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Secrets We Keep

Secrets We Keep

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Each season, Secrets We Keep investigates a different Australian secret.

Secrets We Keep: Uncovered (Season 9): takes you inside some of the most important investigations of our time, with our expanding network of journalists and sources from around Australia and beyond. Every week, Uncovered pulls back the curtain on the stories powerful people hoped would stay buried, by speaking directly to those who lived and breathed them.

Jailbreak (Season 8): Journalist Tim Elliott details the extraordinary story of Darko Desic, a fugitive who lived for 30 years on the Northern Beaches of Sydney.

Lone Actor (Season 7): Joey Watson traces the radicalisation trajectory of the Christchurch terrorist, asking the question - did he really act alone?

By Any Means (Season 6): An investigation into the modern fertility landscape, confronting complex questions about consent, identity and human rights.

Should I Spit? (Season 5): The origin story of the multibillion dollar consumer DNA industry. From police hoping to solve cold murder cases, to one of the most powerful churches in the world, everyone seems to want a piece of what makes you, you.

Pray Harder (Season 4): investigative journalist Richard Baker uncovers the unbelievable and compelling true story of Australia’s oldest and most hard line Pentecostal Church, the Geelong Revival Centre.

Baghdad Nights (Season 3): Richard Baker takes you inside Australia's biggest corruption scandal, finding out how Australia funded a dictator in the lead up to the Iraq War.

Nest of Traitors (Season 2): Joey Watson is pulled into the world of espionage, attempting to track down an Australian spy who turned to work for the enemy during the Cold War.

Shame Lies & Family (Season 1): A mystery photo of Amelia Oberhardt’s mum exposes the practice of shotgun marriages, forced adoption, and quiet abortions carried out in Australia until the 1980s.

2026 LiSTNR - Text, image, music and sound comprising this podcast are owned by or licensed to SCA. By accessing, communicating or using this podcast, you agree to be bound by the terms available at https://podcastoneaustralia.com.au/terms Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences True Crime
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  • Uncovered | Exposing hero surgeon's maggot-infested patient

    Uncovered | Exposing hero surgeon's maggot-infested patient
    Feb 16 2026

    What happens when a surgeon celebrated as a “hero” leaves some patients to suffer devastating consequences? From maggot-infested wounds to systemic failures that left some paraplegic patients and amputees in worse shape than when they first sought help.

    In this interview, investigative journalist Charlotte Grieve tells the story of how she uncovered the hidden side behind the halo of a doctor protected by glowing media reports, and how she fought in court to defend the truth.

    Dr Munjed Al Muderis is scheduled to appeal the court's findings in mid 2026.

    Got any tips? Email us at secretswekeep@sca.com.au.

    Credits:

    • Reporter/Host: Joey Watson
    • Supervising Producer: Claudianna Blanco
    • Fact Check and Production Support: Holly Mitchell
    • Sound Design: Matt Nikolic

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    36 mins
  • BONUS | Unveiling the motives behind the Christchurch terrorist’s appeal

    BONUS | Unveiling the motives behind the Christchurch terrorist’s appeal
    Feb 12 2026

    The Christchurch terrorist has returned to court, seeking to overturn his guilty plea for the 2019 mosque attacks that killed 51 people.

    He argues that the extreme isolation of a “prison within a prison” inside New Zealand’s most secure facility left him psychologically incapable of making rational decisions when he pleaded guilty.

    How likely is a judge to grant his request? And what would reopening this case mean for survivors and the families of the victims?

    Secrets We Keep: Lone Actor host Joey Watson joins The Briefing's Sacha Barbour Gatt for a deep dive into the real motivations that lie behind the terrorist's legal battle.

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    12 mins
  • Lone Actor | Investigating the Christchurch terrorist

    Lone Actor | Investigating the Christchurch terrorist
    Feb 9 2026

    There are new developments in the case of the Christchurch terrorist — the Australian man who murdered 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019 — who is now seeking to overturn his guilty plea and appeal his sentence.

    The Christchurch massacre remains the deadliest act of extremist violence committed by an Australian.

    In Secrets We Keep: Lone Actor, journalist Joey Watson retraces the terrorist’s trajectory in the years leading up to the attack, revealing the networks, influences, and failures that shaped one of the most devastating crimes in our region.

    Joey speaks with survivors, researchers, and those who crossed the attacker’s path, as he begins to uncover a far more complex story. What, or who, led him to violence?

    • Lone Actor | Ep 2 | Shitposting
    • Lone Actor | Ep 3 | In the scene
    • Lone Actor | Ep 4 | The Balkans
    • Lone Actor | Ep 5 | The defence of Europe
    • Lone Actor | Ep 6 | Skull Mask Network

    Got any tips? Email us at secretswekeep@sca.com.au

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    31 mins
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