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WA Hanging Story

John Penlington goes to Western Australia to report on the hanging of Eric Edgar Cooke. After questions were raised by Labor politician Harry May, ABC management decide that this story on capital punishment cannot be shown, and issues a statement saying that the ABC has "no intention whatsoever of running a story on capital punishment". Penlington and Allan Ashbolt publicly confirm their intention to do a story on Cooke with the intention to broadcast on October 24. John Penlington is suspended and Executive Producer Allan Ashbolt never returns to Four Corners. Watch the unseen segment and read about the controversies surrounding this story.

English
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network ABC (AU)
  • Notes Is a season finale
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