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Four Corners

Series 2017 · 41 episodes · Feb 6, 2017

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    Episode 1

    "A Helluva Ride" - The Trump Revolution Begins

    Feb 6, 2017

    Four Corners returns with an incisive exploration of how President Trump will wield power. Reporter Michael Brissenden interviews key players in the Trump camp & Republicans on the political earthquake rippling across the US.

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    Episode 2

    Swallowing It

    Feb 13, 2017

    How Australians are spending billions on unproven vitamins & supplements. With 7 out of 10 Australians taking a complementary medicine, Four Corners looks at the regulation & marketing of these products.

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    Episode 3

    Highway To Hell

    Feb 20, 2017

    A Report from the Frontlines in the Battle Against the Islamic State. As the war against IS intensifies, Matt Brown reports from the frontlines of Mosul - the biggest urban battle since World War II.

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    Episode 4

    Oceans Of Plastic

    Feb 27, 2017

    What happens to the plastic we throw away? A report on how our rubbish ends up in the ocean and the damage it causes.

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    Episode 5

    Crown Confidential: Packer's Losing Hand

    Mar 6, 2017

    The Crown empire have bet big for years on China. Four Corners investigates what went wrong for James Packer's gambling & entertainment operations in China & what this might mean for its Australian business.

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    Episode 6

    The Price Of The American Dream

    Mar 13, 2017

    Can President Trump keep his promise to make America Great Again? Four Corners meets the human face of America's working poor as they struggle to feed their families.

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    Episode 7

    The Age of Consequences

    Mar 20, 2017

    Four Corners brings you the views of distinguished former members of the US military and senior policy makers who warn that climate change is not only real, it's a threat to global security.

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    Episode 8

    Fighting The System

    Mar 27, 2017

    The mothers and carers battling for justice and protection for their disabled children.

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    Episode 9

    Please Explain

    Apr 3, 2017

    Four Corners reporter Caro Meldrum-Hanna reveals the brutal backroom politics ripping into Pauline Hanson's One Nation party.

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    Episode 10

    Cracking The Code

    Apr 10, 2017

    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.

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    Episode 11

    Syria's Disappeared

    Apr 24, 2017

    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.

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    Episode 12

    After The Game

    May 1, 2017

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

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    Episode 13

    Power Failure

    May 8, 2017

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

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    Episode 14

    Gun Runners

    May 15, 2017

    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.

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    Episode 15

    The Lindt Cafe Siege (Part 1)

    May 22, 2017

    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.

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    Episode 16

    The Lindt Cafe Siege (Part 2)

    May 29, 2017

    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.

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    Episode 17

    Power And Influence

    Jun 5, 2017

    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.

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    Episode 18

    Breaking The Brotherhood

    Jun 12, 2017

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

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    Episode 19

    Rise Of The Trolls

    Jun 19, 2017

    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.

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    Episode 20

    Bleed Them Dry Until They Die

    Jun 26, 2017

    The retirement villages ripping off retirees. Adele Ferguson investigates.

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    Episode 21

    The Company He Keeps

    Jul 3, 2017

    This Four Corners investigation will reveal how Donald Trump was negotiating luxury resort deals in Bali and Java, raising serious questions about Presidential conflicts of interest.

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    Episode 22

    Forget Me Not

    Jul 10, 2017

    A story of identity, love and dignity, introducing three families who tell their stories about living with dementia.

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    Episode 23

    Dark Secret

    Jul 17, 2017

    In Philadelphia in the early 2000s, a team of lawyers embarked on an investigation led by a formidable District Attorney. What they uncovered was one of the worst criminal cover-ups in US history.

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    Episode 24

    Pumped

    Jul 24, 2017

    Stretching from Qld to SA, billions of dollars in taxpayer's money has been poured into rescuing the rivers & streams of the Murray-Darling Basin. Linton Besser investigates where the money, & the water is going.

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    Episode 25

    Weapons Of Mass Surveillance

    Jul 31, 2017

    The digital age has revolutionised the way we live our lives. With the technology of smartphones governments have been given the ability to spy on their citizens on an astonishing scale. Nawal Al-Maghafi reports.

