Great to see Amelia Adams starting on the show tonight. Only thing I can say is they need to find the green screen splash on the legs of the presenter. Was very evident tonight.
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Is this Sylvia’s first report for 60 mins?
Related article to tonight’s 60 Minutes story
Wow. Sounds more like something from A Current Affair or Studio 10.
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Apart from the occasional Nick McKenzie investigation, the show has morphed into ACA Sunday.
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THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
EASTER SUNDAY AT A SPECIAL TIME
SUNDAY, APRIL 9, AT 7.00PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
WILL TO WIN
It’s a little-known fact, but Olympic and world champion swimmer Ariarne Titmus had to jump so many hurdles growing up that the athletics track rather than the pool might have been a more appropriate home for her. But if the Aussie golden girl’s determination to overcome challenges is any indication, it’s likely she would have triumphed in any sport. As Peter Overton discovers, her willpower and zest for life are strengths she has had from day one, and there is a very good reason for that: Ariarne’s first minutes in this world came perilously close to being her last.
Reporter: Peter Overton
Producer: Laura Sparkes
IN TOO DEEP
These days Giancarlo Granda knows better than anyone that religion, sex and politics make an unholy trinity. When he was working as a young pool attendant at a ritzy hotel in Florida he met an older woman who wanted to get to know him. Giancarlo was invited back to her hotel suite, but when he arrived was shocked to find the woman’s husband waiting in the room. And then there was another surprise. He realised his new friends were Becki and Jerry Falwell Jr, two of the biggest names in America’s evangelical movement. In fact, Jerry Falwell was also a political kingmaker who helped Donald Trump win the U.S. presidency in 2016. But as Tom Steinfort reports, the biggest surprise of all for Giancarlo Granda was the god-awful, decade-long mess created when he tried to expose the truth about these religious hypocrites.
Reporter: Tom Steinfort
Producer: Sheree Gibson
THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, APRIL 16, AT 8.50PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
THE CONFESSION
In an extraordinary report for 60 MINUTES, Adele Ferguson interviews one of the key players involved in a highly dubious global financial scheme that has trapped hundreds of investors in Australia, and thousands more around the world. In the interview, the former trusted senior advisor makes startling confessions about how he enticed his clients into buying financial products that he now admits were worthless. But while they suffered, he profited by accepting secret kickbacks. Ferguson’s investigation, compiled in conjunction with her reporting for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, estimates that more than six billion dollars in funds is unaccounted for, either because it doesn’t exist or is hidden in complicated company structures in overseas tax havens. It is expected that further action from financial authorities around the world, including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, is imminent.
Reporter: Adele Ferguson
Producer: Naomi Shivaraman
THE TIKTOKING TIME BOMB
Anyone who cares to search will undoubtedly find some very amusing TikTok videos made about the very uproar TikTok has been causing lately. Last week it was banned from Australian government phones and devices. It’s deemed to be a risk to our national security because of the Chinese ownership of its parent company. The decision has upset the local arm of TikTok who maintain their app is harmless fun, not a spy tool. As Amelia Adams reports, it has also outraged the Chinese Communist Party, which is once again warning us not to treat Beijing as the enemy.
Reporter: Amelia Adams
Producer: Garry McNab
Related article (which names the former financial adviser as Kris Ridgway)
Does 60 Minutes still ever do the iconic intro with everyone introducing themselves?
Anytime I have tuned in recently it just goes right to the first story.
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THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, APRIL 23, AT 8.50PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
UNDER THE INFLUENCE
This weekend Victoria Police is marking its saddest anniversary. It’s three years since a drugged truck driver ran down and killed four officers on Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway. It was the deadliest day in the history of the force, made even more horrific by a callous Porsche driver who taunted and filmed the dying police and then shared the vision with his friends. Now, in a joint investigation with The Age, 60 MINUTES can reveal a bizarre and worrying twist in the story. As Amelia Adams reports, the semi-trailer driver, who has been convicted and jailed for his actions, might not have been behind the wheel that terrible day but for his boss’s devotion to a little-known, hardline religious sect called The Potter’s House.
Reporter: Amelia Adams
Producers: Laura Sparkes, Simone Fox Koob
WHO’S HUGH?
