Black Summer

The story of the Australian bushfires that stopped a nation and stunned the world

Black Summer Incredible footage from ordinary Australians captured the ferocity of the bushfires that raged across the country this summer. These videos have been viewed tens of millions of times across the world, but who filmed them and how did their stories end? A team of reporters and producers fanned out across the country to track down the people who found themselves in the centre of the firestorms. What emerges are incredible stories of survival, bravery and heartbreak.


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ABC Four Corners

Four Corners is Australia's leading Investigative journalism program. Since 1961, Four Corners have been exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate and confronting taboos. Their excellence in journalism and film-making has earned international recognition, winning 44 Walkley Awards, 16 Logies and an array of other international awards.

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