Foreign Correspondent
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| Course: | 10937NAT New Diploma of English Proficiency Class Nadine Schoen |
| Book: | Foreign Correspondent |
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| Date: | Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 12:59 AM |
Description
World current affairs program with investigative journalism and well considered critical analysis
Russell Bentley is a swaggering American nicknamed “Tex” – an avowed
communist and convicted drug smuggler who no longer calls America home.
For millions of Palestinians at home, and thousands here in Australia
watching their team compete for the Asian Cup, the result on the field
doesn’t really matter. It will be a victory just to see their flag
raised, and hear their national anthem played, in a country that still
doesn’t officially recognise Palestine.
Middle East Correspondent Matt Brown discusses 'Ibrahims War' his report
for Foreign Correspondent that took him and cameraman Mat Marsic into
Aleppo, Syria and the daily ordeals endured by young Ibrahim and his
family, trying to survive Syria's brutal civil war.
They're drawn to the sound of the approaching helicopters, a well
rehearsed choreography of surgeons, nurses, medics, attired in an
unlikely mix of sports gear, surgical gloves, Hawaiian shirts, and
combat boots.
The headlights picked up a dark shape on the edge of the track. Barry
Kirby slammed his car into reverse and discovered a young woman,
dangerously ill.
Millions of people had lost their homes to the banks. Millions more were
jobless. Disillusioned and desperate for change, they clogged Spain’s
streets and squares in protests that ran for months. It came to be known
as 15M, in a nod to the day it all began: 15 May 2011.