Four Corners

Four Corners takes you inside the suburban schools connected to the secretive Opus Dei. Reporter Louise Milligan and the team investigate the disturbing practices of the conservative Catholic organisation Opus Dei and its influence in the NSW Liberal Party.

The doctors who break their sacred oath but are still allowed to practise. Australia's system of health regulation is allowing doctors who have groped, dated and even raped their patients to continue practising. Reporter Emily Baker investigates the medical complaints handling process as patients tell harrowing stories of betrayal, and the system that struggled to respond.

Can carbon credits really save the planet? Four Corners reporter Stephen Long journeys deep into the Papua New Guinean jungle to uncover the confronting truth about the carbon trade, finding a vast chasm between what is marketed and what is really happening.

Film-maker Olly Lambert spends two months on Ukraine’s southern front line with volunteer special forces as they begin the push to capture Kherson. How are they winning the fight? This revealing and intimate observational film takes a deep dive into the trenches and outposts of the Ukrainian military.

Australia's secret battle with eating disorders. We follow families as they struggle to get the right treatment, exploring the complexities and revealing a health system appallingly underprepared to deal with this crisis.

Inside Perth Mint's billion dollar scandal. Criminals have targeted Australia's largest government-owned gold refiner, trying to exploit weaknesses in its reporting systems to launder money.

Exposing the political games of one of Australia's most powerful lobby groups. A senior Liberal Party minister speaks for the first time about the orchestrated campaign to remove him by the powerful Australian gambling lobby.

British filmmaker Ben Zand takes us into the dark world of Incels - a radical online subculture of young men who rage against women for supposedly denying them sex and then turn that rage into fantasies about horrific violence.

Four Corners opens the door on the real estate industry. More than a hundred agents and property professionals reveal the ways in which their profession manipulates and misleads buyers as well as sellers in the pursuit of making a deal.

A Four Corners investigation has uncovered a scandal that goes to the heart of the Paralympic Games.

Johnny Kitagawa’s legendary male-only talent agency trained young boys to become superstars. But for over 50 years, Japan has kept Kitagawa’s dark secret – a long history of allegations of sexual abuse, made by boys in his agency. Even after the music mogul’s death in 2019, the Japanese media remained largely silent. Why? BBC journalist Mobeen Azhar explores the suffocating reality of being a J-pop idol and the influence that Kitagawa had on the media, and exposes the brutal consequences of turning a blind eye.

Australia is under cyber-attack and the problem is only getting worse. John Lyons tracks the criminal syndicate behind one of our largest-ever data breaches, finding highly-organised criminal gangs that are often based in Russia.

Two years ago, reporter Sarah Ferguson investigated how Rupert Murdoch's Fox News promoted Donald Trump's misinformation. This week Fox has abruptly agreed to pay more than $1 billion in a defamation settlement with Dominion. Four Corners revisits its investigation into the inner workings of the powerful Murdoch-owned conservative news outlet, in the wake of the company's billion-dollar settlement with an election technology company.

As Australia embarks on the $368 billion AUKUS plan to acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, reporter Angus Grigg exposes major delays and safety issues in our current Collins Class vessels.

The new reality of artificial life: Four Corners investigates the misuse and abuse of generative artificial intelligence and what it means for humanity.

This week Four Corners goes deep inside Russia to document the opposition to the Ukrainian war. The filmmakers get rare access to the brave Russians who are willing to speak out against their government. Despite the incredible risk, a group of graffiti artists, an actor, a local politician, and a YouTube influencer let the producers film their lives as they voice dissent. It’s been dangerous for Russians to speak up against Vladimir Putin’s regime for years. New censorship laws, introduced since the invasion of Ukraine, have made it tougher than ever. This Storyville, BBC co-production is a gripping and timely piece of journalism.

Australians are the highest per capita users of cocaine in the world, and we pay top dollar. Mahmood Fazal speaks with traffickers, importers, street dealers and high-ranking cartel operatives who break their code of silence.

The new legal tactics blocking justice for survivors. Louise Milligan goes inside the legal fight as lawyers representing victims face institutions pushing to have cases thrown out of court altogether.

Taiwan is in dire straits, stuck in the middle of a struggle between two nuclear superpowers - China and the United States. BBC reporter Jane Corbin takes us inside that fight and tells a story that could have ramifications for all of us.

