Four Corners backdrop
News•Documentary

The Best Episodes of Four Corners Season 65

Every episode of Four Corners Season 65 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Four Corners Season 65!

Binge this in 19h 25m•Peaking at 8.4/10

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

Airs on
ABC TV
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons22

All23444647495051525354555657585960616263646566

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Four Corners Season 65 Episode 18 - Emergency
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    S65:E18

    Doctors and frontline health workers warn they are witnessing the collapse of public mental health care in NSW. Staff say they're being forced to release people who are still seriously unwell because there aren't enough beds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 12 - The Agent Inside
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S65:E12

    In an extraordinary Four Corners exclusive, a former ASIO agent reveals to investigative reporter Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop how a resurgent Islamic State network is radicalising Australian teens and plotting violence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 15 - Hammered: Inside the Bunnings Machine
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    S65:E15

    Bunnings has become one of Australia's most dominant and profitable retailers. Critics say it's a corporate predator systematically picking off independents, shutting down competition and abusing its dominance with suppliers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 5 - Tobacco Wars
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    S65:E5

    Four Corners investigative journalist Dan Oakes uncovers the secrets of Australia's black-market tobacco trade, where arson attacks, extortion, and deadly feuds are used to control the illegal cigarette market.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 7 - Betrayal of Trust
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    S65:E7

    A one-hour special reveals deep failures and systemic issues in Australia's childcare sector. Adele Ferguson uncovers shocking cases of child abuse, neglect and injury highlighting gaps in childcare safety and accountability.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 3 - Leaving Hate
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    S65:E3

    Families call on governments to act as loved ones fall into extremism. Reporter Avani Dias investigates the growing threat of homegrown extremism, the painful reality of radicalisation and desperate calls for stronger action.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Four Corners

    READ
  7. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 6 - Sacrifice
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S65:E6

    Four Corners reveals how the Australian War Memorial is increasingly entwined with the global arms industry - raising troubling questions about conflicts of interest, corporate influence and the future of the memorial itself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 11 - Can Climate Scientists Save the World?
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    S65:E11

    From volcano labs in Iceland, to disappearing glaciers in Switzerland and to sun-reflecting clouds in Australia, the bold experiments aimed not just at cutting emissions but removing carbon from the atmosphere.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 29 - Lawfare
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    S65:E29

    A growing anti-government movement in Australia is challenging the authority of the courts, councils and cops. Supercharged during the COVID lockdowns, some call themselves sovereign citizens, others freedom fighters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 28 - Trump vs the Law
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    S65:E28

    Trump versus the Courts: What will the American system of government become - the rule of law or the rule of the president? Donald Trump has expanded the power and authority of office like no other, and he is not stopping.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 21 - Diddy: In Plain Sight
    6.2/10(10 votes)

    S65:E21

    With Sean "Diddy" Combs on trial for alleged sex trafficking, this film uncovers first-hand accounts and unseen footage, exploring how silence, complicity and power allowed the allegations to stay hidden for so long.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 1 - Party Crashers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E1

    As a federal election looms, Four Corners returns for 2025 with reporter Angus Grigg examining whether our two-party system is collapsing. Independents and minor parties are set to capture more than a third of the vote and become the king makers in the new parliament. In a cost-of-living election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has plenty to worry about.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 2 - Endurance
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E2

    With Donald Trump vowing to end the brutal war in Ukraine, Four Corners travels to the front line to investigate: Is peace even possible? As the war's third anniversary looms, Mark Willacy reports from the battlefield. This program contains coarse language and graphic footage of people being killed and injured in war.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 4 - Trump: The Comeback King
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E4

    The Comeback King explores Donald Trump's dramatic resurgence following his 2020 election defeat, examining the pivotal moments and strategies that propelled him back to the forefront as a dominant force in U.S. politics.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 8 - Truth/Yoorrook
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E8

    Australia's first ever truth-telling commission uncovers our hidden history. Bridget Brennan examines how we as a nation reckon with our colonial past and take critical steps towards truth, healing and justice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 9 - Crooked
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E9

    A decade-long investigation has uncovered explosive new evidence suggesting that corrupt former NSW Crime Commission assistant director Mark Standen's criminality was far more extensive than the public was led to believe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 10 - The Power of Xi Jinping
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E10

    The rise of Xi Jinping and the global impact of his rule. Xi envisions a dominant China - militarily, technologically and on the world stage, but he's being tested by economic instability, mass protests and international pushback.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 13 - True Colours
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E13

    Beyond the campaign slogans, who has what it takes to lead the country? Louise Milligan examines the character, track record, and campaign strategies of the two men vying for power - Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 14 - The Fugitive
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E14

    Over summer, organised crime cast a terrifying shadow over Australia. The Jewish community in Sydney was left reeling - shaken by a wave of attacks. Now the caravan plot "mastermind" speaks for the first time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 16 - The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E16

    They call themselves Terrorgram - a group of "militant accelerationists" using extreme violence to bring down governments and create new white "ethnostates". The deadly consequences of unfettered free speech on social media.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 17 - Decimated
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E17

    Can the Liberal Party ever recover from its historic election loss? With the Nationals walking away from the Coalition, the Liberals face the very real prospect that they may never govern again. Patricia Karvelas talks to Liberal insiders as they grapple with the existential crisis of what the Liberal Party stands for and who it represents.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 19 - Heavy Hitters
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E19

    Australian mixed martial arts say they were pushed to their physical and financial limits while the UFC made over a billion dollars in revenue. Former fighters describe a culture of exploitation, secrecy, and lasting damage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 20 - Submerged
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E20

    As the US launches a review into AUKUS, Four Corners examines the future of the $368 billion submarine deal. Mark Willacy speaks with key players inside the US Congress and the defence community, as senior UK figures warn of cost blowouts and delays.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 22 - Trading In Chaos
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E22

    A week before the 90 day pause expires on Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs, we examine the chaos, confusion, uncertainty and fear generated by his whiplash-inducing tariffs, policies that experts say will increase the cost of living, make the US poorer and the world a less prosperous and secure place.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. Four Corners Season 65 Episode 23 - Generation Cancer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S65:E23

    Australians in their 30s and 40s are facing an alarming surge in cancer diagnoses and researchers are scrambling to understand why. From bowel and breast to liver and kidney, aggressive cancers are hitting younger people; they're often detected late, with devastating outcomes. Dr Norman Swan investigates what's behind the change.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 65 Ratings Summary

"Emergency" is the best rated episode of "Four Corners" season 65. It scored 8.4/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/2/2025. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Agent Inside".