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Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

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Overview

Australia's leading international affairs program featuring fascinating, in-depth stories from the ABC's unrivalled network of foreign correspondents.

NetworksABC TV

About Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent is a documentary, news series that first aired in 1992. Australia's leading international affairs program featuring fascinating, in-depth stories from the ABC's unrivalled network of foreign correspondents.

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