4Cs 60th Anniversary… PAVING THE WAY 30/08/2021 Throughout her long career, Caroline Jones AO has championed women’s rights in the media, and beyond. On screen she led the way in the 1960s as a reporter on This…
4Cs 60th Anniversary… Diamond Jubilee – Four Corners celebrates 60 fabulous years 12/08/202113/09/2021 On 19th August 2021 Four Corners celebrates 60 years as Australia’s premier investigative current affairs program. ABC Alumni salutes all those, past and present, who have contributed to the program.…
4Cs 60th Anniversary… The Holy Grail 11/08/202113/09/2021 Wendy Borchers AM worked at the ABC from 1967 until her retirement in 2010. She says one of her proudest moments in her long television career was at Four Corners.…
4Cs 60th Anniversary… FOUR CORNERS AT WAR 11/08/202112/08/2021 David Brill is one of Australia’s most respected news and documentary cinematographers, renowned for his humanitarian approach to covering some of the most dangerous war zones and disasters. Mike Willesee,…
4Cs 60th Anniversary… The ’70s: TRAIL-BLAZING ON A SHOESTRING 10/08/202115/08/2021 Kerry O'Brien is one of Australia's most respected journalists, with six Walkley awards including the Gold Walkley and the Walkley for outstanding leadership in journalism. In a career spanning more…
4Cs 60th Anniversary… The 1980s: A GOLDEN ERA 10/08/202112/08/2021 Peter Manning is one of Australia’s most illustrious journalists having worked on the Sydney Morning Herald, This Day Tonight, Nationwide, 2JJ and The Bulletin. In 1981 he joined Four Corners…
4Cs 60th Anniversary… Perils of filming in Antarctica 10/08/202112/08/2021 In 1988 the Hawke Labor government was preparing to ratify the Mineral Convention for mining in Antarctica. Environment groups, especially Greenpeace, were adamantly opposed to any mining in this remote…
4Cs 60th Anniversary… Party Tricks 10/08/202112/08/2021 From time to time, ABC journalists are targeted by hostile governments. Usually the staff, who adhere to strict editorial guidelines, are supported by management. But when 4Cs reporter Andrew Fowler’s…
4Cs 60th Anniversary… Inside the editing suite with Alec Cullen 10/08/202112/08/2021 Outside of Four Corners, Alec Cullen isn’t a household name. Inside the program, he’s a legend. Editing the program from 1980 through to 2011, Alec has expertly fashioned some of…