Curtain The Podcast
Episodes
The Disappeared Project
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 12 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson introduce The Disappeared Project, along with their co-founders Ginny and Kevin. A new Indigenous-l...
The Inquiry, a Simple Waste of Time!
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 11 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the final report of the Senate inquiry into Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and C...
New Data Exposed
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 10 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss a new set of data figures they have pieced together. The numbers highlight trends and patte...
For Constance the Coroner Failed.
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 9 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the recent inquest findings into the death of Constance May Watcho, examine a litany of fail...
The Long Wait for Justice
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 8 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the recent inquest findings into the 1987 death of Aboriginal teenagers Jacinta "Cindy" Smi...
Finding the Missing with their Phones.
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 7 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson explain the vital tool that is triangulation, and the way it is used to locate missing and murdered ...
Rolfe Takes the Stand
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 6 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the testimony of Zachary Rolfe at the coronial inquest into the 2019 police shooting of Kum...
Asking Questions of an Inquiry
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 5 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson are again analysing the National inquiry into Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Children. Th...
Missing While Blak
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4, Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss Missing White Woman Syndrome and compare police and media responses between when a white child go...
Aunty Queenie Hart, The Truth
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 3, Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson speak with the niece of Aunty Queenie Hart, Debbie West. With all three having worked closely together to...
Landscape of Disappearance
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 2, Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson begin tracing the origins of the present crisis, in which Aboriginal women are being targeted for violenc...
Welcome to Season 2
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 2 of Curtain The Podcast. In this episode, hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson outline a new direction for the show, a focus on Mi...
Asking Questions of an Inquiry
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Curtain the Podcast, hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the short comings of the National inquiry into Missing and Murder...
Digging Deeper into the Data
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Curtain the Podcast, hosts Martin Hodgson and Amy McQuire continue their discussion of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Aus...
The Unanswered
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Curtain the Podcast, hosts Martin Hodgson and Amy McQuire discuss their recent involvement in a number of inquests into the unsolve...
Disappeared and Murdered Aboriginal Women
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Curtain the Podcast, host Martin Hodgson introduces listeners to the 2013 disappearance of Aboriginal woman Monique Clubb. We look ...
No Justice, No Peace!
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Curtain The Podcast co-hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss yet another officer getting away with the killing of an Aborigi...
New Evidence Support's Reed's Innocence
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Curtain, hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson take you behind the scenes of the latest evidentiary hearing in the case of Rodney Re...
Dr Amanda Porter Part One
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Curtain, host Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson are joined by special guest Dr Amanda Porter, to discuss the 30th anniversary of the Royal C...
Zak Grieve and the Cost of Innocence
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Curtain the Podcast hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the case of Zak Grieve, a young Aboriginal man serving a cruel sen...
Update on Curtain & Reed, Plus Trump's Execution Spree
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Curtain the Podcast, we update you on the case of Kevin Henry and explain more about Qld's pardon process, bring you the lates...
Part 2 - A Look Back Behind the Bars
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of a very special episode of Curtain the Podcast we are joined from Rockhampton by Sterling McQuire. Not only is he Co-Host Amy McQuire's ...
A Look Back Behind the Bars
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a very special episode of Curtain the Podcast we are joined from Rockhampton by Sterling McQuire. Not only is he Co-Host Amy McQuire's father,...
BlackLivesMatter and Black Deaths in Custody Special
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Curtain the Podcast, Co-Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson look at the wave of protests sweeping the world following the horrific...
The Day We'd Dreamed Of
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It was the 20th of January 2020, fires were raging across the East Coast of Australia, but just outside of the town of Rockhampton a new day had dawne...
The Covid 19 Prison Crisis
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a new episode of Curtain The Podcast, host Martin Hodgson brings you the latest information on the way the Corona Virus is impacting on our prison ...
We Know the Killer, it's always been Jimmy Fennell
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In a new episode of Curtain The Podcast, hosts Amy Mcquire and Martin Hodgson ask you to be the jury. In just a few weeks Texas will execute Rodney Re...
Dr Phil Challenges Rodney Reed's Conviction
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Curtain The Podcast, host Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson once again discuss the case of Rodney Reed in Texas that so closely mirror...
Aboriginal Women and the Injustice System
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In an all-new episode of Curtain The Podcast, Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the way the police and the justice system treat Aboriginal ...
