ali russell, producer/video journalist

JAILED IN THE UAE
Australian woman Alicia Gali was on a working holiday at a five star resort in the UAE when her drink was spiked and she was gang-raped by three of her co-workers. When she reported the incident to police, she was charged with sex outside marriage and jailed for 8 months. In this three month investigation spanning five countries, Alicia speaks for the first time on television about her terrifying ordeal and the laws all Australian travellers need to know about.

Produced for Channel 7’s Sunday Night. Watch it here.

For more information about human rights in the UAE, visit Human Rights Watch.

WHERE SHIPS GO TO DIE
My story on the spectacular and horrifying ship breaking yards of Bangladesh, where 40,000 workers slave around the clock demolishing ships with their bare hands. 
Produced for Channel 7’s Sunday Night. Watch it here.

For more information about the ship breaking industry, visit the Ship Breaking Platform or the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights.

THE BIONIC EYE - MAKING THE BLIND SEE
My story for Channel 7’s Sunday Night on the incredible Australian scientists who’ve developed a bionic eye, and the brave people volunteering for the first human trials.
Watch it here.

For more information about this groundbreaking research, visit Bionic Vision Australia.

AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN
In this emotional interview Major General John Cantwell, who 2 years ago was Commander of 2500 Australian troops across Afghanistan and the Middle East, comes out about the post-traumatic stress disorder he kept secret for 20 years, and why he thinks Australia’s armed forces should be out of Afghanistan.

I produced this story for Channel 7’s SUNDAY NIGHT. Watch it here.

Major General Cantwell has also written an incredible autobiography about his experiences, titled Exit Wounds.