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Good News Week: Season 4

33 episodes Premiered Mar 21, 1999 Updated Sep 30, 2026
Previously on Good News Week

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Good News Week Season 3.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (30): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

21 March 1999

Mar 21, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Anthony Morgan, Natasha Stott Despoja Julie McCrossin (captain), Amanda Keller, Rhys Muldoon

S4·E2 Core

28 March 1999

Mar 28, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Margaret Scott, James O'Loghlin Julie McCrossin (captain), Johanna Griggs, Peter Berner

S4·E3 Core

4 April 1999

Apr 4, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Jean Kittson, Richard Fidler Julie McCrossin (captain), Corinne Grant, Adam Couper

S4·E7 Core

2 May 1999

May 2, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Rani, HG Nelson Julie McCrossin (captain), Amanda Keller, Rhys Muldoon

S4·E8 Core

9 May 1999 (Australian Science Festival)

May 9, 1999 · 60 min

National Convention Centre Canberra/Australian Science Festival Mikey Robins (captain), Bernie Hobbs, Adam Couper Julie McCrossin (captain), Kate Carnell, Karl Kruszelnicki

S4·E9 Core

16 May 1999

May 16, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Mimi Macpherson, Rove McManus Julie McCrossin (captain), Dee Margetts, Rod Quantock

S4·E10 Core

23 May 1999

May 23, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Tara Moss, HG Nelson Julie McCrossin (captain), Johanna Griggs, Adam Hills

S4·E11 Core

30 May 1999

May 30, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Margaret Wertheim, David Callan Julie McCrossin (captain), Amanda Keller, Craig McLachlan

S4·E12 Core

6 June 1999

Jun 6, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Mimi Macpherson, James O'Loghlin Julie McCrossin (captain), Corinne Grant, Wil Anderson

S4·E13 Core

13 June 1999

Jun 13, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Brooke Satchwell, Barry Jones Julie McCrossin (captain), Amanda Vanstone, Rod Quantock

S4·E14 Core

20 June 1999

Jun 20, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Jean Kittson, Jason Li Julie McCrossin (captain), Corinne Grant, Peter Berner

S4·E15 Core

27 June 1999

Jun 27, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Margaret Scott, Anthony Morgan Julie McCrossin (captain), Tasma Walton, Rhys Muldoon

S4·E16 Core

4 July 1999

Jul 4, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Indira Naidoo, Matt Day Julie McCrossin (captain), Johanna Griggs, Andrew Denton

S4·E17 Core

11 July 1999

Jul 11, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Frank Woodley, Colin Lane (as Lano and Woodley) Julie McCrossin (captain), Amanda Keller, Wil Anderson

S4·E18 Core

18 July 1999

Jul 18, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Susan Halliday, Anthony Morgan Julie McCrossin (captain), Corinne Grant, Jeremy Sims

S4·E19 Core

25 July 1999

Jul 25, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Brooke Satchwell, Tim Ferguson Julie McCrossin (captain), Gretel Kileen, Peter Berner

S4·E20 Core

1 August 1999

Aug 1, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Margaret Scott, HG Nelson Julie McCrossin (captain), Amanda Keller, Nick Earls

S4·E21 Core

8 August 1999

Aug 8, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Jean Kittson, James Smith Julie McCrossin (captain), Gretel Kileen, Rhys Muldoon

S4·E22 Core

15 August 1999

Aug 15, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Angela Bishop, Richard Fidler Julie McCrossin (captain), Trisha Goddard, Lex Marinos

S4·E23 Core

30 August 1999

Aug 30, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Joanne Nova, Kar Kruszelnicki Julie McCrossin (captain), Amanda Keller, Mike Harper

S4·E24 Core

17 September 1999

Sep 17, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Thomas Kenneally, Joanne Nova Julie McCrossin (captain), Wil Anderson, Natasha Stott Despoja

S4·E25 Core

27 September 1999

Sep 27, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Jackie Kelly, Matthew White Julie McCrossin (captain), Amanda Keller, Matt Dunn

S4·E26 Core

4 October 1999

Oct 4, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Jean Kittson, Bob Brown Julie McCrossin (captain), Kaz Cooke, Rod Quantock

S4·E27 Core

11 October 1999

Oct 11, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Tanya Pilbersek, Anthony Morgan Julie McCrossin (captain), Johanna Griggs, Andrew Bartlett

S4·E30 Core

1 November 1999

Nov 1, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Poppy King, John Moloney Julie McCrossin (captain), Amanda Keller, Phil Cleary

S4·E31 Core

8 November 1999

Nov 8, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Angela Bishop, Adam Hills Julie McCrossin (captain), Marise Payne, Wil Anderson

S4·E32 Mytharc

15 November 1999

Nov 15, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Margaret Scott, Richard Fidler Julie McCrossin (captain), Tracey Wickham, Wil Anderson

S4·E33 Mytharc

22 November 1999

Nov 22, 1999 · 60 min

Mikey Robins (captain), Natasha Stott Despoja, Ian Healy Julie McCrossin (captain), Johanna Griggs, Rod Quantock

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