Three decades of investigations holding corporations, governments and institutions to account across banking, childcare, superannuation, education and more.
6 articles · Four Corners
27 Oct 2025
In a powerful follow-up to Betrayal of Trust — her Logie Award-winning childcare investigation — Adele Ferguson returned to Four Corners with Hunting Ground, a searing exposé that revealed the true scale of sexual abuse in Australia's childcare sector. Drawing on over a year of reporting and newly obtained data, Ferguson showed the crisis was far worse than previously known, and far from over.
Read More17 Mar 2025
Gold WalkleyA one-hour ABC Four Corners special that revealed deep failures and systemic issues in Australia's childcare sector. Adele Ferguson uncovered shocking cases of child abuse, neglect and injury, highlighting gaps in childcare safety and accountability.
Read More9 Apr 2024
More than three million Australians are living with chronic pain, and it became a breeding ground for exploitation. The investigation exposed the ugly side of medicine, with patients left in worse pain after surgery and lives put at risk.
Read More5 May 2014
Gold WalkleyAdele Ferguson examines a sales-driven culture inside the Commonwealth Bank's financial planning division described as "profit at all cost" — the investigation that triggered Australia's Banking Royal Commission.
Read MoreThe journalism above didn't stop at broadcast. Two of Adele's biggest investigations became landmark books — read the full story.
Whistleblowers. Corporate cover-ups. One journalist's fight for the truth.
The book behind Australia's Banking Royal Commission — the full story of how Adele's investigations into the Commonwealth Bank exposed a system that put profits before people.
