Four Cornersシーズン 1999
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An Australian current affairs documentary television programme, the longest running of its kind nationally, produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
Four Corners • シーズン 1999の視聴方法
32話
- Blood Sport第1話
Blood SportFour Corners goes behind the scenes of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) and finds a ruthless and secretive world of deals and power struggles that has produced a long list of casualties. The program features interviews with all the key players behind the Sydney 2000 Games - Rod McGeoch , John Coates, Michael Knight, SallyAnne Atkinson, Phil Coles and many others - When Good Men Do Nothing第4話
When Good Men Do NothingThis buy-in from BBC Panorama is a story about the price to be paid when good men do nothing. A former Australian war crimes investigator blows the whistle on a United Nations coverup of the holocaust in Rwanda. In a follow up interview he claims that the cover-up continues today. - A Licence to Kill第6話
A Licence to KillVideo journalist Mark Davis went into East Timor and captured shocking evidence of Indonesian-backed militia groups having a 'Licence to Kill'. Davis managed to attain interviews with militia leaders, the aftermath of a killing in Dili and footage of the pro-independence guerrillas in their mountain hideout. - Crash Through Or Crash第7話
Crash Through Or CrashIn the weeks leading up to Dick Smith's shock resignation as head of Australia's air safety body, CASA, award-winning reporter Liz Jackson began investigating the bitter behind-the-scenes conflict between Smith and his industry opponents. What emerges is a compelling account of how and why Smith and his plans to reinvigorate aviation safety foundered. - Rebels第8話
RebelsThe Rebels is Australia's largest outlaw motorcycle club. They join a growing global tribe of bikers, described by law enforcement agencies like the FBI, as "more dangerous than the mafia". Reporter Chris Masters takes us inside a so-called outlaw gang, where we stare our fears directly in the face. - Eviction of a Nation第10話
Eviction of a NationThe systematic eviction of his own people from his own state of Kosovo crowns a decade of murder and tyranny in what is left of Slobodan Milosevic's Yugoslavia. Now what are the true goals of the NATO forces which oppose him? In this report, Chris Masters looks into a future at war with the past. - Deep Trouble第12話
Deep TroubleIn this major investigation, Andrew Fowler reveals the scandalous state of the Navy's new Collins class submarines. So far, none of the six submarines, commissioned for a cost of $5 billion, are battle ready and are fit to go nowhere. Commodore Mick Dunne, appointed by the Navy to investigate, speaks about his fears for the submarines and the men and women who crew them. - Dot for Dollar第13話
Dot for DollarSally Neighbour investigates the frauds and fakerys that undermine the credibility of Aboriginal art and exposes those who stand accused of exploiting Australia's most highly-acclaimed Aboriginal artist, Clifford Possum. The program reveals the affects of sharp operators and rapid commercialisation of an industry in which production lines of non-Aboriginal workers manufacture and sell "authentic" Aboriginal artefacts - In Harms Way第14話
In Harms WayThis program traces the lives of four people attempting to beat heroin addiction. It's also an investigation into the politics surrounding the availability and range of treatments for Australia's heroin addicts. It questions whether the debate on heroin is obscuring the real task of finding solutions for addicts. - CARE on Trial第15話
CARE on TrialLiz Jackson tracks the negotiations and behind-the-scenes efforts by CARE Australia and the Government's envoy, Malcolm Fraser, to secure the release of aid workers Steve Pratt and Peter Wallace. Pratt and Wallace had been imprisoned in Belgrade and convicted of passing secret military information to foreign organisations. The program also examines the consequences their trial may have on the future of CARE and other aid organisations. - The Price of Power第16話
The Price of PowerAfter negotiating the landmark GST deal with the Government, Democrat's leader Meg Lees and her party are under seige, accused of selling-out on important principles. Andrew Fowler reveals the decisions which is causing such dissent within the Democrat's ranks. With splits at all levels within the party, and deputy leader, Natasha Stott-Despoja, at odds with her leader, this program examines the price Meg Lees has paid for power. - Double Jeopardy第18話
Double JeopardyA recent hearing for a sexual abuse case allowed a seven-year-old boy to be subjected to hours of brutal cross-examination. The incident raises the question of how children should be handled as witnesses in court. Why is Australia's legal system failing our children at a time when they are most in need? - Big Man Politics第19話
Big Man PoliticsPapua New Guinea, our nearest neighbour, has a new prime minister, delivered to his people by a political system that includes kidnapping, bribes and thuggery. Can Sir Mekere Morauta drag the country back from the brink of political and economic chaos? Four Corners goes behind the security guards to witness Big Man politics, PNG style. - War of Words第21話
