Four Corners (1961)
Australia's premiere current affairs programme, incisive investigative journalism.
Four Corners is Australia's longest-running investigative journalism/current affairs television program. Broadcast on ABC1 in Australia, it premiered on 19 August 1961 and celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2021. Founding producer Robert Raymond and his successor Allan Ashbolt did much to set the ongoing tone of the program. Based on the Panorama concept, the program addresses a single issue in depth each week, showing either a locally produced program or a relevant documentary from overseas. The program has won many awards for investigative journalism, and broken many high-profile stories. A notable early example of this was the show's epoch-making 1962 exposé on the appalling living conditions endured by many Aboriginal Australians living in rural New South Wales.
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1. Purity2023-01-30 · 48mAn Education in Opus Dei - the disturbing teachings of the conservative Catholic organisation and its influence in the NSW Liberal Party. Former students reflect on the practices t
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2. Do No Harm2023-02-06 · 44mThe doctors who break their sacred oath but are still allowed to practise. We investigate the medical complaints handling process as patients tell harrowing stories of betrayal, an
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3. Carbon Colonialism2023-02-13 · 47mCan carbon credits really save the planet? We journey deep into the Papua New Guinean jungle to uncover the confronting truth about the carbon trade, finding a vast chasm between w
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4. The People's Fight: The Battle for Kherson2023-02-20 · 46mThe People's Fight, the inside story of the battle of the strategic city of Kherson. This Ukrainian victory halted Russian advances in the South and showed how an army of volunteer
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5. Fading Away2023-02-27 · 46mAustralia's secret battle with eating disorders. We follow families as they struggle to get the right treatment, exploring the complexities and revealing a health system appallingl
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6. Tainted Gold2023-03-06 · 45mInside Perth Mint's billion dollar scandal. Criminals have targeted Australia's largest government-owned gold refiner, trying to exploit weaknesses in its reporting systems to laun
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7. High Stakes2023-03-13 · 45mExposing the political games of one of Australia's most powerful lobby groups. A senior Liberal Party minister speaks for the first time about the orchestrated campaign to remove h
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8. The Secret World of Incels2023-03-20 · 45mFilmmaker Ben Zand takes us into the dark world of Incels - a radical online subculture of young men who rage against women for supposedly denying them sex and then turn that rage
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9. Agents of Influence2023-03-27 · 45mReal Estate insiders expose the industry's secret tactics. Agents and property professionals reveal the ways in which their profession manipulates and misleads buyers as well as se
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10. Gaming the Games2023-04-03 · 45mThe scandal threatening the Paralympics. Insiders reveal a culture where classification rules are regularly bent and broken, as a system meant to ensure a level playing field for P
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11. Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop2023-04-10 · 46mJapan's secret sex scandal. A music executive with a long history of allegations of sexual abuse made by boys in his talent agency. We examine the suffocating reality of being a J-
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12. Hackers Inc2023-04-17 · 46mAustralia is under cyber-attack and the problem is only getting worse. John Lyons tracks the criminal syndicate behind one of our largest-ever data breaches, finding highly-organis
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13. Fox and the Big Lie2023-04-24 · 47mFour Corners revisits its investigation into the inner workings of the powerful Murdoch-owned conservative news outlet Fox News, in the wake of the company's billion-dollar settlem
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14. Going Nuclear2023-05-01 · 45mAustralia's high risk submarine gamble. As we embark on the $368-billion AUKUS plan to acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered subs, reporter Angus Grigg exposes major delays and safety
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15. AI Rising2023-05-08 · 43mThe new reality of artificial life. As tech companies race to dominate the artificial intelligence market, experts warn we're not prepared for what happens next. Grace Tobin invest
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16. Inside Russia2023-05-15 · 46mWe go deep inside Russia to document the opposition to the Ukrainian war. Brave Russians who are willing to speak out against their government, despite the incredible risk.
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17. Cocaine Nation2023-05-22 · 45mWe lift the lid on the shadowy underworld of Australia's cocaine supply chain, with unprecedented access to traffickers, importers, street dealers and high-ranking cartel operative
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18. Hiding Behind Tombstones2023-05-29 · 47mThe new legal tactics blocking justice for survivors. Louise Milligan goes inside the legal fight as lawyers representing victims face institutions pushing to have cases thrown out
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19. Frontline Taiwan2023-06-05 · 46mThe small island state of Taiwan is in dire straits - stuck in the middle of a struggle between nuclear superpowers China and the United States. There are real fears it may become
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20. Game, Bet, Match2023-06-12 · 45mThe secretive deals between Australia's big sporting codes and bookmakers. Pat McGrath reveals how sports governing bodies get a cut of every bet made in Australia on their games.
