The final Four Corners for 2018 examines the corporate crisis that engulfed the ABC and brought down both the Managing Director and Chair. Sarah Ferguson speaks with inside players including Michelle Guthrie and Justin Milne.

Fear and race on the streets of Melbourne. For more than two years, the media has been reporting that Melbourne is in the grip of a crimewave, overrun by African street gangs responsible for a wave of violence and theft. Images of brawling Sudanese teens and hooded armed robbers have spread terror and stoked a growing anger towards those "of African appearance". Some residents say they are living in fear, the Sudanese community feels under siege and police are being accused of political correctness and inaction. Amongst the claims and counter claims, Four Corners reporter Sophie McNeill has spent weeks on the ground to get to the truth about "African" crime. With unprecedented access to the police and the state's chief Judge, the program separates perception from reality.

The sophisticated corporate campaign to future-proof the Crown. "What you get now is a very packaged royalty...It is a very professional operation in spin management, media management, media operations." Author For almost two weeks Australia has felt the full force of a royal charm offensive. The visit by the newly minted Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has been a triumph for the Royal couple and the House of Windsor brand. "I think the marriage...has injected a real shot of adrenaline into people's interest in the Royal Family." Tabloid royal correspondent It's a world away from the scandalous 1990s when the Royal family was embroiled in a rolling series of crises, indiscretions and PR disasters leaving them out of fashion and out of step with the times. Some were even talking about the end of the monarchy itself. "All bets were off with the Royals in the nineties. Spectacular own goals, things that 50 years earlier would have had discreet veils drawn over them: Camillagate, Squidgygate, Tampaxgate, all those terrible, terrible, gruesome little scandals." Author On Monday Four Corners charts how the Royals have rebuilt their reputation and changed the way they manage "The Firm". "From those ashes, a lot of lessons have been learned. There's obviously had to be more deliberate management about how people behave, what they're saying, what they're wearing." Global advertising consultant "It was the Royal family accepting that things needed to change if they were to survive. Survival is the name of the game for the Royal family." Author The program reveals a highly controlled operation with spin doctors and media management at the forefront. "You don't see it but... what we see and read about the Royal family is pretty much controlled by them." Former Private Secretary to the Royal household The Royals are increasingly bypassing traditional media and finding new ways to get their message out by joining the ranks of social media "influencers". Those combined efforts have resulted in one of the most spectacular rebranding exercises in modern times. "In many ways, they've brought innovation. They're brand innovators to the Royal family." Global advertising consultant This new image has helped divert attention away from questions over the funding and financial interests of the Royal household. "We don't know where the money is invested. We don't know where it's spent. We don't know what the income is. We only know what they tell us." Former UK MP As the palace prepares for the next generation to take the throne, Four Corners examines the very corporate campaign to future-proof the Crown.

How a cashed up gun industry has Australia's firearms laws in its sights. "This is the gun industry lobby redux. They're back. And they're ready to spend." Gun law researcher They're the new force in Australian politics - a lobby group funded and directed by major firearms sellers and manufacturers and they're taking aim at Australia's politicians. "We're looking to enter a new era of engagement...We want governments to be held accountable for the decisions they make." Gun industry spokesperson Their campaign represents a newly emboldened firearms industry set on changing Australia's gun laws. "You've got an industry which is prepared to leap in. And they've got a lot of money." Gun law researcher On Monday Four Corners investigates how the gun movement in Australia is reawakening and examines the new tactics they're employing to make their presence felt on the political scene. "The campaign they were running had nothing to do with guns. The idea I think was to inspire people to move their vote to protest vote with minor parties." Campaign manager The industry openly declares it wants to influence how governments are formed and the policies they enact. "We were aiming for a government which couldn't be formed by majority." Gun industry spokesperson Four Corners investigates the industry's political allegiances and how these connections are being used to chip away at gun laws around the country. "There's been a lot of whittling away around the edges, trying to water down the effect of the law, to do anything possible to reduce the effect of the law for the convenience of shooters and the benefit of the arms industry." Gun law researcher Some political allies say that gun ownership is not simply a matter of convenience, it's a national security issue. "I want more firearms sold because I want more firearms, you know? I want more people involved in protecting our country." Politician Those who delivered the national agreement to limit firearms after the Port Arthur massacre say Australians need to sit up and take notice. "There is a muscling up by those making money out of a trade of guns into this country, and we need to watch that very closely." Gun control advocate