Comparing the Central Park Five to Curtain
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In an all new episode of Curtain The Podcast, Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the reaction to the new Netflix drama series on the Central...
We're Still Dying At Their Hands
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the first episode of Curtain The Podcast for 2019 we explain the brief delay in the case of Kevin Henry. Before exploring two disturbing and shocki...
The Insult of Having to Beg Betty for Pardon
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Aboriginal man Kipper Billy was wrongly convicted of rape in 1861, in the state of Qld he was executed for a crime he did not commit. Now 150 years la...
Bowraville: Still Fighting for Justice
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we examine the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal refusing an application by the NSW Attorney-General to retry the person police suspect of killin...
No Appeal if you're Aboriginal
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a look at what is happening in Australia in regards to prisoners appealing significant sentences for murder were there is doubt over...
Three Cases for Truth and Justice
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at new information about the extent of police corruption in Queensland, the overcrowding of Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre and...
No Justice, No Peace... For Aboriginal Women
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode of Curtain we examine the shocking death of an Aboriginal woman in the Northern Territory that has gone unsolved and unpunished ...
Another Aboriginal Man Innocent Inside
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When Curtain the Podcast began, we asked the question 'How many Indigenous prisoners in Australia are innocent?". Today we discuss the case ...
His Image Goes Viral
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Just over a week ago we shared a recent image of Kevin Henry, allowing the public to see his face for the first time in 27 years. The response was ove...
Who is Committing the Crimes?
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Curtain the podcast, in just the past week three more examples have emerged of police targeting Aboriginal people. Firstly in the attempt...
Gene Gibson and the Interview Room
19 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we examine the case of Gene Gibson from Western Australia who was wrongfully convicted and finally released after five years in Prison. What...
From Inside The Community
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week a special episode of Curtain focuses on Domestic Violence, the failures of policy, police and the community to protect Aboriginal women and ...
Why the Two Reports?
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 50 of Curtain, hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson detail a new study about exonerations that has direct relevance to the case of ...
New Documents Revealed
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Martin and Amy detail some of the new information that has been uncovered in relation to Kevin Henry's case. There are further issues o...
A Week That Demands a Royal Commission
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the World's leading Human Rights Organisation to some of the best Medical minds on the planet, we learn what we already know. Aboriginal peo...
Invasion Day
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to an Invasion day special of Curtain the podcast. Host Amy McQuire reflects on what the day means to her and the broader Indigenous community...
2018 A Year When Justice Needs You
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to 2018 and the first instalment of the podcast for the year. In this episode we detail what we have planned for the year to come, how we will...
Islands of Injustice
10 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week host Amy McQuire is away on assignment, but Martin Hodgson delivers a special Human Rights Day episode on the island prisons that have been ...
The NT Royal Commission
18 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode of Curtain looks at the findings of the royal commission into youth detention and we have scathing words for what has largely been c...
Proving Innocence in Australia
02 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the cases of those proven innocent and those seeking to prove their innocence, including Kevin Henry. We examine the role race pl...
The Forensic Race For Reed
19 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Curtain we bring you an update from Rodney Reed's latest hearing in Texas. The similarities to Kevin Henry's case cross the bou...
A Gun To The Head
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week the most explosive allegations in the case of Kevin Henry. An Aboriginal man who has been locked up for a quarter of a century for a murder ...
A Breakthrough
21 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy Mcquire and Martin Hodgson are back with a new episode of Curtain that details a breakthrough in the parole process. Having extensively liti...
Black Deaths & the Digital Resistance
31 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy Mcquire and Martin Hodgson are back with a new episode of Curtain that focusses on a new initiative called cop watch and one of its key play...
Crime and Misconduct
25 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy Mcquire and Martin Hodgson are back with an explosive new episode. In it they detail three cases, all involving serious crimes of murder and...
Attention Turns to the Police
03 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson turn their attention to the police and their conflicting versions of the most basic events. Just how early on int...
Shining A Light For Elijah
27 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson look back at week of grief and anger in the Indigenous community. As protests around the country rage against the...
The Crimes & Cries of Black Deaths in Custody
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson bring you an episode that looks at how its been allowed that in the 26 years Kevin Henry has been imprisoned, 350...
