Best Australian True Crime Podcasts (2026)
Australian true crime podcasts have produced some of the most compelling shows in the global genre. From the bush to the suburbs, Australian crime stories carry a distinctive atmosphere — isolation, frontier justice, and communities where everyone knows everyone but secrets still fester.
Shows like Casefile, Teacher's Pet, and Who the Hell is Hamish? have put Australian true crime on the global map. The country's unique legal environment, its colonial history, and its particular brand of investigative journalism have created a fertile landscape for the genre.
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The Teacher's Pet
True crime fans who like journalism-driven investigations with massive real-world impact; anyone fascinated by domestic crime and institutional failure.
Secrets We Keep: Killer Charm
LiSTNR's investigative anthology turns to the woodchipper murder of Bruce Saunders in this season, Killer Charm.
Lost in Larrimah
A man disappears from an outback settlement with 12 residents, lifelong feuds, and one very missing dog. The ABC's finest outback mystery — and one of the most absorbing podcasts in Australian true crime.
Trace: Murder in the Rainforest
ABC Australia's investigation into the mysterious 2001 disappearance of British backpacker Peter Falconio in the Australian outback.
Dezi Freeman: The Hunt
A 7NEWS and LiSTNR co-production on the manhunt for Dezi Freeman, wanted after two police officers were shot dead in regional Victoria.
Troubled Waters
A man vanishes from a remote Northern Territory settlement of barely a dozen residents — Casefile Presents investigates who killed Paddy Moriarty and why no one has ever been charged.
Casefile Presents: The Easey Street Murders
Investigation into Melbourne's famous 1977 double murder that remained unsolved for over 40 years.
Unravel: What Became of Jack?
ABC's award-winning investigative strand asks what happened to 27-year-old Jack McLennan, who vanished from a Queensland picnic spot in an instant.
Australian True Crime (Meshel Laurie)
Australian comedian and journalist cover true crime cases from a distinctly Australian perspective.
Casefile True Crime
Listeners who prefer documentary-style narration with high production standards and zero filler; purists who want the facts and nothing else.
Searching for Sarah MacDiarmid
Sarah MacDiarmid stepped off a Melbourne train at Kananook Station in 1990 and was never found. This podcast reopens a cold case that has waited more than 30 years for answers.
Casefile Presents: Julie's Gone
Casefile Presents investigates the 1975 disappearance of Julie Ann Garciacelay from inner-city Melbourne.
Kiss & Kill
7NEWS goes inside Australia's most high-profile intimate partner homicides, including the cases of Gerard Baden-Clay and Borce Ristevski.
The Night Driver
Investigation into Queensland cold case disappearance of Rachel Antonio and the suspects who were never charged.
Culpable
True crime fans interested in LGBTQ+ rights history, institutional cover-up, and cold cases that required decades of advocacy to resolve; listeners who want crime understood in its full social and political context.
Bronwyn
Hedley Thomas — the journalist who helped convict Chris Dawson — turns his investigative firepower on the 1993 disappearance of Bronwyn Winfield, a mother of two from Lennox Head, NSW.
Expanse: The Nannup Four
ABC's investigative strand, hosted by Dominique Bayens, on the 2007 disappearance of four people from a farmhouse outside Nannup, Western Australia.
The Lady Vanishes
A journalist and a daughter search for answers about a missing Australian schoolteacher
Casefile Presents: Crime Interrupted
Casefile Presents series investigating organised crime, terrorism, child exploitation and trafficking.
Dear Rachelle
Rachelle Childs was 18 when she disappeared after a party in 1998 and was never found. True Crime Australia investigates a cold case that has waited over 25 years for answers.
Who Killed Little Grace?
Investigation into the 1921 murder of a young Australian girl in a case that was never solved.
Casefile Presents: Searching for Sarah MacDiarmid
Investigation into Sarah MacDiarmid who vanished from a Melbourne railway station in July 1990.
Where the Bodies Are Buried
Australian podcast investigating where bodies were hidden and who put them there.
The Wentworth Murders
Investigation into a series of unsolved murders in a regional Australian community.
Over the Fence
Australian true crime podcast covering neighbourhood and community crimes across the country.
Australia's Most Wanted
Documentary series covering Australia's most wanted criminals and fugitives.
True Crime Australia
Covers Australian criminal cases for a domestic and international audience.
Crime Interrupted
Australian documentary series covering major police investigations into organised crime.
Australian Cold Cases
Covers Australian cold cases that have remained unsolved despite investigations.
True Crime Stories Australia
Covers true crime stories from Australia in narrative format.
Australian Crime Stories
Channel 9 Australia documentary series covering major Australian criminal cases.
Street Crime Australia
Australian podcast covering street-level and urban crime from an Australian perspective.
The Frankston Murders
Three women murdered in Frankston, Victoria in 1993 — serial killer Paul Denyer terrorised Melbourne's southern suburbs before his arrest and confession. A victim-centred investigation into a crime that still resonates.
Australian True Crime
Over 300 episodes of Australian criminal cases from journalist Emily Webb — the essential archive for anyone who wants true crime beyond the US/UK bubble.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best Australian true crime podcasts?
Casefile True Crime is the most downloaded Australian true crime podcast globally. Teacher's Pet (The Australian newspaper) is considered one of the finest single-season investigative podcasts ever made. Who the Hell is Hamish?, The Teacher's Pet, and Bowraville are also essential Australian listening.
Why are Australian true crime podcasts so popular internationally?
Australian shows like Casefile combine high production values, thorough research, and a calm, factual presentation style that has broad international appeal. The Australian media landscape has also produced some genuinely world-class investigative journalism that translates well to audio.
Is Casefile an Australian podcast?
Yes — Casefile is hosted and produced by an anonymous Australian host known only as "Casey". The show covers cases from around the world but is produced in Australia and has a distinctly Australian sensibility in its measured, factual approach.
What Australian cases have been covered extensively in podcasts?
The Lyn Dawson case (Teacher's Pet), the Bowraville murders, the Ivan Milat backpacker murders, Lindy Chamberlain and the dingo case, and the disappearance of the Beaumont children have all received extensive podcast coverage. Australia's true crime community takes particular interest in miscarriages of justice.
Are Australian true crime podcasts available outside Australia?
Yes — Australian podcasts are available globally on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other major platforms. Some ABC podcasts may have geographic restrictions for certain content, but the majority of Australian true crime shows are freely accessible worldwide.
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