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Four Corners is a long-running investigative journalism/ current affairs television program produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Australia. Based on the Panorama concept, the program addresses a single issue indepth each week, showing either a locally-produced program or a relevant documentary from overseas. The program has won many awards for investigative journalism.

A 1987 Four Corners report into political corruption in Queensland when Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen was Premier resulted in a royal commission. This inquiry, known popularly as the Fitzgerald Inquiry covered issues such as corruption in the police force and how Queensland became a police state amongst other things. The same programme has also investigated other cases of corruption in the New South Wales and VictoriaVictoria State flag ( In detail) Coat of Arms ( In detail) Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks Area — Land — Marine — Total 227 416 km˛ 10 213 km˛ 237 629 km˛ Population (2004) Density 5,012,300 22/km˛ Time zone UTC+10 (except police forces.

Another memorable report from 1985 helped to reveal that the French secret serviceThe Direction Generale de la Securite Exterieure (generally known as DGSE is France's external intelligence agency. On April 2, 1982 it replaced the SDECE. Most information on this page was taken from. Organization Headquarters Direction Generale de la Se had been responsible for the bombing of the Rainbow WarriorThe Rainbow Warrior is a schooner ( sailing ship) operated by the Greenpeace organization. It is named after the Greenpeace flagship of the same name that was sunk by the French secret service in Auckland harbour, New Zealand, on July 10 1985. The three-m.

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