:Apple -&nbs

The Boys of Death Row – Part Two: The Calmest Killer
August 14, 2024

With Monty Henwoods 17-year-old alleged killer in custody, police are amazed by the youths calm confessions even though they might see him sentenced to death.*Part two of The Boys of Death Row. The whole miniseries is available ad-free and early to sup

The Boys of Death Row – Part One: A Body on the Line
August 11, 2024

On a Monday morning in November 1935, a battered man is found dead beside railway tracks in the Blue Mountains. The victim is revered and his death is a mystery. But Sydney police, led by murder expert Detective-Sergeant Tom McRae, are soon on the tr

The Masked Murderer
July 30, 2024

Originally released in 2019, this episode tells the story of a Saturday night stick-up in Sydney that went very, very wrong leaving a mystery that has endured for nearly a century.My upcoming miniseries will include the similar case of The Hooded Bandi