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. Party Crashers2025-02-03 · 45mAs a federal election looms, Four Corners returns for 2025 with reporter Angus Grigg examining whether our two-party system is collapsing. Independents and minor parties are set to
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2. Endurance2025-02-10 · 47mWith Donald Trump vowing to end the brutal war in Ukraine, Four Corners travels to the front line to investigate: Is peace even possible? As the war's third anniversary looms, Mark
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3. Leaving Hate2025-02-17 · 44mFamilies call on governments to act as loved ones fall into extremism. Reporter Avani Dias investigates the growing threat of homegrown extremism, the painful reality of radicalisa
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4. Trump: The Comeback King2025-02-24 · 45mThe Comeback King explores Donald Trump's dramatic resurgence following his 2020 election defeat, examining the pivotal moments and strategies that propelled him back to the forefr
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5. Tobacco Wars2025-03-03 · 45mFour Corners investigative journalist Dan Oakes uncovers the secrets of Australia's black-market tobacco trade, where arson attacks, extortion, and deadly feuds are used to control
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6. Sacrifice2025-03-10 · 46mFour Corners reveals how the Australian War Memorial is increasingly entwined with the global arms industry - raising troubling questions about conflicts of interest, corporate inf
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7. Betrayal of Trust2025-03-17 · 57mA one-hour special reveals deep failures and systemic issues in Australia's childcare sector. Adele Ferguson uncovers shocking cases of child abuse, neglect and injury highlighting
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8. Truth/Yoorrook2025-03-24 · 47mAustralia's first ever truth-telling commission uncovers our hidden history. Bridget Brennan examines how we as a nation reckon with our colonial past and take critical steps towar
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9. Crooked2025-03-31 · 46mA decade-long investigation has uncovered explosive new evidence suggesting that corrupt former NSW Crime Commission assistant director Mark Standen's criminality was far more exte
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10. The Power of Xi Jinping2025-04-07 · 45mThe rise of Xi Jinping and the global impact of his rule. Xi envisions a dominant China - militarily, technologically and on the world stage, but he's being tested by economic inst
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11. Can Climate Scientists Save the World?2025-04-14 · 45mFrom volcano labs in Iceland, to disappearing glaciers in Switzerland and to sun-reflecting clouds in Australia, the bold experiments aimed not just at cutting emissions but removi
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12. The Agent Inside2025-04-21 · 51mIn an extraordinary Four Corners exclusive, a former ASIO agent reveals to investigative reporter Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop how a resurgent Islamic State network is radicalising Aust
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13. True Colours2025-04-28 · 48mBeyond the campaign slogans, who has what it takes to lead the country? Louise Milligan examines the character, track record, and campaign strategies of the two men vying for power
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14. The Fugitive2025-05-05 · 46mOver summer, organised crime cast a terrifying shadow over Australia. The Jewish community in Sydney was left reeling - shaken by a wave of attacks. Now the caravan plot "mastermin
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15. Hammered: Inside the Bunnings Machine2025-05-12 · 45mBunnings has become one of Australia's most dominant and profitable retailers. Critics say it's a corporate predator systematically picking off independents, shutting down competit
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16. The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram2025-05-19 · 46mThey call themselves Terrorgram - a group of "militant accelerationists" using extreme violence to bring down governments and create new white "ethnostates". The deadly consequence
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17. Decimated2025-05-26 · 47mCan the Liberal Party ever recover from its historic election loss? With the Nationals walking away from the Coalition, the Liberals face the very real prospect that they may never
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18. Emergency2025-06-02 · 47mDoctors and frontline health workers warn they are witnessing the collapse of public mental health care in NSW. Staff say they're being forced to release people who are still serio
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19. Heavy Hitters2025-06-09 · 46mAustralian mixed martial arts say they were pushed to their physical and financial limits while the UFC made over a billion dollars in revenue. Former fighters describe a culture o
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20. Submerged2025-06-16 · 47mAs the US launches a review into AUKUS, Four Corners examines the future of the $368 billion submarine deal. Mark Willacy speaks with key players inside the US Congress and the def