War of WordsThis month Australian primary school students will sit the first national reading and writing test - part of the government's efforts to improve literacy in the face of statistics released two years ago by Education Minister Dr David Kemp, which showed that about one in three eight- and nine-year-olds couldn't read and write properly. Four Corners examines the evidence that has fuelled the Government's literacy crusade, a crusade that has led to workplace programs and the implementation of a compulsory literacy scheme for young people on the dole - Dead Kid Walking第22話
Dead Kid WalkingThis BBC Correspondent Special program looks at the moral question of capital punishment. Sean Sellars was 16-years-old when he murdered his parents in their sleep. Six months previously he murdered a convenience store clerk for no apparent reason other than the thrill of killing. In this program Sellars is interviewed about his crimes, his life on death row and his imminent execution. In the case that divided American opinion like no other death row case, Dead Kid Walking highlights the issues involved in the death penalty and juvenile justice. - The People Smugglers' Guide to Australia第23話
The People Smugglers' Guide to AustraliaAustralia has long feared a kind of gravitational drift from the north. And this year the fears have been brought home by the arrival of large boatloads of people, particularly from Fujian in China. But these arrivals are not new. For years now illegals have been entering Australia. This program looks at how it is done, and who gets through - Seeds of Doubt第25話
Seeds of DoubtThis program examines the failure of Australian regulators to put in place and independent regime addressing genetically modified food importation. It reveals how government, industry and science rushed headlong into the new world of genetic food whilst keeping Australian consumers in the dark -- eating unlabelled and unapproved genetically modified food. - Silenced Majority第26話
Silenced MajorityWhen the East Timorese voted for independence from Indonesia on 30 August it was a vote for their own punishment. On the day our troops leave to head the East Timor peace-keeping force, Chris Masters' report looks at the calculation behind the chaos that has led to this situation. - Crossroads第27話
CrossroadsThis program tells the story behind the disintegration and death of Rod Ansell, the man known as the model for Mick Dundee in the movie "Crocodile Dundee". On 3rd of August Rod Ansell ambushed and killed Sergeant Glen Huitson in a police shoot-out on the bitumen highway linking north and south Australia. Peter George investigates the killing of the two men and examines the cultures most endangered by urbansiation and identifies what was lost when Rod Ansell and Glen Huitson were caught in the corssfire of myth and reality - Driving Aden Ridgeway第28話
Driving Aden RidgewayIn this portrait of Senator Aden Ridgeway, Liz Jackson accompanies him to his political and spiritual homes. The 37-year-old Senator is Australia's only Aboriginal member of Federal Parliament. With his party, the Democrats, holding the balance of power in the Senate, Aden Ridgeway's power is considerable. Already he has exerted his influence. - The Humanitarian War第29話
The Humanitarian WarIn March NATO went to war. It was a war fought in the name of human rights, yet NATO's determination not to take casualties extended the war and suffering. The main players of the war tell their story for the first time - how Operation Allied Force was won. - The Vanishing第30話
The VanishingFour weeks ago '4 Corners' produced 'Silenced Majority', the story of the referendum ballot and its immediate aftermath. 'The Vanishing' continues the story of the East Timorese people, but this time from the other side of the border. After the announcement of the referendum result, thousands of people of East Timor were killed and hundreds of thousands became refugees. By the time Interfet forces arrived on September 20, nearly half a million East Timorese had vanished - forced from their homes by the Indonesian army and their proxies in the militas. Many fled to the hills and found sanctuary with Falantil, the East Timorese armed resistance, but most were loaded at gunpoint onto planes, boats and trucks and transported across the border to West Timor. - Hearts and Minds第31話
Hearts and MindsWith just days to go before the historic referendum on the republic, reporter Peter George examines the battle for the hearts and minds of Australia's voters. He finds that the republic referendum has made allies of old foes and enemies of friends; it has caused dissension within the government, and generated acres of newsprint and hours of media air time. - Emission Impossible第32話
Emission ImpossibleThis program examines the big issue for the next millenium, global warming. Reporter, Ian Henschke, examines the threats that face us and the arguments about what we should do. He also examines Australia's role in climate change and asks - are we doing enough?