Four Corners

Season 2025

An Australian current affairs documentary television programme, the longest running of its kind nationally, produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Where to Watch Season 2025

26 Episodes

  • Party Crashers
    E1
    Party CrashersAs a federal election looms, Four Corners reporter Angus Grigg examines whether our two-party system is collapsing. Independents and minor parties are set to capture more than a third of the vote and become the king makers in the new parliament.
  • Endurance
    E2
    EnduranceWith Donald Trump's empty promises vowing to end the brutal war in Ukraine, Four Corners travels to the front line to investigate. Is peace even possible? As the war's third anniversary looms, Mark Willacy reports from the battlefield.
  • Leaving Hate
    E3
    Leaving HateFamilies call on governments to act as loved ones fall into extremism. Reporter Avani Dias investigates the growing threat of homegrown extremism, the painful reality of radicalisation and desperate calls for stronger action.
  • Trump's Comeback
    E4
    Trump's ComebackPBS Frontline traces Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, overcoming unprecedented obstacles and opposition. With insider interviews, the documentary examines defining moments over his life and career, his 2020 election loss, felony convictions and his historic comeback.
  • Tobacco Wars
    E5
    Tobacco WarsFour Corners investigative journalist Dan Oakes uncovers the secrets of Australia's black-market tobacco trade, where arson attacks, extortion, and deadly feuds are used to control the illegal cigarette market.
  • Sacrifice
    E6
    SacrificeFour Corners reveals how the Australian War Memorial is increasingly entwined with the global arms industry — raising troubling questions about conflicts of interest, corporate influence, and the future of the memorial itself.
  • Betrayal of Trust: Australia's Childcare Crisis
    E7
    Betrayal of Trust: Australia's Childcare CrisisFour Corners reporter Adele Ferguson uncovers the deep failures and systemic issues plaguing Australia's childcare sector.
  • Truth / Yoorrook
    E8
    Truth / YoorrookAustralia's first ever truth-telling commission uncovers our hidden history. Bridget Brennan examines how we as a nation reckon with our colonial past and take critical steps towards truth, healing and justice.
  • Crooked
    E9
    CrookedA decade-long investigation has uncovered explosive new evidence suggesting that corrupt former NSW Crime Commission assistant director Mark Standen’s criminality was far more extensive than the public was led to believe.
  • The Power of Xi Jinping
    E10
    The Power of Xi JinpingThe rise of Xi Jinping, China's most dominant leader since Mao Zedong, and the global consequences of his rule. From Xi's path to power and his ideological vision to how he has reshaped China's relationship with the world. A PBS Frontline production.
  • Can Climate Scientists Save the World?
    E11
    Can Climate Scientists Save the World?From volcano labs in Iceland, to disappearing glaciers in Switzerland and to sun-reflecting clouds in Australia, the bold experiments aimed not just at cutting emissions but removing carbon from the atmosphere.
  • The Agent Inside
    E12
    The Agent InsideInside a dangerous terror network in Australia - the man who infiltrated it speaks out. One year after the Wakeley church stabbing, a former secret agent who infiltrated the country's jihadist underworld unmasks himself.
  • True Colours
    E13
    True ColoursLouise Milligan examines the character, track record, and campaign strategies of the two men vying for power — Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.
  • The Fugitive
    E14
    The FugitiveOver summer, organised crime cast a terrifying possible shadow over Australia. The Jewish community in Sydney was left reeling - shaken by a wave of attacks. Now the caravan plot "mastermind" speaks for the first time.
  • Hammered
    E15
    HammeredWe love Bunnings — it’s where we go for a weekend sausage sizzle and to fulfil our DIY dreams. But what if the store some Australians trust most is not as benign as it would have us believe?
  • The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram
    E16
    The Rise and Fall of TerrorgramThey called themselves Terrorgram - a group of online militant extremists who threatened extreme violence to bring down governments and create new white "ethnostates". A year long investigation by PBS and ProPublica unmasks the ringleaders and how they operated.
  • Decimated
    E17
    DecimatedCan the Liberal Party ever recover from its historic 2025 Federal election loss? Patricia Karvelas talks to Liberal insiders as they grapple with the existential crisis of what the Liberal Party stands for and who it represents. How responsible is Peter Dutton? And what happened to the 102-year-old Coalition?
  • Emergency
    E18
    EmergencyDoctors and frontline health workers warn they are witnessing the collapse of public mental health care in NSW. Staff say they're being forced to release people who are still seriously unwell because there aren't enough beds.
  • Heavy Hitters
    E19
    Heavy HittersAs Australia embraces the UFC, Heavy Hitters reveals the cost for the fighters who risk so much for the spectacle. Reporter Mahmood Fazal speaks to former fighters who describe a culture of exploitation, secrecy, and lasting damage.
  • Submerged
    E20
    SubmergedAs the US launches a review into AUKUS, we examine the $368 billion submarine deal. Mark Willacy speaks with key players inside the US Congress and the defence community, as senior UK figures warn of cost blowouts and delays.
  • Diddy: In Plain Sight
    E21
    Diddy: In Plain SightWith Sean "Diddy" Combs on trial for alleged sex trafficking, this film uncovers first-hand accounts and unseen footage, exploring how silence, complicity and power allowed the allegations to stay hidden for so long. A Lion TV production for Channel 4 (UK).
  • Trading in Chaos
    E22
    Trading in ChaosA week before the 90 day pause expires on his so-called reciprocal tariffs, Four Corners dives into the chaos created by Donald Trump's trade policy. We examine the chaos, confusion, uncertainty and fear generated by Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs, which experts say will increase the cost of living, make the US poorer and the world a less prosperous and secure place.
  • Generation Cancer
    E23
    Generation CancerAustralians in their 30s and 40s are facing an alarming surge in cancer diagnoses and researchers are scrambling to understand why.
  • Rage Against the Regime
    E24
    Rage Against the RegimeFor decades, Iranians have resisted a regime built on fear, repression and religious control. This film reveals the voices of those who live the struggle, exiled dissidents, young protesters and women who dared to speak out.
  • God Complex
    E25
    God ComplexFor years, a star neurosurgeon operated inside Australia's hospital system despite repeated allegations of sexist and inappropriate behaviour, and a string of legal claims by devastated patients.
  • No Return: Australia's Missing Billions
    E26
    No Return: Australia's Missing BillionsThe ATO is one of the most powerful and secretive institutions in the country, but for years, it's operated without effective scrutiny. This major Four Corners investigation reveals how inaction and flawed systems have allowed more than $50 billion in tax to go uncollected.

 

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