THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, AT 8.40PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
IRRECONCILABLE
Natalie Sands lives with immeasurable torment. Early one morning four years ago, a crazed man killed her mother and her five-year-old son. Natalie, too, almost died after the attacker set her on fire. She suffered horrific burns, the scars of which will never disappear. While the physical trauma she has endured is one thing, the mental anguish is even more agonising. On assignment for 60 MINUTES, Nine’s Dimity Clancey reports how Natalie’s pain is compounded by two details she finds impossible to reconcile: The perpetrator of the crime has escaped trial due to mental illness. And even worse, he’s her father.
Reporter: Dimity Clancey
Producer: Garry McNab
THE BATTLE OF BRITNEY
For anyone wanting a crash course in the pitfalls of celebrity, Britney Spears’ recently released tell-all memoir, The Woman In Me, is a must-read. It’s a confronting account of a tortured pop superstar. Looking back, the young woman once known as “America’s Sweetheart” says she was hounded, exploited and humiliated by almost everyone she came into contact with, including her family, friends and lovers. It’s hoped that by revealing the darker side of her life’s battle, Britney feels a sense of liberation, and even more importantly, now has a chance to hit the reset button on her many years of turbulence.
Reporter: Tom Steinfort
Producer: Naomi Shivaraman
RARE OPPORTUNITY
At a secretive location a few hundred kilometres north of Perth, there’s a stockpile of what looks like ordinary beach sand. At first glance it’s undeserving of a second look. Except it’s not sand. It’s actually a mountain of money; a stash of in-demand heavy metal minerals that’s worth more than a billion dollars. Australia has an abundance of these so-called “rare earth” minerals but until very recently we didn’t care. China, though, has long known how valuable this resource is and has been buying it up and processing it to make defence weaponry. And as Nine’s Christine Ahern reports, that has a lot of people very worried.
Reporter: Christine Ahern
Producer: Laura Sparkes
THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, AFTER THE BLOCK FINALE, ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
TOO MUCH TO LOSE
Much has been written about the drug Ozempic lately. Originally developed to help in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, the product’s popularity exploded when it was discovered that a side effect for users was dramatic weight loss. From that point, perhaps not surprisingly, anyone, diabetic or not, looking to quickly lose a few kilos or more joined the race to get hold of Ozempic. And when Hollywood’s most glamorous stars started showing off their slimmed-down selves, the drug gained even more buzz. But now, as Nine’s Dimity Clancey reports in a special investigation for 60 MINUTES, experts are warning there could be another side effect from the often-unsupervised use of Ozempic: death.
Reporter: Dimity Clancey
Producer: Serge Negus
DEVIL IN DISGUISE?
When Elvis Presley first took to the stage in the mid-1950s, his wild hip thrusting and sultry voice gave conservative America a heart attack. But his young fans, particularly his young female fans, couldn’t get enough of the soon-to-be King of rock ’n’ roll. Many of those devotees are now distinguished elders, and while they continue to adore Elvis, they’re also revealing some long-held secrets. Amelia Adams discovers the King actually dated quite a few of them when they were young teenagers. And for those with suspicious minds, it raises questions about whether Elvis Presley’s obsession with 14-year-olds means he was really a devil in disguise.
Reporter: Amelia Adams
Producer: Laura Sparkes