The Speed Trap

March 8, 2004

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How police laid a trap to catch drug dealers but instead found themselves entangled in a web of corruption allegations.

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Four Corners: Season 44 - 42 Episode s

44x1 - Willie Brigitte
February 9, 2004
Allegations have swirled around Willie Brigitte ever since his discreet deportation from Australia and his much-publicised arrest in France in October 2003.
44x2 - Lords Of The Forests
February 16, 2004
Ticky Fullerton looks at the management of Tasmania's forests and how one timber company enjoys extraordinary political support for its operations.
44x3 - In the Firing Line
February 23, 2004
Fuelled by a cocktail of drugs, armed robberies are growing more violent and unpredictable.
44x4 - Arafat Investigated
March 1, 2004
Why has Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat - once feted at the White House but now holed up in his West Bank headquarters - become such an outcast?
44x5 - The Speed Trap
March 8, 2004
How police laid a trap to catch drug dealers but instead found themselves entangled in a web of corruption allegations.
44x6 - Ethiopia: A Journey with Michael Buerk
March 15, 2004
Michael Buerk returns to Ethiopia 20 years after first alerting the world to the Ethiopian famine.
44x7 - Tarnished Gold
March 22, 2004
Are Australia's sports bosses surrendering to the drug cheats?
44x8 - Riot In Redfern
March 29, 2004
What really happened that night in the tiny Redfern community .
44x9 - A Crime of Insanity
April 5, 2004
Troubling questions arise when the legal and psychiatric worlds collide.
44x10 - Lost In Translation
April 12, 2004
Are Australians hitching a ride on China's economic juggernaut?
44x11 - Killers
April 19, 2004
A report on the conditions that made the violence in Rwanda possible.
44x12 - The Nuclear Bazaar
April 26, 2004
A special report on the frightening trade in nuclear secrets.
44x13 - Fair Game?
May 3, 2004
Allegations of sexual violence have engulfed some of Australia's top AFL footballers and their clubs.
44x14 - Rich Man, Poor Man
May 10, 2004
The fight between Australia and East Timor over billion dollar oil and gas interests.
44x15 - Al Qaeda Family
May 17, 2004
The inside story of the family that lived and trained with Osama Bin Laden.
44x16 - Till Debt Us Do Part
May 24, 2004
Where will the credit binge end for the many thousands of Australians in debt?
44x17 - The Taking of Logan Marr
May 31, 2004
Under what circumstances should a child be taken from its birth parents?
44x18 - Chain of Command
June 7, 2004
The story behind what may endure as defining images of war in Iraq.
44x19 - Corruption Inc.
June 14, 2004
Corruption spreads from state police forces into the Australian Crime Commission.
44x20 - A Blind Eye
June 21, 2004
Is the RSPCA turning a blind eye to cruelty for the benefit of commercial interests?
44x21 - The Clinton Interview
June 28, 2004
Bill Clinton defends his record and tells how his public and private lives clashed.
44x22 - A Case To Answer
July 5, 2004
How the justice system failed star swim coach Scott Volkers and the women he was accused of sexually molesting.
44x23 - A Dangerous Business
July 12, 2004
How one company’s obsession with the bottom line left a trail of death and dismemberment among its workers.
44x24 - Worst of the Worst?
July 19, 2004
Four Corners investigates the story behind Mamdouh Habib's incarceration at the notorious prison Guantanamo Bay .
44x25 - Training Day
July 26, 2004
Chris Masters talks to bent cops and police chiefs around Australia about the painful costs of corruption, the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures and the need for constant vigilance.
44x26 - A Bitter Pill?
August 2, 2004
Jonathan Holmes investigates the cost to our subsidised pharmaceutical scheme since Australia signed the Free Trade Agreement.
44x27 - The Secret Agent
August 9, 2004
This expose reveals the truth behind what the BNP has been telling the public in recent years, as it has tried to shed its image of a far-right, racist party.
44x28 - Losing the Children
August 16, 2004
Four Corners tells the story of the Dalton family breakdown in the context of the Government's recent initiatives to reform the Family Court system, and the rising political influence of men's groups.
44x29 - The Plea
August 23, 2004
"The Plea" examines the cases a jury will never get to hear and asks the question, is the plea bargain undermining an entire legal system?
44x30 - After Saddam
August 30, 2004
What do Iraqis think about the war and its aftermath?
44x31 - Doctoring the Figures
September 6, 2004
From outright fraud to allegations of cover up … and those who simply bend the rules.
44x32 - Beating the Black Dog
September 13, 2004
Five Australians tell their story of beating depression; the 'black dog" affecting one in five Australians.
44x33 - Run For Your Life
September 20, 2004
Four Corners presents the incredible journey of four young men .
44x34 - Island Raiders
September 27, 2004
How can one island nation lose a two billion dollar fortune in the space of twenty years?
44x35 - The Contenders
October 4, 2004
Liz Jackson follows the leaders' trails during an election campaign that's gone from truth in government, to billion dollar give-aways and old fashioned fear tactics - as the parties battle to win over middle Australia.
44x36 - Battleground State
October 8, 2004
Reporter Jonathan Holmes takes us on a colourful journey through the battleground state of Ohio during the US Elections.
44x37 - City Limits
October 18, 2004
Once we had enough water to waste.
44x38 - A Baby To Save Our Son
October 25, 2004
Jamie Whitaker had been created to save the life of his brother Charlie, who suffers from Diamond-Blackfan anaemia, DBA, a form of bone marrow failure.
44x39 - Trust and Betrayal
November 1, 2004
A story of spies, counterspies, double agents and defections as Andrew Fowler reveals the betrayal inside one of Australia’s secret intelligence agencies.
44x40 - Blood Brothers
November 8, 2004
An exclusive story following a brave little boy’s fight to be cured.
44x41 - What the Children Saw
November 15, 2004
In a place where they should have felt safest, the children of Beslan were targeted in an act of barbarism.
44x42 - 2004: In Review
November 24, 2004
2004 will be remembered chiefly for international issues, primarily events in Iraq: including the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal; as well as the continued threat of terrorism. We also faced crucial elections both at home and in the United States.