Murder in Queensland via Texas
15 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson are back with a new episode of Curtain and discuss the recent developments in a Texas case that was the catalyst ...
What about the Witnesses
08 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson are back with a new episode of Curtain and discuss more revelations from the new document find. They reveal the i...
Proof of Innocence
29 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Host Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson have explosive revelations from three new witness statements never heard before. Two were eye witnesses to the cri...
A Treasure Trove of New Information
22 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Host Amy McQuire is away this week but Martin Hodgson reveals the latest news on Kevin Henry's parole proceedings. Then with the investigation co...
Kevin the Individual
08 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson sit down to discuss the Kevin Henry they've come to know as a man. The journey from investigating his case t...
Cold Justice
01 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson sit down with NITV's Allan Clarke about his incredible documentary series Cold Justice. 29 years after Abori...
Reports from Regional Australia
18 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the recent media reports on Kevin Henry's case, including the extensive coverage on NITV. Then they ...
Highs & Lows and a Message from Lynda's Family
11 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson are back for a regular episode of the podcast and Amy gives her experience of the Rally held in Rockhampton. They...
Rallying for Kevin and Lynda
07 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In a special episode of Curtain the Podcast you'll hear audio from the recent Rally for Justice for Kevin and Lynda held in Rockhampton. Speakers...
Preparing to March
27 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss preparations for the rally to be held in Rockhampton for Kevin and Lynda on May 1st. You'll hear beh...
A Total System Failure
21 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson hear from the founder of the Innocence Project and world famous lawyer Barry Scheck. They detail three enormous f...
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
12 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson begin the show with some good news for Indigenous Justice from WA. But the focus this week is on placing you the ...
Lost in Language
06 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson bring news of Kevin's latest parole hearing from Rockhampton as the Fitzroy river swells in the big flood. T...
Examining the Examiners, Rockhampton's Police
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson look back at the flawed investigation carried out by police at the time of Lynda's death. Using a set of ste...
A Connection to the Outside World
23 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson continue a series of interviews with those people who know Kevin “Curtain” Henry best. This week Amy sits dow...
The Story So Far
09 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson recap the podcast series so far for new listeners and give a brief run down of the events that took place 25 year...
The Red Coat
01 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson have spent over a year investigating the case of Kevin “Curtain” Henry. In episode 17 more is revealed from t...
The Eye Witness
22 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson have spent over a year investigating the case of Kevin "Curtain" Henry". From early on Martin knew...
The Parole Decision
16 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson have finally received the official letter of reply to Kevin's application for parole and listeners will hear...
The Forensics Are In
09 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson have finally received the long awaited forensic report that examines vital evidence presented at the trial of Kev...
Police Failure while Mob Rally
02 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the latest QLD Government announcement on the prison where Kevin Henry is currently held. Answer listener...
The Investigation That Never Was
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson first hear from three members of the famous Central Park Five, wrongly convicted on false confessions. They then ...
A Cousin and the Community
19 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson update listeners with what's occurred over the Christmas break, with a new development in the case of Kevin ...
Lessons Learnt
15 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson look back at what they're discovered both about the case of Kevin Henry and the treatment of Indigenous Aust...
Wobbly Witnesses and New Suspects
09 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the evidence given by three key witnesses. The number of statements they gave to police, the inconsistenc...
Corruption In Queensland
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the political and police corruption that was rife at the time in Queensland. They interview former Courie...
A Window of Opportunity
25 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson explore the issue of Crocodiles in the Fitzroy river, speak to expert John Lever and ask what impact the giants o...
Truth, Lies and a Crime Scene
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson examine the testimony of a number of witnesses, how they become to be involved in the case and whether their stat...
Why The Two Trials?
10 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson examine a revelation they discovered why investigating the case of Kevin "Curtain" Henry and how it cas...
The Oscar Winner
03 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson examine the issue of false confessions, conduct a small experiment based on techniques police use in the intervie...
The Confession
28 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the trial of Kevin "Curtain" Henry the state relied on one sole piece of information, his words, to convict him and they come from a conf...
The Investigation Begins
21 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson begin to outline the investigation, the events of that fateful day and examine the potential of a key new player ...
Curtain The Podcast
13 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is Curtain – a podcast where we pull back the blinds to shine a light on the darkest parts of our justice system and ask – who are the victim...