There’s no dispute, Hugh Sheridan is one of the nicest people anyone could ever hope to meet. On screen and in the theatre, he’s also one of Australia’s finest, and most loved, actors. But in 2020, Hugh became the target of a hate campaign that was so vile it almost broke him. The reason he was viciously attacked defies belief. He dared to do what actors are paid to do: act. As Tara Brown reports, the controversy arose after he was offered the leading part in the musical stage production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Hugh considered it the role of a lifetime, but by accepting the part he offended a very angry minority group who made it their mission to brutally cancel him.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producer: Serge Negus
SUNDAY, APRIL 30, AT 8.35PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
THE MULES OF INSTAGRAM
It doesn’t matter where in the world they ply their trade, criminals share common traits. Greed. Arrogance. And more often than not, high levels of stupidity. It’s certainly the case for Isabelle Legacé and Melina Roberge. Blinded by the promise of a small fortune, as well as a free luxury cruise from England to Australia, the two young Canadians agreed to help smuggle 95 kilograms of cocaine in their luggage. But as Karl Stefanovic reports, they came unstuck because they couldn’t stop sharing the happy snaps of their journey on Instagram. They seemed to believe that being drug mules was as easy as getting a South Pacific suntan. Little did they know, as they cruised towards Sydney, the Australian Border Force was ready and waiting and had arranged a special welcome party for them.
Reporter: Karl Stefanovic
Producers: Amelia Ballinger, Sammi Taylor, Sébastien Trahan
ROLL THE DICE
With economic ups and downs every other day, it’s not surprising that millions of Australians currently feel like they’re living in a giant game of snakes and ladders. On Wednesday a small drop in the rate of inflation was seen as a positive blip for people doing it tough. But sitting at seven per cent, the number is still way too high. Bringing inflation down isn’t difficult though. There’s a quick and easy fix. The problem, however, is that homeowners with mortgages will suffer even more because interest rates must rise further. In about 48 hours the country will know for sure if the under-siege Reserve Bank has the mettle to tame the inflation beast, but in the meantime, Tom Steinfort reports, it might be wise for everyone to assume the brace position.
Reporter: Tom Steinfort
Producer: Hannah Bowers
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60 Minutes Special 9:35 pm
KATHLEEN FOLBIGG: REASONABLE DOUBT?
This week, in a Sydney courtroom, Australia’s worst female serial killer edged closer to freedom. For the last 20 years, Kathleen Folbigg has been languishing in prison for taking the lives of her four babies, Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura. However, startling new scientific evidence could prove she’s not a villain but a victim who has been locked up for nothing.
In an extended program, we revisit 60 MINUTES’ 2021 story which revealed a group of 90 of the world’s most respected scientists, medical practitioners and academics had determined that an enormous miscarriage of justice had occurred in this case. The group, which included two Nobel Laureates, is backing some extraordinary research, headed by a professor of immunology at the Australian National University, that has put the murders under the microscope and identified a rare genetic mutation inherited by two of the babies. The experts say it’s breakthrough evidence that almost certainly explains the cause of the babies’ deaths. It’s a stunning twist in this tragic story, but is it enough to overturn the findings of multiple court cases and judicial inquiries, and set Kathleen Folbigg free?
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producer: Tracey Hannaford
THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, MAY 7, AT 8.35PM
THE KING AND US
It’s not often a 74-year-old takes on a new job, let alone one they’ll keep for the rest of their life, but such is the lot of King Charles III. This weekend the monarch will be crowned and will officially begin the near impossible task of filling his mother’s shoes. Polling has shown that not only was Queen Elizabeth II immensely more popular than Charles, so too are his son, Prince William, his sister Anne, Princess Royal, and even his grandchildren. And it’s not only in the United Kingdom where the new King needs to win people over. In Australia, the R word, republic, is once again being muttered. But on 60 MINUTES, close confidantes of His Majesty and Queen Camilla tell reporter Tom Steinfort why the monarchy is in the best hands.
Reporter: Tom Steinfort
Producers: Natalie Clancy, Sheree Gibson, Naomi Shivaraman
HAMMER BLOW
At precisely the time Australia needs a robust construction industry to build desperately needed housing, in Victoria a major crisis is unfolding. There the building regulator, a vital arm of the Andrews state government, seems to have given up on doing its job. It’s called the Victorian Building Authority, or VBA, and it’s supposed to protect consumers from dodgy construction companies and tradespeople. On assignment for 60 MINUTES, The TODAY Show’s Christine Ahern reports how the VBA’s inaction is a hammer blow for people trying to build a roof over their heads.
Reporter: Christine Ahern
Producer: Lisa Brown
An early promo aired during the Lego Masters: Grand Masters finale tonight, about the follow-up to the Cleo Smith abduction story (which aired in February last year as part of the new season premiere). It used a clip from Tara Brown’s interview with Cleo’s mum Ellie Smith and stepdad Jake Gliddon.
The story will air this Sunday, May 14, following the debut of The Summit.
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