Four Corners

Four Corners is an Australian television programme revolving around investigative journalism and the coverage of current affairs. The show debuted on TV in 1961 and has since then become the longest-running show of its kind in Australia. The concept is heavily inspired by the British show of the same kind Panorama. Four Corners airs weekly and investigates one issue every week, both nationally and internationally. Over the years the program has covered numerous controversial topics and uncovered several high profile cases, including police corruption in Queensland (in 1987), the involvement of the French secret service in the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior (in 1985) and the power of the fossil fuel lobby in Australia (in 2006). Four Corners has been honored with a place in the Logies Hall of Fame.

Rating:3.2 of 5Total number of episodes:174Last broadcast:19/06/2017 at 20:31

June 2017

Season 2017, Episode 19 (Rise Of The Trolls)

19/06/2017 4.0 10 x

With the rise of social media and smartphones in virtually every pocket, internet trolls are only ever a click, tap or swipe away. Four Corners takes you into the dark side of the internet. #4Corners

Season 2017, Episode 18 (Breaking The Brotherhood)

12/06/2017 3.0 32 x

The brave few who blew the whistle on Australia's most corrupt police force. #4Corners

Season 2017, Episode 17 (Power And Influence)

05/06/2017 3.0 17 x

An investigation uncovering how China's Communist Party is infiltrating Australia, tracking the activities of Beijing-backed organisations and the efforts made to intimidate CCP opponents. #4Corners

May 2017

Season 2017, Episode 16 (The Lindt Cafe Siege (part 2))

29/05/2017 3.0 9 x

Part Two takes you inside the Lindt Cafe & the police operation on the day, with a forensic examination of how the disaster unfolded. We expose what went wrong & ask whether Australia is prepared for another terror attack.

Season 2017, Episode 15 (The Lindt Cafe Siege (part 1))

22/05/2017 3.0 24 x

A 2-part investigation into the Lindt Cafe siege. Sarah Ferguson talks exclusively with families of Tori Johnson & Katrina Dawson about their experience on the day & their devastation, anger & frustrations in the aftermath.

Season 2017, Episode 14 (Gun Runners)

15/05/2017 4.0 14 x

It was one of the biggest illegal firearms busts in Australian history. A criminal syndicate brazenly smuggling weapons into the country exposing the failings in the nation's border security. Ben Knight reports. #4Corners

Season 2017, Episode 13 (Power Failure)

08/05/2017 4.0 17 x

Four Corners investigates how a nation as rich as Australia is in coal, gas, sunshine and wind, could find itself in an energy crisis. #4Corners

Season 2017, Episode 12 (After The Game)

01/05/2017 4.0 24 x

After the Game: Elite athletes blow the whistle on the high price paid for sporting glory. #4Corners

April 2017

Season 2017, Episode 11 (Syria's Disappeared)

24/04/2017 4.0 56 x

This powerful film shines a light on the barbarism of the Syrian regime at a time when the future of President Assad is being argued over by the world's most powerful nations. #4Corners

Season 2017, Episode 10 (Cracking The Code)

10/04/2017 4.0 34 x

Cracking the Code: What Facebook really knows about you. How one of the world's most powerful corporations is turning our lives and our data into vast profits, in ways we have no control over. #4Corners

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