A prison on fire, 600 inmates on the loose from their cells, and a band of prison officers desperately trying to contain a full-blown riot, all while footage of the violence is streamed live on social media. The riot, at a major prison in Britain, highlighted problems facing governments around the world, including in Australia: how to manage soaring prison populations driven by law and order debates and public demands for tougher sentencing. Using footage filmed by prisoners themselves in correctional facilities across the UK, the program reveals a system rife with drug use, violence and squalid living conditions.

Four Corners investigates the secret tactics used by global chemical giant Monsanto, to protect its billion-dollar business and its star product, the weed killer, Roundup. When it was launched four decades ago, Roundup was hailed as a miracle product, a revolutionary herbicide that would transform farming and keep home gardeners happy too. And it came with the promise that it was safe. Now a landmark US court case has made headlines worldwide, with a jury declaring Roundup was a substantial factor in causing a school ground keeper's terminal cancer and that the company had failed to warn of the risk posed by the product.

Four Corners brings you a story from the heart of the drought, a portrait of the land and its people, where the lack of rain is biting hard. It's pushing some to breaking point, but many in this proud country community are doing all they can to give others the strength to carry on. The people of Quirindi live and work on rich black soil country that they like to boast is the best in the land. Except when it hasn't rained properly for more than a year. They opened their homes and their lives to reporter Michael Brissenden. Along the way, he encountered characters so large, they could have walked from the pages of Banjo Paterson story. From the thriving hub of the Country Women's Association, to an unexpected local victory on the dusty rugby field, he found people trying to find a sense of purpose and some joy under the relentless sun. Some are finding practical ways to make life that little more bearable with the donation of a haircut or a new pair of jeans. Despite their best efforts, you can sense the quiet desperation sitting just below the surface.

Part Two of the Four Corners special investigation into the failings in aged care details shocking cases of abuse and premature deaths in our nursing homes. Carers and families from across the country have come forward to tell their stories and demand change. Facing concerted efforts to cover up abuse and mistreatment, families are taking matters into their own hands to hold nursing homes to account. Some families have resorted to installing hidden cameras to capture evidence. They say that for too long the industry has been able to avoid rigorous public scrutiny. As this program will clearly show, there is much more to be done if our vulnerable elderly Australians are to be given the care and protection they deserve.

In the ABC's biggest crowd sourced investigation, we asked our audience to share with us their experiences of the aged care industry. More than 4,000 responded. Many of those who have come forward are professionals who have extensive experience in the industry and are concerned by what they have seen. In part one of this investigation, Four Corners examines the business of aged care and what that means for the vulnerable residents left in its care.

They were young girls and teenagers, on a night out to see their favourite pop star. Many were attending a concert, without their parents for the first time. As the Ariana Grande show ended, a terrorist detonated a home-made bomb packed with shrapnel. Twenty-two people were killed, more than 250 injured and countless lives were impacted. Filmed over many months, this program tells the story of several young survivors as they, and their families try to reclaim their lives. Some are able to return to their old routines, but in the privacy of their bedrooms, the girls reveal their struggles. Despite their darker days, some are trying to find inspiration for the future.

