Why would they care?
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THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, AT 8.40PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
MH370: A DECADE OF DESPAIR
Early next month will mark ten years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was lost somewhere in the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean. For the families of the 239 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 777, it has been a decade of despair. Since the plane vanished, they’ve been living with the never-ending pain of not knowing what happened to their loved ones. Many of them also have feelings of anger, directed at governments around the world that seem reluctant to do more to find the truth about this disaster. As Dimity Clancey reports, it is a frustration that has amplified because new and credible information continues to be collected. Put simply, MH370 is a mystery that can and must be solved.
Reporter: Dimity Clancey
Producers: Natalie Clancy, Sammi Taylor
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THE LONG WAY HOME
At only 18, Alex Batty has already packed a lot into his life. Much of it though has happened against his will. When he was 11, he was stolen by his own mother and grandfather. The young Brit was then hidden away in hippy communes in Spain and France. For six years he was at the centre of a baffling, and unsuccessful, missing persons investigation. But then Alex took control of his own destiny. In his debut report for 60 MINUTES, Adam Hegarty meets the very impressive Alex Batty and reveals the intriguing story of this young man’s daring escape and long journey back to a normal life.
Reporter: Adam Hegarty
Producers: Garry McNab, Naomi Shivaraman
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NET PROPHET
There’s not much Andre Agassi doesn’t know about tennis. He’s one of the finest players to ever swing a racquet: a former number one who won multiple tournaments, including eight grand slam titles. But what the champ has to say about the game is not what many might expect. As he confesses to Tara Brown, for much of his time at the top he loathed the sport. However, these days Andre is proof that there is life after tennis. At 53, happily married to fellow legend Steffi Graf, he is the dad to their two children. And away from the court, he can be found in the classroom, where he’s raising billions to help underprivileged kids get an education.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producer: Lisa Brown
Tara Brown must have interviewed Andre when he was in Melbourne last month for the Australian Open.
It was one of Australia's most violent crimes. SUNDAY on #60Mins, the daughter of the monster of Salt Creek wants to speak. pic.twitter.com/jIJWjwSi4S
— 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) February 28, 2024
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SECURITY INSECURITY
As Australia’s top spy, ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess has one of the most important roles in the country. This week he had a stark announcement for all Australians. He warned that unless we smarten up our ways, the security of the nation is in immediate danger. Burgess revealed that more Australians are being targeted for espionage and foreign interference than ever before. To prove his point, he also controversially highlighted the case of a former politician who sold out Australia after being recruited by a foreign power. On 60 MINUTES, Burgess tells Nick McKenzie even more alarming details about the threats to our way of life.
Reporter: Nick McKenzie
Producer: Hannah Bowers
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THE MONSTER’S DAUGHTER
Children of criminals are often forgotten victims. Trying to reconcile feelings of love and loathing for a lawbreaking parent, can be confusing and damaging. And even if the children are adults, they can face challenges, as 36-year-old Kendehl knows too well. She’s the daughter of Roman Heinze, better known as the Salt Creek monster. In 2016, he lured two backpackers to a remote camp site and violently assaulted them sexually and physically. That they managed to escape Heinze is remarkable. Accepting that her father committed this evil act remains difficult for Kendehl, but as she tells Tara Brown in an intriguing interview, adding to her conflict now is that even though he is locked away, he has turned his aggression on her.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producer: Naomi Shivaraman
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BUMPS IN THE ROAD
The sport of BMX racing is not for the meek. It’s fast, fiercely competitive and highly dangerous. On the track, it’s no wonder Australia’s Saya Sakakibara is the world number one. She combines supreme athleticism with breathtaking skill. But it’s her mental strength that’s really being tested as she prepares for the Paris Olympics. As Adam Hegarty reports, Saya’s road to the top of her sport has not been without bumps, but successfully overcoming them is the mark of this champion rider.
