CROWN UNMASKED
For years Australia’s largest casino operator, Crown, has secretly gambled its very existence in the pursuit of profits. Its thirst to make money at almost any cost meant it broke the law in China, which saw a number of staff imprisoned. Last year reporter Nick McKenzie obtained tens of thousands of documents and internal files from Crown in what was considered one of the biggest leaks of information to the media ever seen in this country. McKenzie’s series of award-winning stories, broadcast on 60 MINUTES and published in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, led to multiple federal and state investigations. On Monday, a New South Wales inquiry headed by former Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin SC will begin hearing evidence about the way the company does business, and the suspected crooks it has dealt with. But as if matters aren’t already serious enough for Crown, they’re about to get even worse.
Reporter: Nick McKenzie
Producer: Nick Greenaway
THE WEINSTEIN TRIAL
Once upon a time in Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein was an icon. But no more. His failing was a belief that he was so potent he could have anything or anyone he wanted, and damn the consequences. Weinstein lured young women to be his sexual playthings knowing, such was his influence, they’d be too frightened to call him out. The plan worked for decades until finally the women said enough, and the movie mogul was publicly exposed. On 60 MINUTES, Tom Steinfort travels to New York to report on Weinstein’s trial and the claims and counter-claims making daily headlines around the world. His story includes interviews with alleged victims Ambra Battilana and Rose McGowan, as well as the woman Weinstein hired to demolish the Me Too movement, his formidable lawyer, Donna Rotunno.
Reporter: Tom Steinfort
Producers: Madeleine Apps, Naomi Shivaraman
Not sure if the deal is still in place but when CBS affiliation switched to 10, Nine sub-licenced 60 Minutes segments from 10 and they got a certain number per year.
CLASS WARFARE: These parents criticised their children’s principal on social media… and lost everything. Sunday on 60 Minutes, when classroom disputes end up in the courtroom.
Dolly Parton is also on this Sunday’s show. (Stage musical 9 to 5, inspired by the 1980 hit film and with music and lyrics by Parton herself, opens at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre in April 19, before moving to Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre in July)
From victim to villain. Ben Batterham was charged with murder after the intruder he chased from his home, died. Sunday on 60 Minutes: paying the price for protecting your family. How far would you go?
Isn’t it ironic that channel 9 had that expose on coronavirus which freaked everyone out and now their own station has been exposed by it (not from the reporters in Wuhan)
