Abc Australia | Journeyman Pictures

...Altman is currently a journalist for ABC Australia's leading international current...

The world is getting very fat, very fast. The obesity epidemic has spread to the Third World and it is likely 1 billion people will be obese by 2030. So how did it explode in places that, not so long ago, counted malnutrition and even famine as major concerns? Well it's mostly about the aggressive marketing and low prices of Western fast food. As globalisation and a little more money open up Thir…

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Rise of the Superbugs

World | 2012

The nightmare is here. Rampant use of antibiotics coupled with an explosion in global travel has led to superbugs spreading worldwide. Join us as we step into the lab with leading experts and listen to shocking stories of the health implications. Let's face up to the horror of antibiotic resistance before it's too late, as once a superbug gets out, there may be no stopping it....An authoritative,…

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...cat and mouse. Andrew Fowler has worked for ABC Australia as a foreign correspondent and on...

Sex, Lies and Julian Assange

World | 2012

He had just humiliated the US, heading up Wikileaks, the most controversial cyber operation in history. So when Julian Assange arrived in Sweden in August 2010 he was greeted like a conquering hero. But within weeks there was a warrant out for his arrest and he was being investigated for sexual crimes. An investigative exploration of this salacious and strange case, the film gets to the heart of …

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...Award winner who has worked as a journalist for ABC Australia since 1986, joining the Four...

Facing Dennis Ferguson

World | 2009

22 years ago Dennis Ferguson was convicted for the sexual abuse of three children, aged six, seven and eight. Now released, Dennis speaks publicly for the first time. The uncomfortable questions surrounding the release and rehabilitation of sex offenders are finally addressed.

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...rights unavailable in the US. Produced by ABC Australia and Journeyman...

the global trade debate

World | 2002

This punchy documentary looks at the tactics of the anti-globalisation protest movement, and examines the issues driving the world's youth to the streets.

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...this new wave of global fraud. Produced by ABC...

Beyond the Boiler Room

World | 2001

Those arrested had allegedly been part of an illegal brokering operation in which they 'cold called' potential investors with lures of fast money from glamour stocks. It was a classic example of what's known as a 'boiler room'. We piece together the Bangkok episode and follow the money trail to discover how the global economy can produce fraud on a worldwide scale.

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...simply too big to be stopped? Produced by ABC AustraliaProducer: Lin...

Fixing Cricket

World | 2000

Can we believe cricket's bosses when they promise to rid the game of corruption? This is the question at the epicentre of the match-fixing storm. We go in search of the answer in bookie dens and on cricket fields in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Dubai, South Africa and England.

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...the close of the 20th century. Produced by ABC...