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Series 2004

42 episodes · 2004

  1. 1Willie Brigitte

    09 Feb 2004 · 45 min

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

  2. 2Lords Of The Forests

    16 Feb 2004 · 45 min

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

  3. 3In the Firing Line

    23 Feb 2004 · 45 min

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

  4. 4Arafat Investigated

    01 Mar 2004 · 45 min

    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?

  5. 5The Speed Trap

    08 Mar 2004 · 45 min

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

  6. 6Ethiopia: A Journey with Michael Buerk

    15 Mar 2004 · 45 min

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

  7. 7Tarnished Gold

    22 Mar 2004 · 45 min

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

  8. 8Riot In Redfern

    29 Mar 2004 · 45 min

    What really happened that night in the tiny Redfern community .

  9. 9A Crime of Insanity

    05 Apr 2004 · 45 min

    Troubling questions arise when the legal and psychiatric worlds collide.

  10. 10Lost In Translation

    12 Apr 2004 · 45 min

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

  11. 11Killers

    19 Apr 2004 · 45 min

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

  12. 12The Nuclear Bazaar

    26 Apr 2004 · 45 min

    A special report on the frightening trade in nuclear secrets.

  13. 13Fair Game?

    03 May 2004 · 45 min

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

  14. 14Rich Man, Poor Man

    10 May 2004 · 45 min

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

  15. 15Al Qaeda Family

    17 May 2004 · 45 min

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

  16. 16Till Debt Us Do Part

    24 May 2004 · 45 min

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

  17. 17The Taking of Logan Marr

    31 May 2004 · 45 min

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

  18. 18Chain of Command

    07 Jun 2004 · 45 min

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

  19. 19Corruption Inc.

    14 Jun 2004 · 45 min

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

  20. 20A Blind Eye

    21 Jun 2004 · 45 min

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

  21. 21The Clinton Interview

    28 Jun 2004 · 45 min

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

  22. 22A Case To Answer

    05 Jul 2004 · 45 min

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

  23. 23A Dangerous Business

    12 Jul 2004 · 45 min

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

  24. 24Worst of the Worst?

    19 Jul 2004 · 45 min

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

  25. 25Training Day

    26 Jul 2004 · 45 min

    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.

  26. 26A Bitter Pill?

    02 Aug 2004 · 45 min

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

  27. 27The Secret Agent

    09 Aug 2004 · 45 min

    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.

  28. 28Losing the Children

    16 Aug 2004 · 45 min

    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.

  29. 29The Plea

    23 Aug 2004 · 45 min

    "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?

  30. 30After Saddam

    30 Aug 2004 · 45 min

    What do Iraqis think about the war and its aftermath?

  31. 31Doctoring the Figures

    06 Sep 2004 · 45 min

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

  32. 32Beating the Black Dog

    13 Sep 2004 · 45 min

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

  33. 33Run For Your Life

    20 Sep 2004 · 45 min

    Four Corners presents the incredible journey of four young men .

  34. 34Island Raiders

    27 Sep 2004 · 45 min

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

  35. 35The Contenders

    04 Oct 2004 · 45 min

    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.

  36. 36Battleground State

    08 Oct 2004 · 45 min

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

  37. 37City Limits

    18 Oct 2004 · 45 min

    Once we had enough water to waste.

  38. 38A Baby To Save Our Son

    25 Oct 2004 · 45 min

    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.

  39. 39Trust and Betrayal

    01 Nov 2004 · 45 min

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

  40. 40Blood Brothers

    08 Nov 2004 · 45 min

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

  41. 41What the Children Saw

    15 Nov 2004 · 45 min

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

  42. 422004: In Reviewfinale

    24 Nov 2004 · 45 min

    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.