Reporter: Adam Hegarty
Producer: Natalie Clancy
THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, MARCH 10, AT 8.45PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
FATAL OBSESSION
Celeste Manno was a smart and beautiful young Australian. Five years ago, her future was as bright as her personality. But then a man she’d very briefly worked with became obsessed with her. It was attention Celeste neither wanted nor reciprocated. That didn’t stop Luay Sako though. For more than a year, the then 35-year-old stalked her, making her life miserable. Celeste tried everything to stop him, without success. In November 2020, he broke into her home in the middle of the night and murdered Celeste, who was then 23, while she was sleeping. Last week Sako was sentenced to 36 years in prison for his horrendous crime. But it’s a punishment that’s nowhere near satisfactory for Celeste’s mother. In an exclusive interview with 60 MINUTES and The Age, Aggie Di Mauro tells Dimity Clancey how the criminal justice system let down her daughter, and why Luay Sako must never be released.
Reporter: Dimity Clancey
Producers: Lisa Brown, Sammi Taylor, Simone Fox Koob
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BURNING BRIGHT
With the recent Swiftie invasion, Australia may well have gone “cray-cray for Tay-Tay”, but Taylor Swift has not been the only musical act in town. American band Matchbox Twenty, led by the very candid Rob Thomas, has also been here, not-so-quietly going about the business of belting out hits. And it’s clear from the sold-out arenas they’ve been playing that after 30 years their music still strikes the right note. They are not only burning brightly on stage, there’s also a new album. It’s meant to celebrate getting older, but as Tara Brown finds out, the boys of Matchbox Twenty are not quite ready to grow up just yet.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producer: Garry McNab
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Something that should be airing on ACA.
Crisis? A time of intense difficulty or danger?
THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, MARCH 17, AT 8.40PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
CROWN AND OUT
It’s not what mere commoners would ever expect to see: the Royal Family in disarray, seemingly incapable of escaping it. Yet that’s the reality of the past few weeks. With King Charles largely out of action as he receives treatment for cancer, the firm is floundering. How, for example, did a simple photograph of a supposedly happy Princess Catherine and her children turn into a worldwide photoshopping scandal? That PR fiasco must surely go down as one of the palace’s greatest stuff-ups. Reporting from London, Adam Hegarty asks Royal insiders what’s really going on? And which member of the family might be competent enough to restore the shine to the crown?
Reporter: Adam Hegarty
Producers: Garry McNab, Sheree Gibson
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DYING FOR LIFE
For as long as mankind has been capable of thought, we have known the truth about life: that it ends in death. But as our scientific knowledge increases, there are more and more believers who think humans will soon be clever enough to halt the inevitability of their mortality. Others of course will never be convinced living forever is either possible or desirable. They say the idea that death could one day be considered a curable disease is nonsense. But advocates of cryonics, including many Australians, tell Amelia Adams now is the time to start getting ready for life after life.
Reporter: Amelia Adams
Producer: Laura Sparkes
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MH370: A DECADE OF DESPAIR
Last week’s tenth anniversary of the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 quite rightly focused on remembering the 239 passengers and crew who died. But it was also a rallying call to resume the search for the wreckage. And it seems the Malaysian government could be receptive to the idea. If it happens, most expect Ocean Infinity, the company which unsuccessfully looked for MH370 in 2018, will again be tasked with the job. But on 60 MINUTES, as Dimity Clancey reports, another group of experienced deep-sea explorers are standing by, ready to head to the Indian Ocean almost immediately.
Reporter: Dimity Clancey
Producer: Sammi Taylor
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Adam Hegarty is quite good in the 60 Mins format.
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The benefits of intensive care. SUNDAY on #60Mins, the tropical paradise where Australian sufferers of dementia are receiving life-changing treatment.
There was an ad this morning, saying that there’ll be a story on Princes Kate tonight, with the voiceover saying “Kate: The latest on her cancer scare”.
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Cancer scare? What scare? She actually has it! 
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Trying to get people tuning in, i guess. But i dont get the term, either.
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Also on tonight
In a joint investigation by 60 Minutes, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Nick McKenzie reveals some of the downright dirty tactics China uses to assert its dominance over tiny nations like Fiji.
Good job Nine.
We just spent the week repairing our friendship with China and now you’re going to piss them off again.
China can’t expect every part of Australian media to shut up and not report on CCP tactics.