Four Corners - Season 44

Four Corners

Season 44

2004 • 42 Episodes

Episodes

Willie Brigitte - Four Corners

1. Willie Brigitte

February 9, 2004

Allegations have swirled around Willie Brigitte ever since his discreet deportation from Australia and his much-publicised arrest in France in October 2003.

Lords Of The Forests - Four Corners

2. Lords Of The Forests

February 16, 2004

Ticky Fullerton looks at the management of Tasmania's forests and how one timber company enjoys extraordinary political support for its operations.

In the Firing Line - Four Corners

3. In the Firing Line

February 23, 2004

Fuelled by a cocktail of drugs, armed robberies are growing more violent and unpredictable.

Arafat Investigated - Four Corners

4. Arafat Investigated

March 1, 2004

Why has Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat - once feted at the White House but now holed up in his West Bank headquarters - become such an outcast?

The Speed Trap - Four Corners

5. The Speed Trap

March 8, 2004

How police laid a trap to catch drug dealers but instead found themselves entangled in a web of corruption allegations.

Ethiopia: A Journey with Michael Buerk - Four Corners

6. Ethiopia: A Journey with Michael Buerk

March 15, 2004

Michael Buerk returns to Ethiopia 20 years after first alerting the world to the Ethiopian famine.

Tarnished Gold - Four Corners

7. Tarnished Gold

March 22, 2004

Are Australia's sports bosses surrendering to the drug cheats?

Riot In Redfern - Four Corners

8. Riot In Redfern

March 29, 2004

What really happened that night in the tiny Redfern community .

A Crime of Insanity - Four Corners

9. A Crime of Insanity

April 5, 2004

Troubling questions arise when the legal and psychiatric worlds collide.

Lost In Translation - Four Corners

10. Lost In Translation

April 12, 2004

Are Australians hitching a ride on China's economic juggernaut?

Killers - Four Corners

11. Killers

April 19, 2004

A report on the conditions that made the violence in Rwanda possible.

The Nuclear Bazaar - Four Corners

12. The Nuclear Bazaar

April 26, 2004

A special report on the frightening trade in nuclear secrets.

Fair Game? - Four Corners

13. Fair Game?

May 3, 2004

Allegations of sexual violence have engulfed some of Australia's top AFL footballers and their clubs.

Rich Man, Poor Man - Four Corners

14. Rich Man, Poor Man

May 10, 2004

The fight between Australia and East Timor over billion dollar oil and gas interests.

Al Qaeda Family - Four Corners

15. Al Qaeda Family

May 17, 2004

The inside story of the family that lived and trained with Osama Bin Laden.

Till Debt Us Do Part - Four Corners

16. Till Debt Us Do Part

May 24, 2004

Where will the credit binge end for the many thousands of Australians in debt?

The Taking of Logan Marr - Four Corners

17. The Taking of Logan Marr

May 31, 2004

Under what circumstances should a child be taken from its birth parents?

Chain of Command - Four Corners

18. Chain of Command

June 7, 2004

The story behind what may endure as defining images of war in Iraq.

Corruption Inc. - Four Corners

19. Corruption Inc.

June 14, 2004

Corruption spreads from state police forces into the Australian Crime Commission.

A Blind Eye - Four Corners

20. A Blind Eye

June 21, 2004

Is the RSPCA turning a blind eye to cruelty for the benefit of commercial interests?

The Clinton Interview - Four Corners

21. The Clinton Interview

June 28, 2004

Bill Clinton defends his record and tells how his public and private lives clashed.

A Case To Answer - Four Corners

22. A Case To Answer

July 5, 2004

How the justice system failed star swim coach Scott Volkers and the women he was accused of sexually molesting.

A Dangerous Business - Four Corners

23. A Dangerous Business

July 12, 2004

How one company’s obsession with the bottom line left a trail of death and dismemberment among its workers.

Worst of the Worst? - Four Corners

24. Worst of the Worst?

July 19, 2004

Four Corners investigates the story behind Mamdouh Habib's incarceration at the notorious prison Guantanamo Bay .

Training Day - Four Corners

25. Training Day

July 26, 2004

Chris Masters talks to bent cops and police chiefs around Australia about the painful costs of corruption, the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures and the need for constant vigilance.

A Bitter Pill? - Four Corners

26. A Bitter Pill?

August 2, 2004

Jonathan Holmes investigates the cost to our subsidised pharmaceutical scheme since Australia signed the Free Trade Agreement.

The Secret Agent - Four Corners

27. The Secret Agent

August 9, 2004

This expose reveals the truth behind what the BNP has been telling the public in recent years, as it has tried to shed its image of a far-right, racist party.

Losing the Children - Four Corners

28. Losing the Children

August 16, 2004

Four Corners tells the story of the Dalton family breakdown in the context of the Government's recent initiatives to reform the Family Court system, and the rising political influence of men's groups.

The Plea - Four Corners

29. The Plea

August 23, 2004

"The Plea" examines the cases a jury will never get to hear and asks the question, is the plea bargain undermining an entire legal system?

After Saddam - Four Corners

30. After Saddam

August 30, 2004

What do Iraqis think about the war and its aftermath?

Doctoring the Figures - Four Corners

31. Doctoring the Figures

September 6, 2004

From outright fraud to allegations of cover up … and those who simply bend the rules.

Beating the Black Dog - Four Corners

32. Beating the Black Dog

September 13, 2004

Five Australians tell their story of beating depression; the 'black dog" affecting one in five Australians.

Run For Your Life - Four Corners

33. Run For Your Life

September 20, 2004

Four Corners presents the incredible journey of four young men .

Island Raiders - Four Corners

34. Island Raiders

September 27, 2004

How can one island nation lose a two billion dollar fortune in the space of twenty years?

The Contenders - Four Corners

35. The Contenders

October 4, 2004

Liz Jackson follows the leaders' trails during an election campaign that's gone from truth in government, to billion dollar give-aways and old fashioned fear tactics - as the parties battle to win over middle Australia.

Battleground State - Four Corners

36. Battleground State

October 8, 2004

Reporter Jonathan Holmes takes us on a colourful journey through the battleground state of Ohio during the US Elections.

City Limits - Four Corners

37. City Limits

October 18, 2004

Once we had enough water to waste.

A Baby To Save Our Son - Four Corners

38. A Baby To Save Our Son

October 25, 2004

Jamie Whitaker had been created to save the life of his brother Charlie, who suffers from Diamond-Blackfan anaemia, DBA, a form of bone marrow failure.

Trust and Betrayal - Four Corners

39. Trust and Betrayal

November 1, 2004

A story of spies, counterspies, double agents and defections as Andrew Fowler reveals the betrayal inside one of Australia’s secret intelligence agencies.

Blood Brothers - Four Corners

40. Blood Brothers

November 8, 2004

An exclusive story following a brave little boy’s fight to be cured.

What the Children Saw - Four Corners

41. What the Children Saw

November 15, 2004

In a place where they should have felt safest, the children of Beslan were targeted in an act of barbarism.

2004: In Review - Four Corners

42. 2004: In Review

November 24, 2004

2004 will be remembered chiefly for international issues, primarily events in Iraq: including the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal; as well as the continued threat of terrorism. We also faced crucial elections both at home and in the United States.