Series 2026 (2026)
The multi-award winning Four Corners returns for another year of powerhouse investigative journalism - fearless and forensic, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, leading debate and holding power to account for 65 years.
Episodes: 17
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 Bondi: Light Over Darkness (Part 1)
Air Date: 2026-02-02
A powerful two-part special on the Bondi massacre. Mark Willacy brings the definitive account of what happened on that December day, as told by the people who were there, survivors of the attack and families of those killed.
Ep.2 Bondi: Path to Terror (Part 2)
Air Date: 2026-02-09
Four Corners' two-part special on the Bondi massacre continues with Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop's investigation into the secret lives of the terrorists, uncovering astonishing new information leading up to the attack.
Ep.3 Realignment
Air Date: 2026-02-16
The Liberal Party is hurtling towards a reckoning. This isn't just a battle that will decide who leads the Liberal Party; it's a battle for the party's identity, and direction. Patricia Karvelas takes you inside the contest that will shape the future of the Coalition.
Ep.4 Scarred
Air Date: 2026-02-23
How a prominent Melbourne gynaecologist carried out repeated laparoscopic surgeries that senior specialists describe as unnecessary and harmful. Louise Milligan examines how complaints, warnings and red flags were ignored.
Ep.5 Toxic Tide
Air Date: 2026-03-16
South Australia's algal bloom is one of the worst environmental disasters in Australian waters, continuing to devastate parts of the coastline. What did the government know about the health risks and what was the public told?
Ep.6 Trump and the Tech Titans
Air Date: 2026-03-23
Wealthy tech titans Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and David Sacks were instrumental in Trump's rise to power and now hold sway far beyond Silicon Valley. How did they accumulate such unprecedented influence? Who's really in control?
Ep.7 Campus Chaos
Air Date: 2026-03-30
Australian universities are in turmoil. Deep cuts to jobs and courses are triggering fury on campuses. Steve Cannane investigates how years of shrinking public funding, rising debt and increasingly corporate decision-making have pushed some unis to breaking point.
Ep.8 Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question
Air Date: 2026-04-06
As the US bombards Iran, sparking region-wide conflicts and unleashing a global economic crisis, Four Corners interrogates one of President Donald Trump's key reasons for war: Did Iran pose a nuclear threat?
Ep.9 Inside The Rage Machine
Air Date: 2026-04-13
Whistleblowers from the social media giants reveal how their companies deliberately built a business model powered by outrage and division, paving the way for radicalisation, real-world violence and fractured societies.
Ep.10 Attention Deficit
Air Date: 2026-04-20
Four Corners unveils Australia's first comprehensive national map of Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), revealing stark differences by location. Dr Norman Swan reports.
Ep.11 The Zero Line: Inside Russia's War
Air Date: 2026-04-27
After four years of war, in Russia there is close to zero public opposition to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. But a few are prepared to speak out.
Ep.12 Taser Tactics
Air Date: 2026-05-04
Tasers are meant to be a safer way for police to stop dangerous situations, without taking a life. But people are still dying. When something goes wrong after a taser is used, who decides what actually happened?
Ep.13 The Deal: Trump, Bukele and the Gangs of El Salvador
Air Date: 2026-05-11
The Salvadoran president's deal with Trump to imprison deportees, and what each stood to gain. With reporting from the news outlet El Faro, President Nayib Bukele's tangled history with the gangs the US says it is fighting.
Ep.14 Caught in the Crackdown
Air Date: 2026-05-18
A look at Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, from high-profile ICE raids to the death of activist Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, exploring questions around civil liberties, accountability and who is being targeted.
Ep.15 The BHP Files
Air Date: 2026-05-25
Worth almost $300 billion, BHP is the world's largest mining company. Despite publicly touting its green credentials over the last decade, Four Corners investigates how the company quietly halted green projects in the Pilbara and put off action on climate change. Angus Grigg teams up with journalist Marian Wilkinson to investigate how BHP went cold on climate change and what this means for Australia's climate targets.
Ep.16 Brutal Force
Air Date: 2026-06-01
A confronting Four Corners investigation into alleged police misconduct in NSW and the hidden accountability system accused of failing victims and the public. We ask, when police abuse their power, who holds them to account?
Ep.17 The AI Race
Air Date: 2026-06-08
Artificial intelligence is already changing how we live and work, while being sold as the technology that could cure disease, transform productivity and solve some of the world's biggest problems. Steve Cannane investigates the race to build ever more powerful AI systems and asks whether it is moving faster than governments and communities can keep up with.