44x1 - Willie Brigitte

44x2 - Lords Of The Forests

44x3 - In the Firing Line

44x4 - Arafat Investigated

44x5 - The Speed Trap

44x6 - Ethiopia: A Journey with Michael Buerk

44x7 - Tarnished Gold

44x8 - Riot In Redfern

44x9 - A Crime of Insanity

44x10 - Lost In Translation

44x11 - Killers

44x12 - The Nuclear Bazaar

44x13 - Fair Game?

44x14 - Rich Man, Poor Man

44x15 - Al Qaeda Family

44x16 - Till Debt Us Do Part

44x17 - The Taking of Logan Marr

44x18 - Chain of Command

44x19 - Corruption Inc.

44x20 - A Blind Eye

44x21 - The Clinton Interview

44x22 - A Case To Answer

44x23 - A Dangerous Business

44x24 - Worst of the Worst?

44x25 - Training Day

44x26 - A Bitter Pill?

44x27 - The Secret Agent

44x28 - Losing the Children

44x29 - The Plea

44x30 - After Saddam

44x31 - Doctoring the Figures

44x32 - Beating the Black Dog

44x33 - Run For Your Life

44x34 - Island Raiders

44x35 - The Contenders

44x36 - Battleground State

44x37 - City Limits

44x38 - A Baby To Save Our Son

44x39 - Trust and Betrayal

44x40 - Blood Brothers

44x41 - What the Children Saw

44x42 - 2004: In Review

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S46: Series 2006

S47: Series 2007

S49: Series 2009

S50: Series 2010

S51: Series 2011

S52: Series 2012

S53: Series 2013

S54: Series 2014

S55: Series 2015

S56: Series 2016

S57: Series 2017

S58: Series 2018

S59: Series 2019

S60: Series 2020

S61: Series 2021

S62: Series 2022

S63: Series 2023

S64: Series 2024