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Four Corners

Series 2024 · 38 episodes · Feb 19, 2024

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    Episode 1

    Super Power

    Feb 19, 2024

    The cost of living with Coles and Woolworths. We uncover the tactics used by supermarkets to keep prices high - and competition out. Both deny price gouging but there are now six inquiries and reviews targeting the duopoly.

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    Episode 2

    The Wanted

    Feb 26, 2024

    A man accused by Rwandan authorities of being involved in brutal atrocities is living in Australia's suburbs. This joint Four Corners and Guardian investigation raise tough questions about our immigration screening processes.

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    Episode 3

    Old School

    Mar 4, 2024

    Why the rest of Australia should care about what's happening at elite schools. Amid the push for private boys' schools in Australia to go co-educational, we investigate if these institutions are safe places for girls.

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    Episode 4

    The Forever War

    Mar 11, 2024

    Inside Israel's war machine. John Lyons asks the tough questions; challenging some of Israel's most powerful political and military voices about the country's strategy and intentions. Is there any way out of this war?

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    Episode 5

    Ukraine's War - The Other Side

    Mar 18, 2024

    Two years since Ukraine was invaded by Russia, Four Corners brings you a rare insight from the other side. Filmmaker Sean Langan's groundbreaking documentary offers a human perspective on life on the Russian frontline.

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    Episode 6

    Rules of Engagement

    Mar 25, 2024

    Behind the scenes of David McBride's fight to clear his name. The former Australian military lawyer is credited with exposing war crimes in Afghanistan - but was that his intention when he released government secrets?

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    Episode 7

    The Ozempic Underground

    Apr 1, 2024

    The weight-loss wonder drugs in high demand and short supply. Elise Worthington meets desperate patients trying to access medications like Ozempic and exposes an Australian scam illegally exporting the suspect drugs overseas.

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    Episode 8

    Pain Factory

    Apr 8, 2024

    More than three million Australians are living with chronic pain, and it's become a breeding ground for exploitation. We expose the ugly side of medicine with patients in worse pain after having surgery and lives put at risk.

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    Episode 9

    The Discord Leaks

    Apr 15, 2024

    The inside story of one of America's biggest national security leaks. We expose the inner circle and the young US Air National Guardsman at the centre of it, who leaked classified defence documents on an online chat platform.

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    Episode 10

    Meth Highway

    Apr 22, 2024

    Australia's addiction to crystal meth or 'ice' is having devastating consequences, but beyond the street dealer, most are unaware of the drug's murky supply chains - and the faceless figures profiting at the top.

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    Episode 11

    The Kids Who Can't Go to School

    Apr 29, 2024

    A growing number of children are struggling to attend school - they want to go to school but feel like they can't because of anxiety and stress. We meet families battling the blame, shame and fear of missing out on education.

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    Episode 12

    Porn: A Ruthless Business

    May 6, 2024

    A major international investigation into how porn websites operate and exposes their business models. Former employees give inside accounts, and victims whose lives have been destroyed by the videos speak out.

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    Episode 13

    Ruthless Pursuit

    May 13, 2024

    For the first time ever, a former spy for China's notorious secret police goes public, exposing the covert and illegal operations he was ordered to carry out on foreign soil, including in Australia.

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    Episode 14

    Kidfluencers

    May 20, 2024

    Who's following our children online? It's the age of social media influencers and Australian kids are getting on board. But there's a darker side to this new and unregulated world. How can we keep young people safe?

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    Episode 15

    Boeing's Fatal Flaw

    May 27, 2024

    New, tough questions are being asked about Boeing's 737 Max, the fastest-selling jet in the company's history. PBS Frontline and The New York Times investigate the plane's commercial pressures, flawed design and failed oversight.

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    Episode 16

    Breaking Free

    Jun 3, 2024

    Every year, 19,000 people leave prison in New South Wales. Reporter Linton Besser meets the lucky few who've been given a place at Sydney's Rainbow Lodge - one of the longest continually running halfway houses in the world.

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    Episode 17

    Wind Wars

    Jun 10, 2024

    A new climate battle is now raging, pitting nature conservation against wind farms. It's fracturing communities and leading to enemies forming alliances. Plus the next frontier for clean energy - giant wind turbines offshore.

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    Episode 18

    Infiltrating Australia

    Jun 17, 2024

    The long arm of the Indian state in Australia. Avani Dias reveals new details about the local "nest of spies" previously disrupted by ASIO and meets Australian residents who say they've been threatened by India's authorities.

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    Episode 19

    When IVF Goes Wrong

    Jun 24, 2024

    One in every 18 births in Australia is now a result of IVF. It's a multi-million-dollar industry creating 'miracle babies'. But when things go wrong, who is holding these fertility clinics to account? Grace Tobin reports.

