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ASSASSINS

by ABC Australia
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About the show

History often moves slowly, almost imperceptibly. But sometimes, the world is changed forever by a single, brutal act of violence. ASSASSINS tells the stories of these moments of chaos and fire. Each week host Aslan Pahari will bring you stories of the world's most shocking assassinations that changed the course of history. From the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac, Rasputin, and Gandhi met their end and the fallout when the world is upended by an assassin's hand. Every episode will be available as audio and video, just search for ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari on the ABC listen app, ABC iview or wherever you get your podcasts.

Latest episodes

  • Operation Wrath of God: Israel's 'kill list'

    September 30, 2026 · 19 min

    'Operation Wrath of God' was an assassination campaign across Europe and the Middle East that cemented Mossad's reputation as a formidable opponent.

  • The 1972 Olympics hostage crisis

    September 23, 2026 · 18 min

    The 1972 Munich Olympics were supposed to be the games that showed the world a new, open Germany.    Instead, it became the backdrop for one of the most watched acts of terrorism in history.

  • The Mossad assassination of Ghassan Kanafani

    September 16, 2026 · 19 min

    Nine days after a massacre at an Israeli airport, Mossad assassinates one of the Arab world's most celebrated writers in Beirut. Ghassan Kanafani never carried a gun. But his words had power and influence, and he was a spokesperson for the…

  • Hit Em Up: The assassination of Tupac Shakur [UPDATE]

    September 9, 2026 · 30 min

    UPDATE: On August 31st 2026, Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was found guilty of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors argued that Davis supplied the weapon, and ordered the shooting – but did not pull the trigger himself…

  • 1990s Cabramatta: Australia’s heroin capital

    September 2, 2026 · 16 min

    Cabramatta was the epicentre of Australia's worst heroin epidemic. It was also the electorate of John Newman, the state MP gunned down outside his own home in 1994.  This week we look beyond the assassination and into the epidemic itself…

  • Who killed the Australian politician John Newman?

    August 27, 2026 · 19 min

    John Newman, the Australian politician, was shot dead in his driveway while he was still in office. The gunman has never been found. Newman was the State MP for the south-western Sydney electorate of Cabramatta. At the time of his death…

  • How an Al Qaeda propagandist fell for a long-con

    August 19, 2026 · 19 min

    When Anwar al-Awlaki joined Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, he knew he could be jailed or killed by the US government. What he didn’t know was that his death would come at the hands of a person he trusted with his life.

  • Anwar Al-Awlaki: a US citizen assassinated on foreign soil (Part 1)

    August 12, 2026 · 19 min

    It was the first killing of an American citizen by his own government, without a trial, on foreign soil.  And it was President Barack Obama who approved the order.