Karlos sure loves a good laugh
About as hard hitting as 10 News+ 
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THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, AT 8.35PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
VIRGINIA’S FINAL WISH
Virginia Giuffre was an incredibly courageous woman. She made global headlines for taking on and bringing down billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. In the process she also sensationally revealed she had been trafficked to Prince Andrew. But despite the at-times-unrelenting media coverage her story attracted, few people knew of the private battle she endured. Virginia, who was living in Western Australia, died in April at the age of 41. Five months on, members of her family, along with her closest confidantes, reveal what was happening in her life. They tell reporter Tara Brown it was Virginia’s final wish to inform the world about the agony of her last days.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producers: Laura Sparkes, Sheree Gibson
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Nine icon Liz Hayes made bullying claims against 60 Minutes executive producer
Nine Entertainment held a confidential investigation into claims legendary journalist Liz Hayes and her Emmy award-winning producer Gareth Harvey were bullied by the boss of its flagship current affairs program 60 Minutes.
The Sunday Telegraph can reveal the inquiry, run by Enterprise Investigations, was held at the same time the network conducted a separate, high-profile investigation into the workplace culture at Nine – but it was never made public.
The allegations were levelled at Kirsty Thomson, who has served as executive producer of 60 Minutes for nearly a decade and was recently promoted to run the new long-form desk alongside her 60 Minutes responsibilities.
In a statement, a spokesman for Nine said they stand “unequivocally” by Thomson, noting she had a “proven track record” and was only recently acknowledged as a mentor at the industry awards.
It was Thomson’s alleged behaviour towards Hayes, who had been at the network for more than 40 years before leaving earlier this year, and Gareth Harvey, a producer on 60 Minutes and the executive producer of Hayes’ show Under Investigation, which resulted in a formal complaint being made.
It’s understood one of the reasons Hayes left Nine in February was because she no longer wished to work with Thomson.
THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, AT 8.35PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
PERSON OF INTEREST
For homicide detectives everywhere, there is no greater frustration than an unsolved murder, especially when there’s an obvious person of interest, but not enough evidence to bring them to justice. A case in point is the killing of Prabha Arunkumar in a Sydney park ten years ago. The young wife and mother was stabbed to death as she walked home alone from work. At the time of the attack Prabha was on the phone to her husband in India. But even though he was more than 10,000 kilometres away, police say Arun Govindaraju knows more than he’s letting on. On 60 MINUTES, Dimity Clancey travels to India and confronts Govindaraju about the brutal death of his wife.
Reporter: Dimity Clancey
Producer: Natalie Clancy
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MR SHEEN COMES CLEAN
At the height of his fame, Charlie Sheen was one of Hollywood’s truly great actors. But off-camera he became an even more successful bad-boy. The one-time highest paid star on TV was a drug, alcohol and sex addict whose mishaps and meltdowns were as frequent as they were public. But eight years ago, something quite miraculous and unexpected happened. Sheen cleaned up his act. And now, as he tells Amelia Adams, instead of trying to hide his deepest, darkest and dirtiest secrets, he’s owning up to them. No need to worry though, sobriety certainly hasn’t made Charlie boring.
Reporter: Amelia Adams
Producer: Amelia Ballinger
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THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, AT 8.40PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
POP STAR BLUES
Twenty-five years ago, Vanessa Amorosi wowed the world with her powerful performances at both the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Sydney Olympic Games. Back then she was 19, starting out on what would become a brilliant career. Outwardly, Vanessa wore her success, along with the wealth that fame brought, with ease. But behind the scenes, not everything was shiny. For the past decade the pop star has been locked in a bitter financial dispute with her own mother. As Nine’s Tracy Grimshaw reports, it’s something Vanessa has not spoken about publicly, until now.
Reporter: Tracy Grimshaw
Producers: Anne Worthington, Sammi Taylor
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NIGHTMARE ON ALVA BEACH
One night. Five strangers. Many drinks. Two dead. What occurred seven years ago at the tiny settlement of Alva Beach in North Queensland simply shouldn’t have. It began innocently enough with a small, impromptu beach party, but somehow, hours later, became a frantic search for an injured woman, which led to a home invasion that ended with a teenager stabbing two men to death. For the first police officers called to this nightmare, the scene that confronted them could not have been more chaotic or confusing. On 60 MINUTES, Adam Hegarty meets one of those officers who reveals why, all these years later, he remains deeply troubled by what he believes was a flawed investigation into that bizarre and tragic night.
Reporter: Adam Hegarty
Producer: Serge Negus
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Now that Liz Hayes is gone, Nine should sign Tracy up for 60 permanently. 60 is sorely missing gravitas in terms of their reporting ranks, having Tracy Grimshaw would solve that problem.
