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Four Corners Season 64 Episodes
Season 64 Episode Guide
38 Episodes 2024 - 2024
Episode 1
Super Power
46 mins
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.
Episode 2
The Wanted
46 mins
"Genocide isn't a crime that grows old." A man accused by Rwandan authorities of participating in one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century is living in Australia's suburbs, a joint Four Corners and Guardian Australia investigation has found. More than half a million people were killed during Rwanda's genocide against its Tutsi minority in 1994. Thirty years on, Guardian reporter Ben Doherty travels to Rwanda to investigate the allegations - and confronts the man accused of being involved in several killings, who is now an Australian citizen. The findings of the year-long joint Four Corners and Guardian investigation raise tough questions about Australia's immigration screening processes.
Episode 3
Old School
49 mins
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.
Episode 4
The Forever War
45 mins
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?
Episode 5
Ukraine's War - The Other Side
44 mins
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.
Episode 6
Rules Of Engagement
46 mins
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?
Episode 7
The Ozempic Underground
43 mins
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.
Episode 8
Pain Factory
46 mins
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.
Episode 9
The Discord Leaks
45 mins
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.
Episode 10
Meth Highway
43 mins
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.
Episode 11
The Kids Who Can't Go to School
46 mins
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.
Episode 12
Porn: A Ruthless Business
44 mins
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.
Episode 13
Ruthless Pursuit
47 mins
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.
Episode 14
Kidfluencers
44 mins
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?
Episode 15
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
44 mins
New, tough questions are being asked about Boeing's 737 Max, the fastest-selling jet in the company's history. After a door plug blew out, we investigate the plane's commercial pressures, flawed design and failed oversight.
Episode 16
Breaking Free
46 mins
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.
Episode 17
Wind Wars
45 mins
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.
Episode 18
Infiltrating Australia
46 mins
Narendra Modi has ruled India for a decade and will continue his reign following this month's election, but he does not tolerate some critics. His government has been accused of political interference and assassinating dissidents overseas - and now Four Corners has uncovered the long arm of the Indian state here in Australia. The ABC's former South Asia correspondent Avani Dias reveals new details about the local "nest of spies" previously disrupted by ASIO and meets the Australian residents who say they have been threatened by India's authorities. For the first time, she also reveals the full story of what happened earlier this year when things got personal and she was told her Indian visa wouldn't be renewed ahead of the election.
Episode 19
When IVF Goes Wrong
45 mins
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? Four Corners reporter Grace Tobin investigates incidents of the wrong sperm being used to conceive children, a serial donor with potentially 700 offspring, and a lab contamination that destroyed precious embryos. She meets the women and their partners fighting back against the corporate giants - teaming up to get access to their own medical information and going to whatever lengths it takes to force clinics to put patients before profits.
Episode 20
Inside China's Tech Boom
45 mins
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.
Episode 21
Sex Tourism - My Father's Secret
45 mins
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
Episode 22
Retribution: Part 1 - The Battle For Democracy
55 mins
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.
Episode 23
Retribution: Part 2 - The Battlegrounds
54 mins
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.
Episode 24
Canada's Climate War
43 mins
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?
Episode 25
The New Trade War
44 mins
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.
Episode 26
Don't Speak
49 mins
A Four Corners investigation has uncovered a series of shocking messages described as anti-Semitic made by the former boss of Channel Seven's flagship current affairs program. The investigation also found a wider pattern of bullying, harassment and sexism at the Seven Network, which has seen a string of high-level resignations and sackings.
Episode 27
Water Grab
46 mins
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.
Episode 28
The Big War
46 mins
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. There they witness the fault lines of a repressive regime, and how its power extends through proxy groups in the region - Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis. Lyons travels to Hezbollah's heartland in Lebanon, then to Israel, now facing war on multiple fronts. He speaks with key figures, politicians and military insiders to unravel the challenge of defusing this geopolitical timebomb.
Episode 29
Troubled Waters
43 mins
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.
Episode 30
The Strata Trap
44 mins
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.
Episode 31
Silent Orders
43 mins
The execution of one of Australia's most powerful organised criminals in Sydney last year has raised difficult questions about the role of police in preventing such deaths. Surveillance recorded the alleged murder plot weeks before it happened, yet police faced a dilemma: Should they intervene? And if so, when? In the shadowy world of hitmen, where gangsters are both predators and prey, what risks come with letting these deadly games play out? In Silent Orders reporter Mahmood Fazal talks directly to contract killers and people involved in organised crime and investigates whether police have failed in their duty to protect the public.
Episode 32
Germany's Enemy Within
43 mins
In Germany's recent elections, a far-right, anti-immigration party claimed its first state victory since WWII. The country has spent decades reckoning with its Nazi history, but far-right extremism and violent plots, particularly targeting Jews, Muslims, and immigrants, have been on the rise. This environment has paved the way for the AfD (Alternative for Germany) party to gain political ground. This week on Four Corners, filmmaker Evan Williams investigates the rise of the AfD and far-right extremism in Germany. He speaks to intelligence officers, political figures, and victims of far-right violence and asks how did this happen?
Episode 33
Flight Club
44 mins
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.
Episode 34
Nuclear Gamble
45 mins
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.
Episode 35
Music For Sale
46 mins
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.
Episode 36
Road Gold
44 mins
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.
Episode 37
Crisis On Campus
45 mins
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.
Episode 38
Disconnected
47 mins
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.