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The Best Episodes of Four Corners Season 60

Every episode of Four Corners Season 60 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Four Corners Season 60!

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Four Corners is Australia's longest-running investigative journalism/current affairs television program. Broadcast on ABC1 in Australia, it premiered on 19 August 1961 and celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2021. Founding producer Robert Raymond and his successor

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Four Corners Season 60 Episode 4 - Coronavirus
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    S60:E4

    The deadly epidemic that sparked a global emergency. We chart the Coronavirus outbreak from Wuhan, whether a cover up by Chinese authorities allowed the virus to spread and how scientists are racing to develop a vaccine.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 9 - Pandemic
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    S60:E9

    The fight to contain coronavirus. Have critical mistakes left Australia and our frontline medical workers dangerously exposed? Doctors, patients and health practitioners talk about confronting the virus for the first time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 5 - Not A Boy, Not A Girl
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    S60:E5

    Growing up without a gender. Young Australians who do not identify as male or female explain how they negotiate the world and the judgement of others. Their parents talk about what it's like to raise a gender neutral child.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 8 - Saving The Amazon
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    S60:E8

    On the frontline to preserve the world's largest tropical rainforest. Brazil is allowing the Amazon to be felled at an alarming rate, but Indigenous tribes, scientists and activists are fighting back. Sophie McNeill reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 16 - Outbreak Onboard
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    S60:E16

    How the Ruby Princess became an incubator for infection, leaving passengers and staff dangerously exposed. An alarming picture emerges of crucial decisions by the cruise operator and the actions of Australian authorities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 36 - Tinder
    5.9/10(12 votes)

    S60:E36

    How digital dating became a predators' playground. In a joint investigation for Four Corners and triple j Hack, Avani Dias uncovers a deeply troubling pattern of sexual assault and rape facilitated by the use of Tinder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 26 - The Truth About 5G
    5.8/10(26 votes)

    S60:E26

    Four Corners investigates the claims of a worldwide protest movement against wireless 5G technology, exploring how it works and the scientific studies undertaken into whether the technology is actually a threat to our health.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 1 - Black Summer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E1

    They are the videos that stunned the world - images from the firegrounds capturing the ferocity of the bushfires that have raged across Australia. We bring you the people and the stories behind the heart-stopping footage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 2 - The Inside Trade
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E2

    A criminal scandal stretching from the White House to Australia. Stephanie March investigates the insider trading scandal that engulfed a US Congressman and his Sydney-based investment, posing major questions for regulators.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 3 - Boys Club
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E3

    Private school privilege and a culture of cover up. Schools promise academic excellence and pledge to turn out fine young men and women, but has a desire to protect reputation at all costs allowed a toxic culture to flourish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 6 - The Prince and the Epstein Scandal
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E6

    The Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues even after his death. Through interviews with key players, including Prince Andrew, we piece together sordid details of Epstein's offending and the allegations made against Prince Andrew.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 7 - Killing Field
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E7

    Exposing killings and cover ups by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. Four Corners details explosive revelations about the conduct of Australia's elite special forces during the war in Afghanistan. Mark Willacy reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 10 - Amazon: What They Know About Us
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E10

    Amazon is a corporate colossus that dominates the global retail landscape, but it also collects a staggering amount of personal data about its customers. Former high-level insiders reveal how the company achieved its success.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 11 - The Cost of Coronavirus
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E11

    The coronavirus outbreak created a public health emergency that unleashed a financial wrecking ball through our economy. Capturing history in the making David Speers follows the political scramble, with access to key players.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 12 - Trapped in the Volcano
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E12

    How the cruise of a lifetime turned into a deadly nightmare. Passengers and day trippers were trapped when NZ's most active volcano erupted. Were tourists warned of the danger and could more have been done to prevent tragedy?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 13 - Flattening the Curve
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E13

    The healthcare workers on the frontlines of the fight against coronavirus. Four Corners has captured video diaries, interviews and footage with deeply personal accounts from staff in hospitals and GP clinics across Australia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 14 - Trump and COVID-19
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E14

    As the shocking death toll continues to rise, President Trump's calls for states to reopen could have catastrophic consequences. We track the halting federal response, early warnings, missed opportunities and mixed messages.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 15 - Climate Wars
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E15

    How brutal politics derailed climate policy in Australia. Several former senior public servants speak about flawed decision making and squandered opportunities by parties on all sides of the political spectrum over a decade.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 17 - Bureau 39 - Kim's Cash Machine
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E17

    One of the world's poorest countries, North Korea use breathtaking tricks to circumvent UN sanctions and outwit the west. Money laundering, arms smuggling, insurance fraud and human trafficking finance its nuclear arsenal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 18 - Injection of Hope
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E18

    An in-depth look at the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. From extraordinary scientific hurdles to extreme moral and ethical dilemmas, Australian scientists have had to overcome missed opportunities and a lack of preparedness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 19 - In the Age of AI
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E19

    AI enables machines to 'think' at a speed and depth far beyond human capacity, unleashing incredible possibilities but also the potential for harm. Will we see a new cold war as China and the US battle for tech supremacy?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 20 - Like the Plague
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E20

    How coronavirus spread among our most vulnerable elderly residents. We examine Australia's second most deadly coronavirus cluster, Newmarch House aged care facility, where 34 staff and 37 residents were infected and 19 died.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 21 - Grounded
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E21

    Australia's aviation crisis and the future of flying. Aviation is a high profile casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, our second major carrier Virgin was on the brink of collapse. What went wrong and is the industry viable?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 22 - Hard Winter
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E22

    The long road to recovery after the Black Summer bushfires. Despite millions in donations and promises of government assistance, communities such as Cobargo still live in terrible conditions and fear they have been forgotten.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Four Corners Season 60 Episode 23 - I Can't Breathe
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S60:E23

    In a searing and deeply personal story, Stan Grant gives voice to the frustration and hurt that has defined the life experience of so many Indigenous Australians and explores why George Floyd's death resonates so profoundly.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 60 Ratings Summary

"Coronavirus" is the best rated episode of "Four Corners" season 60. It scored 8.8/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/24/2020. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Pandemic".