Four Corners
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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Season 66
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Bondi: Light Over Darkness (Part 1)
A powerful two-part special on the Bondi massacre. Mark Willacy brings the definitive account of what happened on that December day, as told by the people who were there, survivors of the attack and families of those killed.
Feb 2, 2026 -
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Bondi: Path to Terror (Part 2)
Four Corners' two-part special on the Bondi massacre continues with Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop's investigation into the secret lives of the terrorists, uncovering astonishing new information leading up to the attack.
Feb 9, 2026 -
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Realignment
The Liberal Party is hurtling towards a reckoning. This isn't just a battle that will decide who leads the Liberal Party; it's a battle for the party's identity, and direction. Patricia Karvelas takes you inside the contest that will shape the future of the Coalition.
Feb 16, 2026 -
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Scarred
How a prominent Melbourne gynaecologist carried out repeated laparoscopic surgeries that senior specialists describe as unnecessary and harmful. Louise Milligan examines how complaints, warnings and red flags were ignored.
Feb 23, 2026 -
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Toxic Tide
South Australia's algal bloom is one of the worst environmental disasters in Australian waters, continuing to devastate parts of the coastline. What did the government know about the health risks and what was the public told?
Mar 16, 2026 -
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Trump and the Tech Titans
Wealthy tech titans Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and David Sacks were instrumental in Trump's rise to power and now hold sway far beyond Silicon Valley. How did they accumulate such unprecedented influence? Who's really in control?
Mar 23, 2026 -
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Campus Chaos
Australian universities are in turmoil. Deep cuts to jobs and courses are triggering fury on campuses. Steve Cannane investigates how years of shrinking public funding, rising debt and increasingly corporate decision-making have pushed some unis to breaking point.
Mar 30, 2026 -
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Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question
As the US bombards Iran, sparking region-wide conflicts and unleashing a global economic crisis, Four Corners interrogates one of President Donald Trump's key reasons for war: Did Iran pose a nuclear threat?
Apr 6, 2026 -
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Inside The Rage Machine
Whistleblowers from the social media giants reveal how their companies deliberately built a business model powered by outrage and division, paving the way for radicalisation, real-world violence and fractured societies.
Apr 13, 2026 -
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Attention Deficit
Four Corners unveils Australia's first comprehensive national map of Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), revealing stark differences by location. Dr Norman Swan reports.
Apr 20, 2026 -
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The Zero Line: Inside Russia's War
After four years of war, in Russia there is close to zero public opposition to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. But a few are prepared to speak out.
Apr 27, 2026 -
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Taser Tactics
Tasers are meant to be a safer way for police to stop dangerous situations, without taking a life. But people are still dying. When something goes wrong after a taser is used, who decides what actually happened?
May 4, 2026 -
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The Deal: Trump, Bukele and the Gangs of El Salvador
The Salvadoran president's deal with Trump to imprison deportees, and what each stood to gain. With reporting from the news outlet El Faro, President Nayib Bukele's tangled history with the gangs the US says it is fighting.
May 11, 2026 -
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Caught in the Crackdown
A look at Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, from high-profile ICE raids to the death of activist Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, exploring questions around civil liberties, accountability and who is being targeted.
May 18, 2026 -
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The BHP Files
Worth almost $300 billion, BHP is the world's largest mining company. Despite publicly touting its green credentials over the last decade, Four Corners investigates how the company quietly halted green projects in the Pilbara and put off action on climate change. Angus Grigg teams up with journalist Marian Wilkinson to investigate how BHP went cold on climate change and what this means for Australia's climate targets.
May 25, 2026 -
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Brutal Force
A confronting Four Corners investigation into alleged police misconduct in NSW and the hidden accountability system accused of failing victims and the public. We ask, when police abuse their power, who holds them to account?
Jun 1, 2026 -
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The AI Race
Artificial intelligence is already changing how we live and work, while being sold as the technology that could cure disease, transform productivity and solve some of the world's biggest problems. Steve Cannane investigates the race to build ever more powerful AI systems and asks whether it is moving faster than governments and communities can keep up with.
Jun 8, 2026