Season 2005

E1. After the Tsunami

60m

Four Corners returns for 2005 with a provocative report on the Asian tsunami and the world's unprecedented response to it.

E2. Secrets and Lies

60m

An Australian insider reveals the secrets behind the fruitless search for Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

E3. The X Factor

60m

"Thirty eight per cent of the world’s known uranium deposits … that’s like the Holy Grail." Craig Copetas, author of "Metal Men".

E4. Secret History of the Credit Card

60m

After a Christmas shopping spree that saw our combined credit card bill top $30 billion, the credit industry is lobbying for more access to consumers’ personal financial information.

E5. Messing With Heads

60m

Young cannabis users in treatment for psychosis speak openly about their experiences, while doctors and drug specialists explain what the new research means for young people’s mental health.

E6. Melbourne Confidential

Mar 14, 2005 · 60m

Through candid interviews with underworld figures, family members, investigators and corruption-fighters, Chris Masters paints a chilling picture of the criminal sub-culture that thrives beneath Melbournes respectable surface and has infected some of its police.

E7. Global Dimming

60m

Scientists have discovered that the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface has been diminishing.

E8. The Hidden Army

60m

Four Corners takes a close-up look at what could be the toughest job in Australia – it’s hard work, low pay, few holidays, high stress...

E9. Anna's Story

60m

Debbie Whitmont uncovers disturbing new evidence in the case of Cornelia Rau, who needed help but instead got ten months inside a jail and a detention centre.

E10. Total Recall

60m

Jonathan Holmes reports on the Vioxx controversy – the biggest drug recall in history.

E11. Miss World and the Mullahs

60m

How 18 words about the Miss World beauty contest spun a country into chaos, triggering riots that left hundreds of people dead.

E12. White Smoke

60m

The inside story of the making of the new pope, as told by a select group of people caught up in the politics, the prayer and the passion.

E13. The High Frontier

60m

Who on Earth will be masters of outer space?

E14. Murder and Miscalculation

60m

Four Corners pieces together the last days and minutes of Hariri's life and looks at the likely motive behind his assassination.

E15. Crime and Punishment

60m

In this compelling report Chris Masters investigates the case of the murder of Wayne Tonks, featuring the first interview with the young man who is serving a sentence for the killing.

E16. Unlocking the Demons

60m

An exploration of the child sex offender’s psyche and prospects for rehabilitation.

E17. Rape in a Small Town: the Florence Holway Story

60m

"Rape in a Small Town" chronicles story of an elderly assault victim’s ordeal and her 12 year struggle for justice.

E18. The Kilwa Incident

60m

Four Corners reveals that an Australian mining company has been implicated in a massacre of at least 100 people.

E19. Costing the Children

60m

Jonathan Holmes examines the flaws in Australia’s child support system and the likely winners and losers from reform.

E20. The New Asylums

Jun 20, 2005 · 60m

Four Corners presents a poignant journey inside the 'new asylums' - prisons crammed with the mentally ill.

E21. The Degree Factories

60m

What’s a university degree worth in the 21st century?

E22. Flight 675

60m

Behind the tragedy of flight 675...

E23. London Under Attack

60m

Four Corners presents a report on London's rush hour bomb attack.

E24. Brave New Workplace

60m

The Howard Government’s workplace reforms...

E25. The Gender Puzzle

60m

The scientific world may be on the cusp of discovering the origin of gender: What makes a boy?

E26. Gambling the Farm

60m

Chris Masters asks if the country should expect to receive a helping hand.

E27. A Boy's Life

60m

In "A Boy's Life": the powerful story of Robert, an emotionally troubled seven-year-old, and the forces that shape him.

E28. Your Money and Your Life

60m

Quentin McDermott investigates cyber-fraud, the crime of the 21st century, revealing a new security breach involving Australians’ personal data.

E29. Who's Afraid of Nuclear Power?

60m

Four Corners asks the contentious question: is it time Australians considered the prospect of nuclear power?

E30. Bad Medicine

Aug 29, 2005 · 60m

An investigation into the burgeoning – and lethal - worldwide trade in counterfeit drugs.