Australian rugby once had $40 million in the bank. Crowds over 100,000. TV audiences of 3 million. Today the Wallabies have sunk to their lowest world ranking ever. Off the field rugby is a "war zone" with a $20 million deficit last year alone.
The Breakdown is a gripping podcast investigation from The Australian, exploring just how far "the game they play in heaven" has fallen - and why. Jessica Halloran and Claire Harvey have interviewed everyone from ex-PMs and billionaires to Wallabies legends, boardroom insiders and the volunteers battling to keep the game alive. Raw and emotional, The Breakdown is the new binge-listen everyone will be talking about.
The Break Down is exclusive for subscribers to The Australian. Join us at theaustralian.com.au/subscribe (https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?utm_medium=print&utm_source=vanity&utm_campaign=acq_fy18_generic&utm_content=various&sourceCode=TAWEB_PRS100).
My Sister's Secrets is the gripping story of one woman's quest to get justice for her sister - and along the way, to uncover the hidden places in her family, and all our families.
In this first episode, you meet Alexandra Tapp who died at just 32, haunted by the predators in her own family. Now her sister is on a quest for justice.
My Sister's Secrets is The Australian's (https://www.theaustralian.com.au/podcasts/my-sisters-secrets) newest podcast. Presented by Virginia Tapscott and Steve Jackson. Search for My Sister's Secrets in your favourite podcast app to listen to Episode 2 now.
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19 Dec 2021
Introducing: What Really Happened in Wuhan
Investigative journalist Sharri Markson goes deep into the secret history of Covid-19.
In a series of exclusive interviews - from Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo to intelligence chiefs and Chinese dissidents - Markson takes us inside the investigation behind her bestselling book and documentary, to explore what really happened in Wuhan and beyond.
In this first episode, Sharri Markson has a frank and freewheeling conversation with the former US president in his first Australian sit-down interview on China’s “gross incompetence” and the mysteries still unsolved. “There were body bags outside of the lab. And people were saying there are a lot of people lying down on the streets of Wuhan and there were body bags … you're going to have to figure that out and you probably will be able to do it, knowing you.”
Go to theaustralian.com.au/wuhan for more on What Really Happened In Wuhan.
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13 Apr 2021
What now?
The never-before-told story of how rugby nearly died altogether, the voices of those people keeping passion alive at the grassroots, and the sharp reality facing rugby if it is to ever recover in Australia. To listen to all six episodes of The Breakdown first, read the journalism and take the multimedia experience search for and download The Australian app at your app store. Or take out a subscription at theaustralian.com.au/thebreakdown
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6 Apr 2021
Folau and the First Lady
How rugby lost its golden player, featuring exclusive words from former Prime Minister John Howard, and a glimpse inside the locker room where Michael Cheika reveals how he handled the fallout with his players. For the first time, we reveal what really happened inside the boardroom. To listen to all six episodes of The Breakdown first, read the journalism and take the multimedia experience search for and download The Australian app at your app store. Or take out a subscription at theaustralian.com.au/thebreakdown
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30 Mar 2021
Where'd the money go?
Billionaire Andrew Forrest and the frantic battle to reshape the game, amid roiling uncertainty at head office and looming disaster on the field. To listen to all six episodes of The Breakdown first, read the journalism and take the multimedia experience search for and download The Australian app at your app store. Or take out a subscription at theaustralian.com.au/thebreakdown
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23 Mar 2021
The Kick
A heartstopping England field goal broke Australian rugby’s heart in 2003 - and precipitated a terminal slide. We explore how union headhunted league’s superstars, hear ex-Wallabies shed a tear for what’s been lost and tell the ripping yarn of a rugby-related burglary at The Lodge. To listen to all six episodes of The Breakdown first, read the journalism and take the multimedia experience search for and download The Australian app at your app store. Or take out a subscription at theaustralian.com.au/thebreakdown
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16 Mar 2021
Partying at the Lodge
Who killed rugby union?
9 Mar 2021
The Breakdown
How has rugby fallen so far? Why isn’t the Wallabies’ greatest-ever try scorer coaching in Australia? Why do even private school kids struggle to name a Wallaby? Why are foreign coaches dominating the game? What happened to the $40m World Cup windfall? Why are clubs closing? Can anyone save rugby union? To listen to all six episodes of The Breakdown first, read the journalism and take the multimedia experience search for and download The Australian app at your app store. Or take out a subscription at theaustralian.com.au/thebreakdown
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23 Feb 2021
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