Four Corners

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.

For the class of 2020, their final year of school has been challenging in ways they never imagined. Students from across Australia open up to Four Corners about this year of uncertainty and disruption. Filmed mainly on their smartphones, these young Australians explain what the year of coronavirus has been like for them. Many found themselves questioning their future career plans as they watched the nation fall into recession, and saw the impact of the pandemic on their loved ones. Despite the mental and emotional toll, they want Australia to know that they are ready to face the future.

This is Australia's premier investigative journalism program. Since 1961, the team have been exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate and confronting taboos.