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THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, AT 8.45PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
TOO MUCH SPACE
In terms of living and working conditions, it couldn’t have been more claustrophobic. For NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams though, there was actually too much space. Their mission, the first crewed flight aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule to the International Space Station, was planned for eight days. However, a combination of life-threatening mechanical malfunctions and logistic obstacles meant it ended up taking more than nine months. But as Adam Hegarty finds out, what an adventure they had as they waited for the return trip home: 400 kilometres up in space, and orbiting the earth every 90 minutes at 28,000 kilometres an hour. Butch and Suni handled their unexpectedly lengthy space odyssey with such composure that they well and truly proved they’re made of the right stuff.
Reporter: Adam Hegarty
Producers: Nichola Younger, Sheree Gibson
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POLICING MATTERS
By any measure, Krissy Barrett’s rise through the ranks of the Australian Federal Police is impressive. Twenty-five years ago, she started in the AFP as an intern. Just over a week ago she became the Commissioner, the first woman in AFP history to hold the position. But gender is not the reason she got the job. Commissioner Barrett is a highly skilled police officer who, as she tells Nine’s Tracy Grimshaw, fully understands the responsibility she has, and the significant challenges she faces to keep Australians safe.
Reporter: Tracy Grimshaw
Producer: Amelia Ballinger
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THE CONFESSION
Fifty-five years ago, three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer was snatched from a Wollongong beach. It’s presumed the little girl was murdered, even though her body has never been found. All these years later the crime remains unsolved. But there is a disturbing twist in this case. A man has disclosed to police that he mercilessly strangled Cheryl. When taken to court though, his confession was ruled inadmissible, meaning the self-proclaimed killer walked free. For the Grimmer family, not knowing where their precious girl is has meant more than half a century of torment. But as Tara Brown reports, they’ll always keep searching for Cheryl, and for any clues to help police track down the person responsible for taking her.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producer: Toni Ambrogetti
Another report from Tracy Grimshaw.
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Are we to assume that Nine will refresh 60 Minutes’ graphics package next?
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You already have. 
THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, AT 8.45PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
LOOK! NO HANDS (OR FEET)
It’s not widely known yet, but a revolution is happening on our roads. Self-driving cars have arrived in Australia. They’re Teslas fitted with updated software which means drivers can travel from A to B with their hands off the wheel and their feet off the pedals. There’s no doubt the technology seems impressive, but as Amelia Adams discovers, that doesn’t guarantee it’s safe, or even that it works all the time. In America self-driving Teslas have been involved in serious crashes, a number fatal. So what are Australia’s road and vehicle regulators doing to stop similar tragedies happening here? As it turns out, not much.
Reporter: Amelia Adams
Producers: Toni Ambrogetti, Garry McNab
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NOT SO HEROIC
Anyone who looks up to the sky and sees a Westpac rescue helicopter flying by will quite likely spare a thought for the heroes onboard, dedicated to saving lives 24/7. While people often believe these famous choppers are all part of one operation, in fact there are a number of different rescue entities dotted around the country. Unfortunately, not all of them are as heroic as Australians think. In this joint 60 MINUTES, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age investigation, the northern New South Wales Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service faces damning allegations of a toxic and hazardous work environment, relentless bullying, sexual harassment and, equally troubling, a lack of safety compliance.
Reporter: Eryk Bagshaw
Producers: Laura Sparkes, Patrick Begley
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THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, AFTER THE BLOCK ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW
BUILDING BAD
When 60 MINUTES, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald exposed the widespread rottenness in the construction wing of the CFMEU, the federal government was quick to promise to clean it up. And progress seemed to be made. Decent, hard-working unionists were identified and promoted, while the baddies were booted. Or so it seemed. What’s emerging now though, 15 months on, is that some suspected corrupt union officials were not sacked, rather the exact opposite. And as Nick McKenzie discovers, believe it or not, they’ve even been given expanded leadership roles at the CFMEU.
Reporter: Nick McKenzie
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LEARNING TO BE DIFFERENT
The number of Australian children who don’t ever enrol in mainstream education, or do attend school but then leave it, has doubled in the last five years. It means that more than 48,000 kids don’t sit in a traditional classroom now. Instead, they’re embracing a different kind of learning. It’s mostly known as home-schooling, but now terms like un-schooling or, if you’ve got enough money, world-schooling, are also being added to the vocabulary. As Adam Hegarty reports, bullying and school refusal are some of the reasons for the increase in numbers, but so too are parents who defiantly think they know better than the teachers.
Reporter: Adam Hegarty
Producer: Sandra Odorisio
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IN NEED OF CARE
Up until she was eight, Juliette Playford thought she was a normal kid living a normal, happy life. Then everything changed. To escape gambling debts and the fact he had lost his job, her father decided to murder his family and take his own life. Tragically, Stephen Playford succeeded in killing his youngest daughter Sidney, but failed in his attempt to kill Juliette, or her mother Maria. And he didn’t die. Ever since that awful night, Juliette, now 18, has been trying to heal from the trauma she has suffered. What she’s realised is that child survivors of domestic violence don’t receive the care they need. As she tells Dimity Clancey, Australia needs to take urgent action to address this terrible situation.
