NaN/100 votes#1 - Black Summer
Season 60 Episode 1 - Aired 2/3/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - The Inside Trade
Season 60 Episode 2 - Aired 2/10/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Boys Club
Season 60 Episode 3 - Aired 2/17/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Coronavirus
Season 60 Episode 4 - Aired 2/24/2020
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.
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7.4/1027 votes#5 - Not A Boy, Not A Girl
Season 60 Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - The Prince and the Epstein Scandal
Season 60 Episode 6 - Aired 3/9/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Killing Field
Season 60 Episode 7 - Aired 3/16/2020
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.
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7.0/1019 votes#8 - Saving The Amazon
Season 60 Episode 8 - Aired 3/23/2020
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.
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8.0/107 votes#9 - Pandemic
Season 60 Episode 9 - Aired 3/30/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Amazon: What They Know About Us
Season 60 Episode 10 - Aired 4/6/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - The Cost of Coronavirus
Season 60 Episode 11 - Aired 4/20/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Trapped in the Volcano
Season 60 Episode 12 - Aired 4/27/2020
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?
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Flattening the Curve
Season 60 Episode 13 - Aired 5/4/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Trump and COVID-19
Season 60 Episode 14 - Aired 5/11/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Climate Wars
Season 60 Episode 15 - Aired 5/18/2020
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.
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7.2/1018 votes#16 - Outbreak Onboard
Season 60 Episode 16 - Aired 5/25/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - Bureau 39 - Kim's Cash Machine
Season 60 Episode 17 - Aired 6/1/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Injection of Hope
Season 60 Episode 18 - Aired 6/8/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#19 - In the Age of AI
Season 60 Episode 19 - Aired 6/15/2020
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?
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NaN/100 votes#20 - Like the Plague
Season 60 Episode 20 - Aired 6/22/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#21 - Grounded
Season 60 Episode 21 - Aired 6/29/2020
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?
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NaN/100 votes#22 - Hard Winter
Season 60 Episode 22 - Aired 7/6/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#23 - I Can't Breathe
Season 60 Episode 23 - Aired 7/13/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#24 - Inside Italy's COVID War
Season 60 Episode 24 - Aired 7/20/2020
Witness the daily struggles of doctors and hospital staff in Cremona as they battle to keep coronavirus patients alive. Medical staff fight off emotion, fatigue and fear as numbers continued to climb in the north of Italy.
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NaN/100 votes#25 - Immoral and Unethical
Season 60 Episode 25 - Aired 7/27/2020
The financial scandal and human cost of Australia's workers compensation schemes. Some injured workers say their lives have been ruined by insurers hell-bent on avoiding payouts. We examine the methods used to assess claims.
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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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Season 60 Ratings Summary
"Black Summer" is the best rated episode of "Four Corners" season 60. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/3/2020. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "The Inside Trade".