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21. Traitor2023-06-19 · 52mAustralia's great untold spy story. A senior officer at our national spy agency stole and sold highly classified intelligence to Russia's KGB for at least six years, jeopardising o
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22. Dirty Deeds2023-06-26 · 43mInside Australia's Biggest Tax Scam. Paul Farrell investigates the Plutus Payroll scheme: a vast conspiracy to defraud more than $100 million from Australian taxpayers, revealing h
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23. Putin and the Presidents2023-07-03 · 45mA week after the Wagner rebellion exposed cracks in Russian President Vladimir Putin's power, we investigate his decades long clashes with US Presidents. The miscalculations and mi
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24. Blocked2023-07-10 · 57mThe battle over youth gender care. Patricia Karvelas breaks open the debate, navigating polarised arguments and scientific research on issues including medical interventions, puber
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25. House of Cards2023-07-17 · 45mInside the broken business of building. Australia has the highest rate of construction insolvencies in a decade. We examine the supply chain pressures, slim profit margins and fail
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26. Putin's Secret Army2023-07-24 · 42mFrom the Ukrainian frontlines to Syria and the mines of the Central African Republic, we lift the veil on Putin's private army - The Wagner Group. Former senior Wagner insiders spe
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27. Inside the Shein Machine2023-07-31 · 45mUndercover cameras go inside Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein's factories for the first time.
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28. Shadow State2023-08-07 · 42mHow consultants infiltrated government. Firms push ethical boundaries and cost billions of dollars with little transparency and almost no accountability. We reveal accusations of w
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29. Breaking the Cycle2023-08-14 · 45mThe children of Australia's meth crisis. Thousands of Australian babies are born exposed to their mothers' drug use every year. We investigate what's being done to tackle one of th
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30. The Silence: AFL's Last Taboo2023-08-21 · 46mThe AFL is the only major sporting code in the world that hasn't had a single elite male player publicly identify as gay. Louise Milligan investigates the AFL's culture and asks wh
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31. The Antidepressant Story2023-08-28 · 46mAntidepressants have helped many treat anxiety and depression but the physical and mental side effects can be wide-ranging - from headaches, brain fog, loss of sexual function and
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32. No Country for Women2023-09-04 · 46mDespite the Taliban's public promises of change, we expose the reality of life for women in Afghanistan. We accompany an underground network of female activists on dangerous missio
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33. Muddy Waters2023-09-11 · 46mRenegotiating Australia's democracy. Dan Bourchier travels the countrytalking to people about what the referendum means to them. The Voice debate has been unsettling and confusing,
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34. Flight Risk2023-09-18 · 46mThe inside story of the decline of Qantas. Current and former staff talk about ruthless cost cutting and a divide and conquer culture. An airline in damage control, beset by custom
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35. Careless2023-09-25 · 51mHow the NDIS fails to protect our most vulnerable. Anne Connolly and the Four Corners team expose criminals, opportunists and registered providers who have been busted exploiting l
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36. Undercover2023-10-02 · 45mUndercover operatives and secret informants have been crucial in the fight against organised crime. But what happens to these people who risk their lives once the operations have f
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37. Escalation2023-10-09 · 46mClimate, protest and the fight for the future. Reporter Hagar Cohen takes you deep inside the battle between climate activists, the government and energy companies.
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38. Trapped2023-10-16 · 46mInside the hidden system locking people up indefinitely. Four Corners reveals allegations of the torture and mistreatment of people living with disabilities and mental illness who
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39. Tunnel Vision2023-10-23 · 45mThe nation-building project that went horribly wrong. Snowy Hydro 2.0 was sold as a low-carbon future by the end of 2024. Instead, the pumped hydro project is now five years behind
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40. Guarded2023-10-30 · 44mPrivate security policing the public. In Darwin, private security firms hired by the NT Government patrol the streets doing work usually done by the police. We examine is there ade
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41. Andrew Tate: The Man Who Groomed the World?2023-11-06 · 44mThe perplexing rise of Andrew Tate, a once-obscure figure who leveraged bombastic online courses to become a global sensation. Investigative journalist Matt Shea reveals the dark m
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