Corruption

Fiji's handling of drug crisis draws harsh criticism. Audio

Brazil's president has vowed to punish supporters of former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, after they stormed Congress and the Supreme Court in the capital. 

The attack had eerie echos of what… Audio

In 2009, Taito Phillip Field was convicted of bribery and corruption and sentenced to six years in prison. Lockwood Smith was an opposition MP and recalls keeping the pressure on in… Audio

A new report from Transparency International finds a lack of capacity is hampering anti-corruption work in the Pacific. Audio

Oxana Shevel is an associate professor of political science at Tufts University who specialises in the study of former Soviet states. She says the Russian army has proven not to be the mighty force… Audio

A new novel invites us to fast forward four years. State surveillance is everywhere in Aotearoa, and if you dare to search for evidence of government corruption you could end up on the Kill List… Audio

There are plenty of things that people are happy to remain in the dark about. It's called deliberate ignorance. Psychologist Jennifer Howell has tested deliberate ignorance in the lab and uncovered… Audio

Phone taps, talk of marriage and kids, piles of cash, tales of misguided trust and a secret boyfriend. It's all part of the Australian Independent Commission Against Corruption's investigation into… Audio

The Pandora Papers have exposed how some of the most powerful and influential people in the world -- including heads of state, billionaires and celebrities -- use offshore companies to hide their… Audio

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the weekend's anti-lockdown protest that turned violent in Dublin, just the latest of many that have sprung up across Europe. And… Audio

What a year it has been in America. Joining us to assess it is our US correspondent Karen Kasler, who looks back on 2020 and warns that many of the problems the US has faced this year aren't going to… Audio

Historian, author and documentary maker Michael Wood has travelled the length and breadth of China, the world's oldest continuous civilisation and longest lasting state, to compile a stunning new… Audio

Covid-19 has been brutal in Peru, with the country having the highest death rate per population in the world. But it's not all doom and gloom. Patrick Emanuel is part of a team who have invented a new… Audio

New York's attorney general has announced a lawsuit aimed at dissolving the powerful National Rifle Association over alleged financial mismanagement.  Audio

Blood On The Wall co-director Nick Quested, talks to Kathryn Ryan about the reality of life in a migrant caravan and the policies of the past, played out over decades, that led to their creation… Audio

Underworld investigator Misha Glenny says the Covid-19 pandemic is going to change the nature of the drug-dealing business, working against the big organised crime cartels who traditionally control… Audio

China is facing big decisions about choosing between its expenditures and economy and keeping its own people happy. Professor Jane Golley, director of the ANU's Australian Centre on China in the… Audio

There are warnings that bribery and corruption may become more attractive to struggling organisations and their executives during the uncertainty caused by COVID-19. Forensic accountant, Lorinda Kelly… Audio

War correspondent Toby Muse spent 15 years living in Colombia and gained an unprecedented level of access to the local drug cartels. His new book, Kilo, traces the life cycle of a kilogram of cocaine.