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Mark Willacy

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Journalist. Author of ROGUE FORCES (winner of PM’s Literary Award) Signal +61477714805 [email protected]. Posts/likes are my views not ABC's

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If you missed our @4corners on the US midterms elections, here it is… youtu.be/Qo3SyeGHqqA?si=qfzJ…
Trump's midterms: Democracy under threat in America | Four Corners Documentary

Trump's midterms: Democracy under threat in America | Four Corners Documentary

This week, Americans head to the polls in what could be one of the ...

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Donald Trump could take unprecedented action to interfere in the United States’ midterm elections, warn former US intelligence chiefs and Trump administration insiders. abc.net.au/news/2026-11-02/t…
Ex US spy chiefs say Trump 'willing to go beyond limits' at midterms

Ex US spy chiefs say Trump 'willing to go beyond limits' at midterms

This week's midterm elections could weaken Donald Trump's grip on power. Former US intelligence chiefs fear he's "willing to go beyond limits" to keep it. 

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Local election officials at the United States' crucial midterm elections are preparing to confront armed federal agents if they are deployed to polling booths by the Trump administration. abc.net.au/news/2026-11-01/u…
US election officials brace for violence, intimidation at polling booths

US election officials brace for violence, intimidation at polling booths

With Donald Trump threatening to interfere in the US midterm elections, local officials are preparing for the possibility of armed ICE agents intimidating voters at polling booths.

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Endgame

Endgame

Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.

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A bona fide climate scientist told us this was a bona fide climate beat-up. #MediaWatch
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority’s report into my Four Corners story on the war memorial ripped to shreds by Media Watch. The regulator has “embarrassed itself”…
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Ep 33 - Four Corners impartial? - Media Watch

Ep 33 - Four Corners impartial? - Media Watch

Australia’s media regulator, the ACMA, has found the ABC’s Four Corners breached impartiality rules over its War Memorial investigation. But were the findings justified?

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Ep 12 - Clean, green nightmare - Media Watch

Ep 12 - Clean, green nightmare - Media Watch

A renewable energy exposé by Seven’s flagship investigation program Spotlight found to have omitted key facts. 

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The problem is as obvious as it is troubling, Spotlight travelling the world and capturing profound human drama in service of a story about renewables that was never going to stack up. #MediaWatch
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Really worth reading. Devastating take-down of Bartlett's credibility. Wild attack on batteries and renewables by 7's Spotlight program falls over at the first fact check reneweconomy.com.au/wild-att…
Wild attack on batteries and renewables by 7's Spotlight program falls over at the first fact check

Wild attack on batteries and renewables by 7's Spotlight program falls over at the first fact check

TV program looking at appalling mining practices in Congo says it is a blight on the renewables and storage industry. But it falls over at the first fact check.

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Woman who was sexually abused by her parents for 14 years says she was devastated by The Australian’s podcast theguardian.com/australia-ne…
Woman who was sexually abused by her parents for 14 years says she was devastated by The Australi...

Woman who was sexually abused by her parents for 14 years says she was devastated by The Australi...

Abuse survivor tells news.com.au that her mental health suffered after being contacted by journalist Richard Guilliatt

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Very honoured to have won this with my colleagues Ryan Sheridan and Jonathan Miller and the Ukraine team and the whole 4 Corners gang. #walkleys
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Next on Four Corners: Race to the Bottom. #4Corners
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Statement on Four Corners program ‘Sacrifice’ abc.net.au/about/media-centr…
Statement on Four Corners program ‘Sacrifice’ - About the ABC

Statement on Four Corners program ‘Sacrifice’ - About the ABC

The ABC Ombudsman’s Office has investigated a complaint from the Council of the Australian War Memorial regarding the Four Corners program ‘Sacrifice’ and released its detailed investigation report...

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International criminal lawyers used to say #Duterte was “a prosecutor’s dream.” Now the #ICC will test that. Find out about the #Philippines’ “Duterte Harry,” charged with crimes against humanity: I highly recommend this book! bit.ly/41ZLOxa @scribepub @AsiaLitAgency
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Four Corners Ukraine report sparks angry Russian government response - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2025-02-15/f…
Four Corners Ukraine report sparks angry Russian government response

Four Corners Ukraine report sparks angry Russian government response

Russia's foreign ministry has criticised the ABC and its Four Corners program over its most recent report, which took audiences inside a Ukrainian drone unit fighting Vladimir Putin's forces. 

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If you missed it…our @4corners doco from this week on the Ukraine war…from battles on the frontline to possible peace talks youtu.be/WpNZ7W48vCo?si=hl_8…
Ukraine war: Will Trump end the war? | Four Corners documentary

Ukraine war: Will Trump end the war? | Four Corners documentary

With Donald Trump vowing to end the brutal war in Ukraine, Four Cor...

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Saying no to the great spymaster

Saying no to the great spymaster

Michael Brissenden joined his father on a trip through the Balkans to research a novel on organised crime. It led to John le Carré ... and a missed opportunity.

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Statement from the ABC about James Madden’s “false” story in @australian today. “The ABC informed the journalist before publishing that the unsourced claim was baseless but The Australian went ahead and published it anyway.” abc.net.au/about/media-centr…
Correcting James Madden in The Australian - About the ABC

Correcting James Madden in The Australian - About the ABC

The Australian’s report today about the Four Corners program “Don’t Speak” is false. 

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