Steve Bannon’s new world disorder. As the Liberal Party tries to piece itself back together after the chaos of last week, Four Corners brings you an interview with the man hoping to overthrow the entire political class. "I think that Australia is going to be a hotbed of populism." Steve Bannon put Donald Trump in the White House and rewrote the rules of modern politics along the way. Described as the most dangerous political operative in America, the strategist, renegade Republican and professional provocateur channelled the anger and disappointment of those who felt left behind by globalism to install Donald Trump as president. "There's a lot of anger out there and I think that this anger can be harnessed." Now, he's taking his cause to the world in a crusade to "save" western civilisation, as the leader of a global populist-nationalist movement. He calls it a revolution. "Populism is about getting decision making away from a set of kind of global elites...and get it back to working class people." In an age of upheaval, he sees opportunity. After playing a key role in Britain's Brexit campaign, he's been forging links with right wing nationalist groups across Europe, including the French National Front. Australia is next on his radar. He's identified Australia as ripe for his brand of revolution and plans to bring it here. "Australia is at the tip of the spear on this." In an interview with Sarah Ferguson, Bannon outlines his manifesto for change and why it resonates with people around the world. "It doesn't matter how many liberal journalists come in here and say 'Oh this is a bunch of fascists, this is a bunch of Nazis, this is a bunch of racists.' This... is not going to stop."

How the Liberal Party tore itself apart. This special Four Corners investigation takes you inside a political catastrophe. We chart the rise and fall of Malcolm Turnbull and the enemies that stalked him from within.

Having a child is supposed to be the most natural thing in the world, but knowing how to raise one can be another thing entirely. Even in the most loving families, parenthood can be incredibly daunting. On Monday, Four Corners brings you the story of three mothers determined to learn how to change the way they raise their children. With extensive access to the pioneering Safecare program for parents whose children are at risk of neglect or harm, Four Corners follows these families, and the social workers teaching them, as they learn back to basic skills.

Welcome to the new world of enhanced "beauty" where there's nothing natural about the faces and bodies created by cosmetic procedures. Fuelled by social media influencers on Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat, cosmetic surgery has entered the mainstream. From dermal fillers and Botox, to butt lifts and breast implants, women are undergoing treatments that could change their lives forever, and not in the ways they were expecting.

Facebook says it's on a mission to be the place where people connect and "bring the world closer together". More than a billion people are on the social networking site every day, posting their thoughts, pictures, and videos. But alongside the family photos and FOMO inducing holiday videos is content that is truly disturbing. This British investigation has exposed the inner workings of the social media giant to reveal how and why content moderation decisions are made.

For more than three decades Cambodia has been ruled by one man, Prime Minister Hun Sen, who came to power in the country's first democratic elections after the horror years of the Khmer Rouge. Australia played a key role in the peace deal that ended the bloody civil war, but the once bright hopes for democracy have long since faded. Ahead of this weekend's elections, the Hun Sen regime launched a ruthless crackdown on the political opposition and free press. On Monday, in her first story for Four Corners, reporter Sophie McNeill travels to Cambodia to confront the man whose political opponents have been imprisoned and assassinated in mysterious circumstances. While steadily cementing their grip on power, Hun Sen and his family and cronies are accused of amassing enormous wealth through a corrupt and nepotistic system. Four Corners has uncovered evidence of how the regime's wealth has been used to buy properties and businesses in Australia, where some of Hun Sen's relatives have established a base for building support, sometimes through threats and intimidation. Since 2014, Australia has granted the regime $40 million in additional aid, in return for taking some of Australia's unwanted refugees, and the Turnbull Government upgraded ties with Cambodia last year. While the US has begun moves to sanction the regime by freezing assets and blocking visas, international observers accuse the Australian Government of cosying up to Hun Sen. While hopes for democracy have disintegrated, China has moved to dramatically expand its presence and power in the country. As Hun Sen prepares to tighten his grip on power after this weekend's elections, Cambodia's democracy campaigners say they feel abandoned.

The story of a brave young soccer team gripped the world. The extraordinary international effort to find and rescue 12 boys and their coach from a remote cave in northern Thailand was watched closely by millions. Four Corners documents this wonderful and tragic tale from the day the boys first disappeared until the joyous moment the last person left the cave. Reporter Mark Willacy is in northern Thailand for this special report.

