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As world leaders debate the causes and effects of global warming, we take a look at yet another example of man's damaging behaviour on the environment. In the light of BHP's decision to exit the giant Ok Tedi gold and copper mine in Papua New Guinea, this documentary asks what happens when a foreign mining company bails out of a big project in a developing country? Who wins? Who loses?
Since the gruesome massacre of three UN workers in September, West Timor has been sliding into lawlessness. "The worst case scenario is beginning to materialise", says a senior UN official. The worst case scenario is a repeat of the bloodbath in East Timor a year ago - this time west of the border.
Gambling is big business in Australia. Here - like everywhere else in the world - it is growing at an astonishing rate. Estimated to be worth $95 billion dollars, the industry thrives on robbing normal people of their hard-earned money. All sorts are seduced by the bright lights of Las Vegas and dreams of fast and easy money.
In the run-up to the Sydney Olympics, will the new drugs screening process help to filter out cheats, or is it just another stab in the dark?
We examine why so many war criminals find refuge in Australia.
A shocking investigation into how blood diamonds helped fuel Sierra Leone's civil war.
Eighty years after the Great War much remains unclear about the Anzac involvement. Australians have claimed their actions secured victory on the western front however the British have long disputed this. This film examines their role and how much honour is due to them.
"They dragged Mahendra Chaudhry out of his seat and…kicked the back of his knee. They kicked it so he was forced to kneel." This description of when George Speight's gunmen stormed the parliamentary chamber comes from one of the MP's Speight held hostage in his struggle for power. Who is this self-appointed Fijian leader? And has Speight gambled the future and the reputation of his nation with …
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