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21. Diddy: In Plain Sight2025-06-23 · 45mWith Sean "Diddy" Combs on trial for alleged sex trafficking, this film uncovers first-hand accounts and unseen footage, exploring how silence, complicity and power allowed the all
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22. Trading In Chaos2025-06-30 · 46mA week before the 90 day pause expires on Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs, we examine the chaos, confusion, uncertainty and fear generated by his whiplash-inducing tariffs, p
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23. Generation Cancer2025-07-07 · 46mAustralians in their 30s and 40s are facing an alarming surge in cancer diagnoses and researchers are scrambling to understand why. From bowel and breast to liver and kidney, aggre
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24. Rage Against the Regime2025-07-14 · 45mFor decades, Iranians have resisted a regime built on fear, repression and religious control. This film reveals the voices of those who live the struggle, exiled dissidents, young
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25. God Complex2025-07-21 · 48mFor years, a star neurosurgeon operated inside Australia's hospital system despite repeated allegations of sexist and inappropriate behaviour, and a string of legal claims by devas
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26. No Return: Australia's Missing Billions2025-07-28 · 46mThe Australian Taxation Office holds extraordinary power, but who's keeping it in check? A major Four Corners investigation reveals how inaction and flawed systems have allowed mor
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27. The Price of Justice2025-08-04 · 48mWho really wins in a class action? Anne Connolly reveals how some class actions have become a brazen money-making exercise for lawyers and litigation funders, leaving people feelin
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28. Trump vs the Law2025-08-11 · 46mTrump versus the Courts: What will the American system of government become - the rule of law or the rule of the president? Donald Trump has expanded the power and authority of off
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29. Lawfare2025-08-18 · 47mA growing anti-government movement in Australia is challenging the authority of the courts, councils and cops. Supercharged during the COVID lockdowns, some call themselves soverei
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30. Empty Promises2025-08-25 · 46mMore than $100 million has vanished in a financial scandal at the heart of the federal government's disability housing program. How a once-in-a-generation reform has been left vuln
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31. Gaza: Doctors Under Attack2025-09-01 · 47mAn investigation into the impact of war on Gaza's health system and the treatment of its medical staff. A detailed account through personal stories of doctors trying to treat patie
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32. Race to the Bottom2025-09-08 · 48mThe race is on to find the minerals needed to enable the world's transition to clean energy and vast reserves of those minerals lie at the bottom of the Pacific. But scientists war
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33. Big Brethren2025-09-15 · 49mFormer members of the secretive, ultra-wealthy church once known as the Exclusive Brethren speak about the psychological manipulation, surveillance and attempts to intimidate; plus
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34. Havana Syndrome2025-09-22 · 46mA strange sound, unexplained symptoms, leaving US diplomats, intelligence and national security officers sick and disoriented. Victims and doctors reveal the toll of Havana Syndrom
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35. Surviving Syria's Prisons2025-09-29 · 46mIn Dec 2024 the world saw the dramatic fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, ending a 13-year civil war. But behind the celebrations is a grim legacy, over 100,000 Syrians disap
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36. Losing Streak2025-10-06 · 47mOnline bookmakers have kept millions in wagers placed with stolen money. Why has the federal government failed to respond to a cross parliamentary blueprint for reform and what wil
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37. Chasing Trump's Billions2025-10-13 · 46mDonald Trump has long boasted of his wealth, is he now using his office to enrich himself and his family? John Lyons examines how a vast network of foreign deals, hotels and crypto
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38. Blackmailed: The Sextortion Killers2025-10-20 · 46mThe dark world of online sextortion targeting teenage boys on social media. With unprecedented access to police and tech experts, to examine how these networks operate, their motiv
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39. Hunting Ground2025-10-27 · 55mDespite government promises of reform, Adele Ferguson uncovers more than 100 cases of alleged paedophiles who worked or are working in child care, enabled by systemic failures, wea
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40. Trading Fire2025-11-03 · 45mAs Australia signs a landmark deal to bolster its alliance with Washington, we're selling China the critical minerals it needs to build hypersonic missiles and nuclear technology.
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