Four Corners examines the secrets and scandals in Australia's horse racing industry. On the surface, Australia's racing industry has never been better. With a prize pool that's grown to more than $600 million it's one of the biggest industries in the country, employing more than 50,000 people. But away from the glamour all is not well in the sport of kings and die-hard racing identities are worried. In 2017 an astonishingly audacious doping conspiracy was uncovered. Five trainers and three stable hands were found guilty of taking part in Victoria's Aquanita doping scandal, but questions remain. Described as one of the darkest and longest chapters in the history of the sport, high profile racing figures are questioning how the sport is being policed. The damage done by the Aquanita doping conspiracy isn't the only problem facing the industry. The loss of high profile sponsors, the difficulty in attracting racegoers and concerns about animal cruelty have the racing fraternity on edge.

Four Corners investigates some of the worst biosecurity breaches in Australian history, uncovering sophisticated smuggling operations, inadequate enforcement and corruption. Last year a devastating exotic disease wiped out much of Queensland's prawn industry, threatening a lucrative trade based on our "clean" reputation and undermining faith in Australia's supposedly fortress-like borders. Now a Four Corners investigation will reveal how Australia's biosecurity measures were defeated by sophisticated smugglers. The program pieces together the dramatic fight to contain the outbreak and uncover the cause. Insiders talk about the cut-throat nature of the industry and the huge profits to be made by those breaking the law. Investigators warn that Australia's biosecurity regime can be easily exploited. Yet, the concern goes well beyond the seafood industry, with the program set to detail another significant breach that threatened a multi-billion-dollar industry.

Moscow Rules: in part three, Four Corners investigates the central allegations that members of the Trump team, including possibly the President himself, actively colluded with Russia to subvert American democracy. Sarah Ferguson investigates central allegations that members of Donald Trump's team, including possibly the president himself, actively colluded with Russia to subvert American democracy. Sarah Ferguson also speaks to Donald Trump’s long-time political adviser Roger Stone who along with several other members of the Trump campaign team is under investigation by the Special Prosecutor for possible collusion with Russia.

Secrets, spies and useful idiots: in part two, Four Corners speaks to key protagonists at the centre of the unfolding drama over members of the Trump team accused of being compromised by Russia. Months in the making, filmed across the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia, Sarah Ferguson charts the extraordinary allegations, interrogating the evidence and interviewing central characters in this unfolding story that could be lifted from the pages of a blockbuster spy novel.

It's the story of the century: The US President and his connections to Russia. In a Four Corners special series, award winning investigative reporter Sarah Ferguson follows the spies and the money trail from Washington, to London, to Moscow. In this three-part series, Four Corners delivers a riveting account of the allegations and evidence from the characters central to the drama that has gripped the world. On Monday night, the story begins: Follow the Money: Four Corners follows the money trail from New York to Moscow, tracking the ties between Trump, his business empire and Russia.

Mind the Gap Four Corner’s investigation tells the story of your out of pocket medical expenses. We’ve put you, the patient, at the centre of this investigation. Nine weeks ago we placed a call out, across ABC programs and social media, asking you to send us your bills. Hundreds of people across the country responded. In this joint Four Corners investigation with Dr Norman Swan from RN’s Health Report, the program examines what’s driving these out of pocket expenses. Millions of Australians fork out big money for private health insurance believing it will give them their choice of specialist and Rolls Royce service. Yet many, at a time of great personal crisis, are saddled with bills for treatment, leaving them thousands of dollars out of pocket and wondering why they bothered paying for insurance at all. Many blame Medicare and the private health funds, but often the cause of out of pocket expenses lies elsewhere and this eye-opening program reveals some hard truths for patients. For patients to get the best quality care for the money they pay, they need to rethink what high charging specialists actually deliver.