Reporter: Dimity Clancey
Producers: Anne Worthington, Toni Ambrogetti
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THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, AT 8.30PM ON 9 & 9NOW
PRINCE NO MORE
What shame Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has brought upon the royal family. His association with now-dead billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was clearly beyond the pale. But even worse, blinded by his own arrogance, he thought he could lie his way out of damning accusations made by Virginia Giuffre, that she was sex-trafficked to him when she was just 17. Leaked emails also subsequently exposed him as the engineer of a smear campaign to discredit Ms Giuffre’s claims. Ultimately, the damage Andrew was inflicting on the monarchy was so immense that King Charles had no option but to strip his brother of all his titles and honours, including Prince. Adding to Andrew’s humiliation, he’s being evicted from his 30-room royal mansion. As Tara Brown reports, many are demanding his next home be a prison cell.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producers: Laura Sparkes, Sammi Taylor
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AT HOME ON THE FARM
An invitation to chat with Russell Crowe is not something to be knocked back. Not only because he’s one of the world’s great actors, and has been for decades. Unlike many other movie stars, Crowe speaks his mind. He’s happy to say exactly what he likes about Hollywood and what he doesn’t. Of course, he loves the craft of acting, but not the celebrity side of the industry. As Karl Stefanovic discovers, Russell would much rather spend his precious spare time at home on the farm.
Reporter: Karl Stefanovic
Producers: Serge Negus, Anna Cordaiy
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Clever, no doubt, last minute title change for the lead story.
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SNEAK PEEK: 241 lives lost. 1 incredible survivor. Sunday in a MUST-SEE #60Mins, the miracle passenger who escaped the fireball of the Air India crash, speaks publicly for the first time. pic.twitter.com/Y8eV4K0qzL
— 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) November 3, 2025
It’s an Australian exclusive interview as well.
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THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, AT 8.20PM ON 9 & 9NOW
THE SURVIVOR
It was a horrific disaster: 242 people were on board Air India flight 171 when it fell from the sky and blew up in a catastrophic fireball five months ago. All the passengers and crew died, except one man. Unbelievably, 39-year-old Viswashkumar Ramesh escaped the burning wreckage. His story of survival is truly incredible, but far from celebrating it, he remains grief-stricken and guilt-ridden. He wants to know why he was so lucky when so many others, including his brother Ajay, weren’t? As Dimity Clancey reports, Viswashkumar is also increasingly angry. He feels deserted by Air India and says its response to his pleas for help, along with questions about the cause of the crash, are being ignored.
Reporter: Dimity Clancey
Producers: Natalie Clancy, Sacha Passi
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IT STINKS
A dot in the Pacific, Nauru is not only one of the world’s tiniest countries, it’s also one of the most corrupt. But that doesn’t seem to bother Australia’s federal government, which is throwing billions of dollars at the place. The reason? Nauru has agreed to take a number of former detainees, or “non-citizens” as they’re called, that Canberra is desperate to get rid of. As an upfront payment, Australia has already committed over four hundred million dollars to Nauru’s dodgy government, which is led by a man who allegedly pocketed money for himself and his cronies on multiple occasions in the past. As Nick McKenzie reports in this joint 60 MINUTES, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age investigation, adding to the stench of the deal is the refusal of our government to engage in a public defence of it.
Reporter: Nick McKenzie
Producer: Garry McNab
THIS WEEK ON 60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, AT 8.40PM ON 9 & 9NOW
RIDING FOR A FALL
It’s difficult to argue with advocates of electric bikes who are spot on when describing them as convenient, cheap to run and good for the environment. There’s a big “but” though. Many of the e-bikes zooming along our roads and footpaths don’t meet Australian safety standards. Many can also be easily modified, meaning they can travel at speeds far in excess of the permitted 25 kilometres an hour. In fact, some are more like motorbikes than bikes. As Amelia Adams reports, it’s an enormous worry especially because riders are often young, inexperienced, and not cognisant that the consequences of a crash can be catastrophic.
Reporter: Amelia Adams
Producers: Sandra Odorisio, Nichola Younger
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JAWS OF STRIFE
Australia has some of the most skilful surgeons in the world. And some of the most inventive. Melbourne doctor George Dimitroulis wants the country to believe he’s one of them. He’s an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who specialises in fixing damaged jaws. To do so he has developed a 3D printed prosthetic joint. It seems impressive, but far from making his patients’ lives better, many believe they’ve ended up worse off after having the device implanted. On assignment for 60 MINUTES, Nine’s Christine Ahern speaks to patients who claim Dr Dimitroulis’s operation has resulted in immeasurable suffering.
Reporter: Christine Ahern
Producers: Natalie Clancy, Toni Ambrogetti