Hedley Thomas’ new podcast: Sick To Death
A blockbuster new podcast from The Australian and our investigative star reporter Hedley Thomas: Sick To Death is the horrifying true story...
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The Teacher's Pet
Lyn and Chris Dawson appear to have the perfect marriage. He's a star footballer and popular high school teacher. She's a devoted wife and mother. They share a beautiful home above Sydney's...
Episodes
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Listen to Episode 1 of The Gangster's Ghost: Dead Man Talking
The family of slain gangster Stewart John Regan has been frustrated by an unwillingness on the part of the NSW Police Unsolved Homicide Unit...
From The Front: Roger Rogerson’s first kill? The mystery of ‘Shotgun Johnny’ Regan
The 1974 murder of 'Shotgun Johnny' Regan has never been solved. Now, his family wants answers. That's where The Australian's new cold case...
From The Front: Chris Dawson is staying in jail
This is an episode of The Australian's daily news podcast, The Front. Chris Dawson has suffered another humiliation, losing an appeal agains...
Listen to episode 1 of BRONWYN
The Teacher's Pet creator Hedley Thomas returns with a new podcast investigation for The Australian. Subscribers to The Australian and regis...
From The Front: Hedley Thomas’ new cold case podcast, 'Bronwyn'
Where is Bronwyn Winfield? The devoted mum has been missing since 1993 – and the man behind The Teacher’s Pet is on the case. Go to theaustr...
From The Front: The Teacher's Appeal
Christopher Michael Dawson has launched an appeal, arguing Justice Ian Harrison got it wrong — and claiming he’s not guilty of Lyn’s murder....
Bonus episode: Hedley Thomas talks The Teacher's Pet with Raymond Bonner
Hedley Thomas sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winner and former NYT foreign correspondent Raymond Bonner to discuss his new book, The Teacher'...
From I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin: Remembering Lynette with Hedley Thomas (Part 2)
Lynette Dawson, now remembered as Lynette Simms, went missing from her Bayview home in 1982. But it would take another 40 years for her husb...
From I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin: Catching A Killer with Hedley Thomas (Part 1)
A school teacher, a missing wife, and the student caught in the middle. The Teacher’s Pet was the podcast that captivated the world. In this...
Bonus episode: Hedley reads Chapter 1 of his new book, The Teacher's Pet
Listen to Hedley Thomas reading Chapter 1 of his new book, The Teacher's Pet. The book is published by Pan Macmillan and is available at all...
From The Front: Three more years for Chris Dawson
Grey, shrunken and hiding his face, Chris Dawson is sentenced for unlawful carnal knowledge of a schoolgirl. Hedley Thomas joins us. Find ou...
The Front: Inside podcasting with Hedley Thomas and David Murray
Hedley Thomas, Claire Harvey and David Murray reveal how our smash-hit podcasts get made. Find out more about The Front podcast here and rea...
Episode 16 - Arrest
Nearly 37 years after Lyn Dawson disappeared, police have arrested Chris Dawson over the alleged murder of his wife, taking him into custody...
Episode 15 - Digging
Following an incredible groundswell of community interest ignited by this podcast, September saw a stunning development in the case with pol...
Episode 14 - Decision Time
After 36 long years, failed police investigations, two coronial inquests, and countless appeals from Lyn's family, the case is stronger now...
Episode 13 - The System
Before the first coronial inquest, police tap phones in the lead-up to digging in a relatively small area around the swimming pool at Bayvie...
Episode 12 - Momentum
The detective Damian Loone escalates his murder investigations, interviewing many witnesses in a quest for the truth. And the area of "soft...
Episode 11 - Loyalty
Chris Dawson was interviewed by police in 1991, and then never again. But Sue Strath, Lyn's loyal friend, kept agitating for a further inves...
Episode 10 - Damaged
After six difficult years, the volatile marriage was over. JC felt she had become ‘disposable’, as Lyn had been years before, and feared for...