Four Corners

In this thought provoking Four Corners, many of the world's leading thinkers on AI explain the risks that comes with this powerful tool. China is emerging as an AI superpower, staking its reputation on catching up then overtaking America for AI supremacy within the decade.

Four Corners investigates the actions taken by Newmarch House and health authorities as COVID-19 spread throughout the nursing home.

Four Corners details the battle to keep the Virgin Australia going, examining why it was vulnerable in the first place and what was driving the refusal of the federal government to step in and directly support Virgin.

Four Corners brings you a searing and profoundly moving story from special guest reporter Stan Grant in the wake of the shocking killing of unarmed black man George Floyd captured on camera in the US. In this 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 the death of George Floyd resonates so profoundly. In this confronting program, other Aboriginal Australians talk of their experiences with authority and government that have left them feeling like second class citizens.

Donald Trump was elected to office in 2016 on the promise that he would "Make America Great Again". Four years on, he's presiding over a nation that is bitterly divided with a troubled economy and a population ravaged by the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. With just over a week to go before polling day, Four Corners examines whether Donald Trump can once again defy the polls and his critics and secure a second presidential term.

Parliament House in Canberra is a hotbed of political intrigue and high tension. Leadership challenges and tightly fought votes are covered exhaustively by the media, but what happens after hours has long been governed by the idea that what happens in Canberra stays in Canberra. Four Corners investigation questions the conduct of some of the most senior politicians in the nation.

Around Australia, coronavirus restrictions have started to loosen. Our cities and towns are showing more signs of life than they have in months. Despite this, both state and federal governments and the health authorities insist that without an effective vaccine or treatment for coronavirus, life cannot fully return to normal. Australian scientists are at the forefront of this hunt for a vaccine, working around the clock on several promising contenders. The stakes are high, and the degree of difficulty is intense. While their efforts showcase the best that science has to offer, behind their impressive endeavours is also warnings of missed opportunities and a lack of preparedness.

During the dark and suffocating days of our Black Summer, fires tore through vast parts of Australia. The destruction was savage. Six months on, despite all the millions in donations raised and the promises of government assistance, some are still living in terrible conditions without power or water and they fear they have been forgotten.

In first hand accounts the class of 2020 reflect on how the global pandemic upended their final year of school. Students from across Australia discuss the uncertainty and disruption of lockdown and their plans for the future.