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    Episode 26

    Trashed

    Aug 7, 2017

    The dirty truth about your rubbish. Four Corners investigates the big business of rubbish & where it ends up. In interviews with insiders, reporter Caro Meldrum-Hanna exposes hidden practices occurring in the waste industry.

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    Episode 27

    Inside The Greens

    Aug 14, 2017

    The Greens have been a party in disarray. As the party faces its biggest challenges since its foundation, Four Corners investigates if the party's actions live up to their spin. Louise Milligan reports.

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    Episode 28

    Betting On The House

    Aug 21, 2017

    Australians are carrying more personal debt than ever. We hold the second highest level of household debt in the world. Michael Brissenden investigates the forces driving our debt fuelled housing boom & the risks it poses.

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    Episode 29

    Blood Business

    Aug 28, 2017

    Giving blood is a selfless act that saves lives. For many, it's a way of giving back to the community. In other countries, blood has become a lucrative commodity fuelling a global trade worth billions of dollars.

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    Episode 30

    Combustible

    Sep 4, 2017

    In the wake of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in London, reporter Deb Whitmont investigates the risk of flammable aluminium cladding in Australia & the dangerous legacy of failed regulation in the building industry.

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    Episode 31

    North Korea - Murder In The Family

    Sep 11, 2017

    How Kim Jong-un's murderous ambitions & nuclear weapons program are threatening world peace - tracing his rise to power, his aggressive pursuit of a nuclear weapons program to eliminating potential rivals.

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    Episode 32

    All That Glitters

    Sep 18, 2017

    Developers, deals and donations on the Gold Coast. In this pro-development town, a series of controversial billion dollar proposals have prompted a collection of unlikely allies to say enough is enough. Mark Willacy reports.

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    Episode 33

    The Ransom

    Sep 25, 2017

    Inside the murky world of international kidnapping and hostage negotiation. Every year more than 30,000 people are kidnapped around the world. A small number are taken for political reasons, many more held for financial gain.

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    Episode 34

    Digging Into Adani

    Oct 2, 2017

    The dubious dealings of India's corporate colossus. Four Corners travelled to India to dig into the business practices of Adani, the corporate giant planning to build Australia's biggest mine site. Stephen Long reports.

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    Episode 35

    Contamination

    Oct 9, 2017

    It's one of the biggest environmental scandals in Australian history. Harmful chemicals, leaching into the ground & waterways, contaminating our water. Linton Besser investigates the toxic legacy of fire-fighting foam.

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    Episode 36

    Hillary Clinton

    Oct 16, 2017

    In her only Australian TV interview, Hillary Clinton speaks exclusively with Sarah Ferguson. Candid, open & at times angry, the former presidential candidate talks about what went wrong & her fears for the future.

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    Episode 37

    What's Wrong With The NBN?

    Oct 23, 2017

    As the National Broadband Network passes the halfway point in its rollout, Geoff Thompson investigates why Australia's fast broadband is stuck in the slow lane, leaving a growing number of customers disappointed and angry.

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    Episode 38

    Germany's New Nazis

    Oct 30, 2017

    A right-wing nationalist party is centre stage in German politics for the first time since Hitler's Nazi Party. We chart the rise of a notorious anti-immigrant group which stands accused of a wave of violent attacks.

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    Episode 39

    Inside The Tax Havens Of The Rich And Powerful

    Nov 6, 2017

    Inside the secretive world of tax havens where corporations and the wealthy operate far from public view. In a global investigation we reveal the lengths some business figures and global corporations go to avoid paying tax.

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    Episode 40

    Malcolm In A Muddle

    Nov 13, 2017

    In the week of the same-sex marriage survey result Four Corners looks into the battle for control raging inside the Liberal Party. Whatever the survey result, the politicking will be far from over. Michael Brissenden reports.

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    Episode 41

    The Murphy Scandal

    Nov 20, 2017

    Justice Lionel Murphy was one of the most senior political and legal figures in Australia. He was also at the centre of one of the most extraordinary scandals in our nation's history. Debbie Whitmont reports.