Complicit: the workers paying the price for our mobile phone obsession. Mobile phones, smartphones and tablets have revolutionised the way we communicate but the technology we are addicted to has had toxic consequences. China produces approximately 90% of the world's consumer electronics. The factories making the components for these electronic goods are filled with young workers who are being exposed to poisonous chemicals, with devastating results. This investigation, filmed secretly over four years, exposes the use of harmful chemicals and capturing the working conditions inside the factories churning out these products we all use. The film charts the growing realisation among the workers that their illnesses stem from their work and follows their fight for compensation. The landmark investigation led Apple to ban the use of benzene, a known carcinogen, and n-hexane, a chemical that damages the nervous system.But the ban does not apply to subcontractors who make up two-thirds of Apple's supply chain. And around 500 other chemicals are still used to produce electronics, mostly in the developing world, where there are few or no regulations to protect the workers who make them.

HSBC is one of the world's largest and most powerful financial institutions with offices on five continents, including in Australia. It likes to spruik its financial might and global reach. Behind the corporate gloss, it has a far less attractive reputation. The bank has been at the centre of several of the biggest financial scandals uncovered this century. HSBC, or the Hong Kong & Shanghai banking Corporation has been implicated in a raft of illegal activities, from money laundering for the mafia, to enabling tax evasion and currency manipulation. In this global investigation, the role of HSBC in these scandals is laid bare.

Joe O'Brien presents an engaging and enlightening look at the day's events, from exclusive investigations, probing interviews, and revealing feature stories on the issues that matter to us all.

The show that takes you around the globe to uncover fascinating, in-depth stories returns for another season. Our unrivalled network of foreign correspondents report on real international stories and the people involved.

Joe O'Brien presents an engaging and enlightening look at the day's events, from exclusive investigations, probing interviews, and revealing feature stories on the issues that matter to us all.

Joe O'Brien presents an engaging and enlightening look at the day's events, from exclusive investigations, probing interviews, and revealing feature stories on the issues that matter to us all.

Joe O'Brien presents an engaging and enlightening look at the day's events, from exclusive investigations, probing interviews, and revealing feature stories on the issues that matter to us all.

Joe O'Brien presents an engaging and enlightening look at the day's events, from exclusive investigations, probing interviews, and revealing feature stories on the issues that matter to us all.

In India's far east, wild elephants are in deadly, daily conflict with people. Siobhan Heanue follows the clashes as roaming herds get squeezed by shrinking forests and a growing human population.

Joe O'Brien presents an engaging and enlightening look at the day's events, from exclusive investigations, probing interviews, and revealing feature stories on the issues that matter to us all.

Host Ali Moore poses a series of intriguing hypothetical scenarios to a panel of industry experts as they ponder the challenges of cybersecurity.

How should Australia balance the interests of our biggest trading partner China and our most important ally America? Ali Moore asks a panel of experts how we might react to a hypothetical crisis in the South China Sea.

In the final episode for 2018, we look back at the big events, key moments and most revealing interviews of the past year.

Leigh Sales presents the most detailed current affairs from an Australian perspective. Includes exclusive investigations, probing interviews, and political analysis from chief political correspondent Laura Tingle.

Charlie Pickering and the team look back on 2017, the year when President Trump, postal surveys, Kim Jong-un, fidget spinners, and undercover Kiwi MPs plunged us all into La-La Land. Er, sorry: Moonlight.

What are you willing to give up when the nanny state knows what's best for you? Charlie Pickering and Annabel Crabb join ethicist Dr Leslie Cannold and comedians Greig Pickhaver and Celia Pacquola on the season final.

Labor pushes message of unity Labor has been able to use its national conference to drive home a message of unity, as the Coalition ends the year embroiled in a scandal that has overshadowed the best budget numbers in years. Push for gentleman's club to allow female members The president of Tattersall's, an exclusive gentlemen's club in Brisbane, wants to allow women to become members and is putting it to a vote. But the proposed change is causing bitter division inside the club. Native title claim for over 17,000 square kilometres of ocean The Anindilyakwa Indigenous people of Groote Eylandt want to better protect their waters. And early next year, they plan to lodge a native title claim over 17,000 square kilometres of ocean from Groote Eylandt to the mainland to help them do it. Pre-schools experience 'no jab, no play' enrolment drop In one of Australia's anti-vaccination hotspots there's been a big backlash to the so called "no jab, no play" policy. And the latest criticism is not coming from anti-vaccination activists, but rather early childhood educators. Spinal muscular atrophy treatment changing lives Last year 7.30 met two little girls, Matilda and Stephanie, who both have spinal muscular atrophy, a muscle wasting disorder. We went back to visit them and found they're both making remarkable progress thanks to a new drug.

