Background Briefing
by ABC Australia
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Estimated from 3 chart positions in 3 markets.
By chart position
- 🇦🇺AU · News#39100K to 300K
- 🇸🇦SA · News#103500 to 3K
- 🇳🇿NZ · News#116500 to 3K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
30K to 92K🎙 Daily cadence·250 episodes·Last published 6d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
101K to 306K🇦🇺98%🇸🇦1%🇳🇿1% - Active Followers
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30K to 92K
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01 'This Bloody Machine' | Jewel in the Crown
Aug 27, 2026
Unknown duration
TRAILER – Introducing 'This Bloody Machine'
Aug 13, 2026
Unknown duration
Long Read | The Girl Who Vanished From Her Bed: Part Two
Jul 23, 2026
Unknown duration
Long Read | The Girl Who Vanished From Her Bed: Part One
Jul 16, 2026
21m 15s
Beef | Battle for the Blue Zones 2
Jul 2, 2026
34m 30s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/27/26 |  01 'This Bloody Machine' | Jewel in the Crown | Sue Bleasel is running out of time. Her life's work has been to bring a life-saving proton therapy machine to Australia. But with construction about to start, big questions remain. | — | ||||||
| 8/13/26 | TRAILER – Introducing 'This Bloody Machine' | It's a plan so good that everyone wants to believe it. Bring a life-saving cancer machine to Australia so desperate families don't have to travel overseas for treatment. But the plan keeps failing. The latest idea is to build a half-billion-dollar health science precinct in the heart of Sydney to house Australia's first proton therapy machine. It's got some big names backing it, support from a federal politician, and the green light from state government and local council. So why, when reporters Julia Bergin and Loretta Florance take a closer look, is it so hard to get a clear answer about what's going on? Is it happening? And what will it take to bring this machine to Australia? This Bloody Machine is a three-part Background Briefing investigation that follows a trail of money, egos, secret plans and changing stories to find out if the proton therapy dream is too good to be true. | — | ||||||
| 7/23/26 |  Long Read | The Girl Who Vanished From Her Bed: Part Two | A missing child, the botched police investigation case, and the aunt who never stopped asking why — this is part two of Maddison Connaughton's long read investigation into the disappearance of schoolgirl Eloise Worledge. | — | ||||||
| 7/16/26 | cold casedisappearance+3 | Maddison Connaughton | ABC Long ReadABC Australia | — | Eloise Worledgecold case+3 | — | 21m 15s | ||
| 7/2/26 | healthlongevity+3 | — | — | Greek island of IkariaIkaria | cancerlongevity+5 | — | 34m 30s | ||
| 6/25/26 | longevityBlue Zones+4 | — | ABC Australia | Blue Zones | Blue Zoneslongevity+3 | — | 33m 22s | ||
| 6/18/26 | AItechnology+3 | Josh Robertson | ABC AustraliaAustralian startup | — | AI companionsonline service+3 | — | 33m 24s | ||
| 6/11/26 | asylumdeath+3 | Kirstie Wellauer | — | — | TammyKirstie Wellauer+4 | — | 32m 54s | ||
| 6/3/26 | safetypolice+3 | Tammy Shipley | — | — | Tammy Shipleysafety+3 | — | 32m 26s | ||
| 5/27/26 | surveillancefamily+3 | — | — | — | Tammysurveillance+3 | — | 30m 00s | ||
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| 5/14/26 | safetysurveillance+4 | — | — | Sydney | Tammy Shipleysurveillance+5 | — | 1m 19s | ||
| 4/24/26 | art identitycommercial gallery+3 | — | — | — | Jean Paul Manginartist identity+3 | — | 32m 44s | ||
| 4/17/26 | artidentity+3 | — | ABC Australia | — | Jean Paul ManginJulia Bergin+4 | — | 34m 19s | ||
| 4/11/26 | artsculpture+3 | — | Australian gallery | — | Jean Paul Manginsculptor+3 | — | 40m 17s | ||
| 4/6/26 | artsculpture+3 | Julia Bergin | ABC Australia | MelbourneFrance+2 | Jean Paul Manginsculptor+3 | — | 1m 41s | ||
| 3/27/26 | deepfakedisinformation+3 | — | ABC Australia | Bondi Beach | deepfakedisinformation+5 | — | 34m 43s | ||
| 3/20/26 | immigrationpersonal struggle+4 | AB | — | IranAustralia+1 | IranAustralia+6 | — | 32m 30s | ||
| 3/13/26 | father-son relationshipmigration+3 | — | — | HyderabadIndia+2 | Bondifather and son+5 | — | 42m 21s | ||
| 3/5/26 | crimefamily+4 | — | — | BondiAustralia | BondiAustralia+5 | — | 1m 42s | ||
| 2/20/26 | football culturewomen's stories+3 | — | Harrow-Balmoral football club | Balmoral | Harrow-Balmoralfootball club+3 | — | 38m 40s | ||
| 2/13/26 | retrialwitness statement+3 | — | — | — | retrialwitness+3 | — | 30m 30s | ||
| 2/5/26 |  04 Hometown Boys | The Trial | As the criminal trial unfolds, witnesses from Balmoral waver on the stand, and the judge is "taken aback". The courtroom is heaving with supporters of the accused but the verdict is not what they're expecting. | — | ||||||
| 1/26/26 |  03 Hometown Boys | The 'Mayoress of Balmoral' | A respected bush nurse with close ties to the accused becomes a key police witness. As the investigation quietly gathers pace, locals start to choose sides and the family of the victim feels ostracised. | — | ||||||
| 1/16/26 |  02 Hometown Boys | In the caravan | A 21st birthday party becomes a crime scene, but some locals carry on like nothing’s happened. | — | ||||||
| 1/16/26 |  01 Hometown Boys | Welcome to Balmoral | In this one-street town of 280 residents, there’s an unspoken code: don’t rock the boat, or risk being cast out. Balmoral is a small Victorian town built on tradition, loyalty and knowing your place. For newcomers, the fastest way in is the football club. It’s where friendships are forged and status is earned. | — | ||||||
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Chart history for Background Briefing
Peaked at #39 in Australia, currently #39 in Australia.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| SA | — | #103 | #103 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #116 | #116 | — |
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.