The secretive deals between Australia's big sporting codes and bookmakers. Reporter Pat McGrath reveals how sports governing bodies get a cut of every bet made in Australia on their games. Could it change the way the games are played?

Four Corners reveals one of Australia's best kept secrets. The program will expose how a senior officer at our national spy agency stole and sold highly classified intelligence to Russia's KGB for at least six years.

Inside Australia's Biggest Tax Scam. Paul Farrell investigates the Plutus Payroll scheme: a vast conspiracy to defraud more than $100 million from Australian taxpayers, revealing how it was set up and how it was brought down.

A week after the Wagner rebellion exposed cracks in Russian President Vladimir Putin's power, we investigate his decades long clashes with US Presidents. The miscalculations and missteps that paved the way for war in Ukraine. From acclaimed PBS Frontline filmmaker Michael Kirk and his award-winning team.

The battle over youth gender care. Patricia Karvelas breaks open the debate, navigating polarised arguments and scientific research on issues including medical interventions, puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

Inside the broken business of building. Australia has the highest rate of construction insolvencies in a decade. We examine the supply chain pressures, slim profit margins and failure in regulation as some flout the law.

From the Ukrainian frontlines to Syria and the mines of the Central African Republic, we lift the veil on Putin's private army - The Wagner Group. Former senior Wagner insiders speak about what they saw in the line of duty.

Channel 4 Reporter Iman Amrani investigates the TikTok sensation that is Shein. Undercover cameras go inside Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein's factories for the first time.

How consultants infiltrated government. Consulting firms push ethical boundaries and cost billions of dollars with little transparency and almost no accountability. We reveal accusations of wasted public money and conflicts of interest. Reporters Angus Grigg and Jessica Longbottom dive into the opaque world of Australian Government consulting.

The children of Australia's meth crisis. Thousands of Australian babies are born exposed to their mothers' drug use every year. We investigate what's being done to tackle one of the hidden side effects of the drug epidemic.

The AFL is the only major sporting code in the world that hasn't had a single elite male player publicly identify as gay. Louise Milligan investigates the AFL's culture and asks what has created this silence?

Antidepressants have helped many treat anxiety and depression but the physical and mental side effects can be wide-ranging. From headaches and brain fog to more severe impacts like loss of sexual function and suicidal thoughts. The BBC spoke to more than 100 patients grappling with effects of some kind (originally a BBC production for Panama).

Despite the Taliban's public promises of change, we expose the reality of life for women in Afghanistan. We accompany an underground network of female activists on dangerous missions to rescue women hunted by the Taliban. Filmed by British Iranian journalist Ramita Navai for ITV and PBS Frontline.

Renegotiating Australia's democracy. Dan Bourchier travels the country talking to people about what the referendum means to them. The Voice debate has been unsettling and confusing, so what does self-determination look like?

The inside story of the decline of Qantas. Current and former staff talk about ruthless cost cutting and a divide and conquer culture. An airline in damage control, beset by customer complaints and a demoralised workforce.

How the NDIS fails to protect our most vulnerable. Anne Connolly and the Four Corners team expose criminals, opportunists and registered providers who have been busted exploiting loopholes to overcharge and defraud the NDIS.

Undercover operatives and secret informants have been crucial in the fight against organised crime. But what happens to these people who risk their lives once the operations have finished and the criminals are behind bars?

Climate, protest and the fight for the future. Reporter Hagar Cohen takes you deep inside the battle between climate activists, the government and energy companies. Watch along as protestors visit the Woodside CEO's home.

Inside the hidden system locking people up indefinitely. Four Corners reveals allegations of the torture and mistreatment of people living with disabilities and mental illness who are locked up indefinitely by the state.

The nation-building project that went horribly wrong. Snowy Hydro 2.0 was sold as a low-carbon future by the end of 2024. Instead, the pumped hydro project is now five years behind schedule and the forecast cost blows out to $12 billion.

Private security policing the public. In the heart of Darwin, private security firms hired by the Northern Territory Government patrol the streets doing work usually done by the police. We examine is there adequate training, accountability and oversight? Four Corners uncovers the extent of the potentially unlawful practices of these guards.

BBC Three Documentary: Investigative journalist Matt Shea delves into the perplexing rise of Andrew Tate, a once-obscure figure who leveraged bombastic online courses to become a global sensation.