Four Corners is Australia's longest-running and most respected investigative journalism/current affairs television program. Produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Australia, it premiered in 1961 and is still running. Founding producer Robert Raymond (1961-62) and his successor Allan Ashbolt (1963) did much to set the ongoing tone of the program. Investigative journalism is a kind of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest, often related to crime, scandals, government corruption, or white collar crime. ... Ongoing events • Iraqi legislative election • Bill C-38 (Same-sex marriage in Canada) • Tsunami relief Deaths in February • 5 – Gnassingbé Eyadéma • 4 – Ossie Davis • 3 – Ernst Mayr • 3 – Zurab Zhvania • 2 – Max Schmeling Recent deaths Ongoing armed conflicts • Arab-Israeli conflict • Conflict in Chechnya • Second Congo War • Conflict in Iraq... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national non-commercial public broadcaster. ...

Based on the Panorama concept, the program addresses a single issue in depth each week, showing either a locally produced program or a relevant documentary from overseas. The program has won many awards for investigative journalism, and broken many stories that had previously had no exposure in the Australian media. A notable early example of this was the show's epoch-making 1962 exposé on the appalling living conditions endured by many Australian Aborigines living in rural New South Wales. Panorama is a long-running current affairs documentary series on BBC television, launched in 1953 and focusing on investigative journalism. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Aboriginal Flag Australian Aborigines is a name used to collectively describe most of the indigenous peoples of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...

In 1983, Four Corners aired allegations that former NSW Premier Neville Wran had tried to influence the magistry over the dropping of fraud charges against Kevin Humphries, charged with misappropriation of funds from the Balmain Leagues Club. Wran stood down and the Street Royal Commission, headed by Justice Lawrence Street, was set up to inquire into this matter. Street exonerated Wran of all allegations laid against him. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Before the 1890s, there was no formal party system in New South Wales. ... The Honourable Neville Kenneth Wran AC, QC, (born October 11, 1926) was the Premier of New South Wales in 1976 until 1986. ... The Balmain Tigers is one of the founding clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). ...

Together with articles in The Courier-Mail, a 1987 Four Corners report into police corruption in Queensland when Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen was Premier resulted in a royal commission. This inquiry, known popularly as the Fitzgerald Inquiry covered issues such as corruption in the police force and how Queensland became a police state amongst other things. The same programme has also investigated other cases of corruption in the New South Wales and Victoria police forces. The Courier-Mail is the only daily newspaper published in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about political corruption. ... Emblems: Faunal - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus); Floral - Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum); Bird - Brolga (Grus rubicunda); Aquatic - Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos); Gem - Sapphire; Colour - Maroon Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Const. ... Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, (13 January 1911 – 23 April 2005), New Zealand-born Australian politician, was the longest-serving and longest-lived Premier of the state of Queensland. ... List of Premiers of Queensland Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Queensland. ... In states that are Commonwealth Realms a Royal Commission is a major government public inquiry into an issue. ... The Fitzgerald Inquiry into Queensland Police corruption was a judicial inquiry presided over by Tony Fitzgerald QC. The inquiry was established in response to a Four Corners report, aired May 1987, entitled The Moonlight State alleging high-level corruption involving both the police force and the then-Bjelke-Petersen government. ... A police state is a political condition where the government maintains strict control over society, particularly through suspension of civil rights and often with the use of a force of secret police. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ...

Another memorable report from 1985 helped to reveal that the French secret service had been responsible for the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior. This article is about the year. ... Logo of Francess Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE) / General Directorate for External Security. ... Rainbow Warrior II Rainbow Warrior is the name of a series of ships operated by Greenpeace. ...

Comperes

• Michael Charlton, 1961
• Gerald Lyons, 1962-63
• Frank Bennett, 1964
• Robert Moore, 1964
• John Penlington, 1964

Richard Oxenburgh 1965-1967

• Robert Moore, 1965-67
• John Temple, 1978
• Michael Willesee, 1969-71
• David Flatman, 1971-72
• Caroline Jones, 1973-81
• Andrew Olle, 1985-94
• Liz Jackson, 1995

Andrew Olle (1947 – 12 December 1995) was a presenter on Australias ABC, beginning his career in 1967 as a news cadet and, until his death, working in a wide variety of programs, including but not limited to: The 7. ... Liz Jackson during the 2005 season of Media Watch. ...

Producers

• Bob Raymond (1961-62)
• Allan Ashbolt (1963)
• Gerald Lyons (1963)
• John Power (1964)
• Robert Moore (1965-67)
• Sam Lipski (1968)
• Allan Martin (1968-72)
• Tony Ferguson (1973)
• Peter Reid (1973-80)
• Paul Davies (1980-81)
• Paul Lyneham (1980-81)
• John Penlington (1980-81)
• John Temple (1980-81)
• Jonathon Holmes (1982-84)
• Peter Manning (1985-88)
• Ian Macintosh (1989-90)
• Marian Wilkinson (1991-92)
• Ian Carroll (1992-95)
• Harry Bardwell (1995)
• Paul Williams (1995)
• John Budd (1995-96)

See also

• List of Australian television series

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External links

• Official web site

• Museum of Broadcast Communications