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    Episode 20

    Inside China's Tech Boom

    Jul 1, 2024

    From solar power to 5G, China has transformed into a science and technology superpower - but how does China innovate? What drives its bid for technological supremacy, and what it means for the future of the global economy.

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    Episode 21

    Sex Tourism - My Father's Secret

    Jul 8, 2024

    Sex work is big business in the Philippines, and men from overseas have fathered many children to sex workers. Children's DNA is being used to identify their sex-tourist fathers, track them down, and demand child support.

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    Episode 22

    Retribution - The Battle For Democracy (Part 1)

    Jul 15, 2024

    There has never been a US president like Donald Trump - and now he's back, this time with a detailed plan for his second coming. Mark Willacy sits down with White House insiders who witnessed the chaos of Trump's first term.

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    Episode 23

    Retribution - The Battlegrounds (Part 2)

    Jul 22, 2024

    Donald Trump was talking about immigration on stage during the assassination attempt that left him bloodied and defiant. It's one of the fundamental issues currently dividing the US, alongside the economy, abortion, and race.

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    Episode 24

    Canada's Climate War

    Jul 29, 2024

    Mega-fires destroying forests, hungry polar bears invading towns and fishing villages at risk of going underwater - Canada's climate catastrophe. Can one of the world's largest producers of fossil fuels combat global warming?

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    Episode 25

    The New Trade War

    Aug 5, 2024

    Is a tussle over electric vehicle imports the start of another East-West trade war? Fuelling the conflict are accusations that China is dumping EVs, solar panels and batteries on the global market, at artificially low prices.

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    Episode 26

    Don't Speak

    Aug 12, 2024

    Channel Seven bills itself as a family network. Four Corners investigates allegations of sexism, exploitation and extreme bullying at the network. In some extreme cases employees have been hospitalised.

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    Episode 27

    Water Grab

    Aug 19, 2024

    In the red soil of the Top End a new 'silver bullet' industry is emerging - cotton. Angus Grigg exposes a system riven by conflicts of interest that threatens to destroy some of the NT's most famous tourism destinations.

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    Episode 28

    The Big War

    Aug 26, 2024

    With the Middle East on the brink of war, Four Corners travels to Iran, Lebanon and Israel to investigate why a new regional war is looming. Global Affairs Editor John Lyons and the Four Corners team gain rare access to Iran.

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    Episode 29

    Troubled Waters

    Sep 2, 2024

    A compelling documentary that sheds light on the escalating tensions in the South China Sea, exploring the broader geopolitical implications including the Philippines' deepening partnerships with Australia and Japan.

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    Episode 30

    The Strata Trap

    Sep 9, 2024

    Linton Besser exposes the graft and greed of the strata industry - supposed to protect apartment owners' interests - with shocking stories of financial abuse, unethical practices and a lack of meaningful consumer protection.

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    Episode 32

    Silent Orders

    Sep 16, 2024

    The execution of one of Australia's most powerful organised criminals in Sydney raised difficult questions. Surveillance recorded the alleged murder plot weeks beforehand, yet police faced a dilemma - Should they intervene?

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    Episode 33

    Germany's Enemy Within

    Sep 23, 2024

    Germany has spent decades reckoning with its Nazi history, but far-right extremism and violent plots, particularly targeting Jews, Muslims and immigrants, have been increasing. Evan Williams investigates the rise of the AfD.

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    Episode 34

    Flight Club

    Sep 30, 2024

    What went wrong for Rex Airlines. The regional carrier entered voluntary administration and hundreds of jobs were lost. Emily Baker interviews Rex's former leaders and asks why Australia can't seem to sustain a third airline.

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    Episode 35

    Nuclear Gamble

    Oct 7, 2024

    Is nuclear a viable answer to Australia's energy woes or is it a quixotic quest never to be realised? Eric Campbell visits the US, the largest producer of nuclear energy in the world and the place where atomic energy began.

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    Episode 36

    Music For Sale

    Oct 14, 2024

    Multinational Live Nation dominates Australia's live music industry, squeezing out competition by acquiring smaller independent operators. Avani Dias speaks to insiders who expose the company's practices for the first time.

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    Episode 37

    Road Gold

    Oct 21, 2024

    Decades of backroom deals between state governments and toll operators have left Australia's biggest cities with a network of private roads that are worsening the cost-of-living crisis. Pat McGrath investigates.

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    Episode 38

    Crisis on Campus

    Oct 28, 2024

    The polarising debate over free speech, antisemitism, Israel, the Palestinians and the political forces behind months of chaos and dissent across America's college campuses as student protesters condemn Israel's war on Gaza.

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    Episode 39

    Disconnected

    Nov 4, 2024

    The true cost of social media and younger generations facing the brunt of the deadly consequences. As Australia grapples with how to regulate social media, parents in the US are taking tech giants to court.