Four Corners - Series 2015

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True Detectives

1 - True Detectives

Air Date: February 2, 2015

Shocking revelations on Melbourne's gangland killings. Nick McKenzie reports.

Eat, Pray, Shoot

2 - Eat, Pray, Shoot

Air Date: February 9, 2015

Inside the campaign to save the two Australians on death row in Bali. Mark Davis reports.

Making a Killing

3 - Making a Killing

Air Date: February 16, 2015

Inside Australia's multi-billion dollar greyhound racing industry.

The Jobs Game

4 - The Jobs Game

Air Date: February 23, 2015

Scandal in the federal government's employment programs. Linton Besser reports.

Apple's Broken Promises

5 - Apple's Broken Promises

Air Date: March 2, 2015

Apple is the most valuable brand on the planet, making products that everyone wants - but how are its workers treated when the world isn't looking?

Bringing The War Home

6 - Bringing The War Home

Air Date: March 9, 2015

The scourge of PTSD; as soldiers they fought the enemy abroad, now as civilians they battle a silent enemy within. Quentin McDermott reports.

House of Cards

7 - House of Cards

Air Date: March 16, 2013

Why the Liberal Party came so close to toppling its leader after just 18 months in Government.

Ditched

8 - Ditched

Air Date: March 23, 2015

An investigation into the shocking human cost felt by the survivors of an aviation crash.

Game of Loans

9 - Game of Loans

Air Date: March 30, 2015

The merchants of debt: how fast cash loans become a ruinous financial trap.

India's Daughter

10 - India's Daughter

Air Date: April 6, 2015

The crime that shamed India and divided the country.

ANZAC to Afghanistan

11 - ANZAC to Afghanistan

Air Date: April 13, 2015

Reporter Chris Masters revisits the Fatal Shore, the story of Gallipoli.

Degrees of Deception

12 - Degrees of Deception

Air Date: April 20, 2015

Australia has been gripped by a national debate over how to fund our university education. But perhaps there's a more important question: what is it worth?

No Free Steps to Heaven

13 - No Free Steps to Heaven

Air Date: April 27, 2015

On the frontline with the women taking up arms against Islamic State.

Slaving Away

14 - Slaving Away

Air Date: May 4, 2015

The dirty secrets behind Australia's fresh food.

Remote Hope

15 - Remote Hope

Air Date: May 11, 2015

An unflinching portrait of Australia's remote Indigenous communities and their struggle to survive.

Secrets of Mexico's Drug War

16 - Secrets of Mexico's Drug War

Air Date: May 18, 2015

This investigation from the BBC looks into the American authorities' relationship with the biggest and most powerful criminal organisation in the world, the Sinaloa Cartel.

At Their Mercy

17 - At Their Mercy

Air Date: May 25, 2015

The bullying and bastardisation of young doctors in our hospitals.

Ship of Death

18 - Ship of Death

Air Date: June 1, 2015

A whodunit on the high seas.

Nepal Quake: Terror on Everest

19 - Nepal Quake: Terror on Everest

Air Date: June 8, 2015

Terror on Everest: extraordinary accounts and footage from the day the Nepal earthquake struck.

The End of Coal?

20 - The End of Coal?

Air Date: June 15, 2015

With the price of coal plummeting and our biggest customers turning to renewable energy, is Australia backing a loser?

Journey into Hell

21 - Journey into Hell

Air Date: June 22, 2015

On the trail of the traffickers exploiting the most unwanted people on the planet.

The Mafia in Australia: Drugs, Murder and Politics

22 - The Mafia in Australia: Drugs, Murder and Politics

Air Date: June 29, 2015

In this joint Four Corners/Fairfax Media investigation, we reveal how the mafia continues to flourish in Australia despite major police operations.

The Mafia in Australia: Blood Ties

23 - The Mafia in Australia: Blood Ties

Air Date: July 6, 2015

Part two of this special investigation goes inside one of the most ambitious organised crime investigations in Australian history.

7/7: Ten Years On

24 - 7/7: Ten Years On

Air Date: July 13, 2015

Stories of courage and humanity in the aftermath of the 2005 London bombings.

