Australia is one of the worst democracies when it comes to press freedom. We look at the suppression, the secrets and the lies told in William’s case. 
 

William Tyrrell was a three year old boy who disappeared from the village of Kendall, on the mid-north-coast of New South Wales.

Key facts were kept from the public, from day one. A lot of what was reported, especially early on, was false.

In the new podcast, Nowhere Child, The Australian’s Caroline Overington delves into a case where notions of class and privilege; opportunity and poverty came crashing together, to create a nightmare for William Tyrrell.

Music used in this podcast:

Daniel Birch - Blue Lobster, Trees in the Wind, Marimba on the Loose
Electric-tric - Sketch 9
Kai Engel - September, Smoldering
Swelling - Night I

William Tyrrell is the little boy in the Spider-Man suit, missing since September 2014. Caroline Overington delves into the case.

William Tyrrell - Nowhere Child

An investigative podcast exploring the case of William Tyrrell, a three-year-old boy who vanished while in state care. 

Australia is one of the worst democracies when it comes to press freedom. We look at the suppression, the secrets and the lies told in ...

Secrets and Lies

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There has been a significant update in the case of missing toddler, William Tyrrell. NSW Police are focusing on a person of interest who had previously been ruled out by detectives and they are searching three separate locations on the Kendall property where William was last seen in 2014.

William Tyrrell update

It's been five months since the Nowhere Child podcast finished, the former detective Gary Jubelin has been on trial in Sydney, we won't know the outcome until the magistrate comes back in April. The inquest into William's disappearance is ongoing, with hearings due to resume in March with a result probable in the middle of the year. In the meantime Caroline Overington has finished a book on William's disappearance. Here she reads the first chapter to give a sense of the book and a later chapter to give you an idea of the kinds of things police did to try and find him. 
 

It's been five months since the Nowhere Child podcast finished, the former detective Gary Jubelin has been on trial in Sydney, we won't know the outcome until the magistrate comes back in April. The inquest into William's disappearance i...

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The truth about William Tyrrell will be revealed, and we will find out what happened to him. The truth will not be forever concealed. 
 

The truth about William Tyrrell will be revealed, and we will find out what happened to him. The truth will not be forever concealed....

Secrets and Lies

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