A candid and eye-opening account of filmmaker James Ricketson's time in a Cambodian prison on espionage charges, the ordeal for family members trying to negotiate his release and family tensions that remain.

Yael Stone on working with Geoffrey Rush Yael Stone, the Australian star of Netflix series Orange is the New Black, has made explosive claims about veteran actor Geoffrey Rush, alleging he sent her sexually suggestive text messages and behaved inappropriately backstage. Mr Rush has denied the allegations, and has said in some instances, they have been taken out of context. Dreamworld accident widower Mathew Low Mathew Low talks about coping with the death of his wife in the fatal Dreamworld accident.

What happens if Australia faces a population explosion. What will our future cities look like and who gets to decide? Ali Moore gathers a panel, including John Brumby and Bernard Salt to ponder the issues of a big Australia.

Charles Wooley finds out why Australians are so happy to hate. But is the age of outrage killing free speech? Australia's deadly addiction to prescription painkillers, plus Aussie heartthrob Simon Baker comes home.

Theresa May to continue as leader British Prime Minister Theresa May has stared down her internal party enemies and will continue on as leader. Jonathan Peet, the political editor of The Economist magazine, joins Laura Tingle to discuss what this means for Brexit. Major announcements by Scott Morrison In politics it's called putting out the rubbish - throwing out a bunch of major decisions in one go in the hope they might go under voters' radars as they prepare for the holidays. Today Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a number of major announcements. Malala Yousafzai Six years ago a school girl in Pakistan was shot by the Taliban because she was trying to get an education. Today that girl, Malala Yousafzai, is fighting for all girls to get an education. Labor's chances at the next election One Labor strategist, who bears a striking resemblance to satirist Mark Humphries, believes the odds of an ALP victory may be slimmer than they seem. Yemen's war Documents reveal Australia's secret arms deals with nations fighting Yemen's war. Warnings about climate change This week there are talks in Poland to work out how to implement the Paris climate agreement, as the world's most respected scientific bodies continue to issue ever-more urgent warnings about how humans are changing the climate.

Peel a carrot and pour some milk, because Sammy J's climbing down your televisual chimney with a look back on the year that was.

Peek inside the most secretive society on Earth and see what the future might hold. Charlie Pickering and Annabel Crabb join journalist Hugh Riminton, comedian Joe Wong, and filmmaker Anna Broinowski on the program.

Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Brendan O'Connor addresses the National Press Club.

How did Kathleen Folbigg's children die? Kathleen Folbigg has been branded Australia's worst female serial killer, after being convicted of killing all four of her children. But her case has always been controversial. Now a judicial inquiry is going to be held into her convictions. And, for the first time, a friend of Kathy Folbigg's recounts a frightening incident when she thought that one of Kathy's children was going to die on her watch. Labor's negative gearing policy After criticism of from Scott Morrison and Aussie Home Loans founder, John Symond, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen defends Labor's negative gearing policy and says it will put first home buyers on a level playing field. The great debate over negative gearing The Labor party has promise to remove negative gearing tax breaks for new investor who want to buy existing properties. But with property prices already falling in Melbourne and Sydney, there is heated debate over what those changes might have on the property market. Exchange program An exchange program between two primary schools is giving students the chance to see a very different way of life. One school is in one of Sydney's beachside suburbs, the other, almost three thousand kilometres away in central Australia.

Shaun Micallef and the Mad as Hell team present a satirical view of the week in politics.