A Nation Divided? The Charlie Hebdo Aftermath

25 - A Nation Divided? The Charlie Hebdo Aftermath

Air Date: July 20, 2015

From BBC Three. A personal and provocative look at life in France following the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks.

Iron Man

26 - Iron Man

Air Date: July 27, 2015

Inside the power plays of the mercurial mining billionaire Andrew Twiggy Forrest, as he fights for survival. Stephen Long reports.

Escorts

27 - Escorts

Air Date: August 3, 2015

Inside the hidden world of transgender escorts.

The Great Cricket Coup

28 - The Great Cricket Coup

Air Date: August 10, 2015

How India hijacked the game of cricket, and how Australia helped.

Secrets, Politics and Torture

29 - Secrets, Politics and Torture

Air Date: August 17, 2015

From PBS Frontline. Secrets, Politics and Torture: The ghosts of the CIA's controversial interrogation program.

Machine Man

30 - Machine Man

Air Date: August 24, 2015

Four Corners puts Labor leader Bill Shorten under the microscope.

7-Eleven: The Price of Convenience

31 - 7-Eleven: The Price of Convenience

Air Date: August 31, 2015

Adele Ferguson returns to Four Corners with an investigation into the 7-Eleven business empire with revelations of dodgy bookkeeping, blackmail and the mass underpayment of its workforce.

The Truth About Halal

32 - The Truth About Halal

Air Date: September 7, 2015

The war of words over the Halal certification of food. Anti-Islam groups label it a religious tax. Claims of corruption and links to terrorism light up the blogosphere. Four Corners searches out the truth.

Dethroning Tony Abbott

33 - Dethroning Tony Abbott

Air Date: September 21, 2015

On Monday night, Four Corners will chart the events that led to the former Prime Minister's downfall.

Wasted

34 - Wasted

Air Date: September 28, 2015

A special investigation by Dr Norman Swan on the unnecessary testing and treatments choking the health system and making patients ill.

Escape From ISIS

35 - Escape From ISIS

Air Date: October 5, 2015

From Channel 4 (UK). As asylum seekers flee from the ISIS conflict zone, Four Corners brings you this timely and powerful story of the secret network rescuing women and children held captive by ISIS.

The Great Wall of Money

36 - The Great Wall of Money

Air Date: October 12, 2015

Next week on Four Corners: the Chinese billions flooding into Australian real estate.

Jackson and Lawler: Inside the Eye of the Storm

37 - Jackson and Lawler: Inside the Eye of the Storm

Air Date: October 19, 2015

Next on Four Corners, we take you inside the world of Australia's most formidable power couple - former union boss Kathy Jackson and Fair Work Commission Vice President, Michael Lawler.

Digital Dissidents

38 - Digital Dissidents

Air Date: October 26, 2015

From WDR (DE). Next on Four Corners, a documentary on the digital dissidents blowing the whistle on government surveillance around the globe.

Hidden Harm

39 - Hidden Harm

Air Date: November 2, 2015

Next on Four Corners, we examine the sobering reality of the damage done by alcohol to unborn babies.

Return to the Valley of Death

40 - Return to the Valley of Death

Air Date: November 9, 2015

In this report, BBC producer Merwais Miakhail takes us on a personal journey into Afghanistan's tribal heartland, known as the 'Valley of Death'.

Our Kids: Why are they so stressed?

41 - Our Kids: Why are they so stressed?

Air Date: November 16, 2015

In frank, funny and sometimes heartbreaking conversations, Australian kids take us inside their world and tell us why they're so anxious about the present and the future.

Plan of Attack: The Making of a Teenage Terrorist

42 - Plan of Attack: The Making of a Teenage Terrorist

Air Date: November 23, 2015

It was the random act of violence that authorities had been warning of and it left the nation crying out for answers. How could a 15-year-old school boy become a killer?

Rosie's Story

43 - Rosie's Story

Air Date: November 30, 2015

The tragic death of Luke Batty, killed by his father. Could his brutal murder have been prevented? Geoff Thompson reports.