60 Minutes Australia (1979)
60 Minutes, an Australian version of the U.S. television newsmagazine 60 Minutes, airs on Sunday nights on the Nine Network and is presented in much the same way as the American program on which it is based. The New Zealand version of the show has also featured segments of the Australian version. Gerald Stone, the founding executive producer, was given the job by Kerry Packer and was told: "I don't give a f... what it takes. Just do it and get it right." After the first episode was broadcast on 11 February 1979, Packer was less than impressed, telling Stone: "You've blown it, son. You better fix it fast." Over the years, Stone's award winning 60 Minutes revolutionised Australian current affairs reporting and enhanced the careers of Ray Martin, Ian Leslie, George Negus, and later Jana Wendt. Since it was first broadcast, 60 Minutes has won five Silver Logies, one Special Achievement Logie, and received nominations for a further six Logie awards.
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- 1 1. 2013-01-062013-01-06In the Pink On stage, she's a feisty rock chick — a woman with a big voice whose songs can make a bloke feel very small indeed. Just ask her husband. So it always surprises us how
- 2 2. 2013-01-272013-01-27Walking Tall We all want to fit in. That's just the way we're wired. But for the young man you’ll meet on Sunday night, blending into the crowd is an impossible dream. Igor is dang
- 3 3. 2013-02-172013-02-17Matthew Newton Say the name Matthew Newton and most people will offer an opinion. The view is that he’s either a violent boyfriend, or a mentally ill man. Repeatedly, courts here i
- 4 4. 2013-02-242013-02-24Superbugs No-one would expect an innocuous little cut to threaten your life or cost you all 4 limbs. But that’s exactly what happened to Aimee Copeland, when her body was attacked
- 5 5. 2013-03-032013-03-03Titanic Clive Mention the name Clive Palmer and everything that comes to mind is BIG. Big money. Big ideas. Big opinions. One of Australia’s richest men – he’s also one of the mos
- 6 6. 2013-03-102013-03-10For Better or Worse After 50 years together, you’d think Bill and Gladys Forward had seen-off all life could throw at them. That was until Gladys was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dis
- 7 7. 2013-03-172013-03-17Justice Overboard To the police, she’s a cold blooded killer. To her supporters: the victim of justice denied. Susan Neil-Fraser is serving 23 years in a Hobart prison for the murd
- 8 8. 2013-03-242013-03-24The Survivor Independents’ Day Loss of Faith The Survivor By now, most people know the incredible story of Australian woman, Gill Hicks. In 2005, both of her legs were blown off, d
- 9 9. 2013-03-312013-03-31The Imposter Big Man, Big Heart Roam Free The Imposter Truth may be stranger than fiction but this story is simply gob-smacking. It begins with the disappearance of a teenage boy.
- 10 10. 2013-04-142013-04-14Top End Fashion The Missing Brave Levi Top End Fashion The reporters on this show can find themselves in all manner of sticky situations but Michael Usher never thought he’d be
- 11 11. 2013-04-212013-04-21Joel Madden Lancaster 739 Brave Levi Joel Madden For most Australians Joel Madden is now a household name. As lead singer of American band Good Charlotte he'd already built a legio
- 12 12. 2013-04-282013-04-28Settling Scores Leonardo Frozen Waterfalls Lauren’s Story Settling Scores This is a story about facing your demons head on. In 2009, Navy clearance diver Paul de Gelder lost h
- 13 13. 2013-05-052013-05-05Jungle Orphans The People Smuggler Dear Mum, Love Turia Jungle Orphans This is a story about Indonesia’s jungle orphanage. Not for humans but for baby orangutans. Hundreds of i
- 14 14. 2013-05-122013-05-12Flight 447 A Cultural Revolution Flight 447 This Sunday, the story of Flight 447. It has been called the "Titanic of air disasters". A passenger aircraft so advanced that the chanc
- 15 15. 2013-05-192013-05-19The Lost Pharoah Trail Blaiser Cleveland’s Evil The Lost Pharaoh In the modern history of Ancient Egypt, new world-headline-making discoveries are rare. This Sunday a Royal tomb fu
- 16 16. 2013-05-262013-05-26Genetic Curse Miracle at Sea Hazel Genetic Curse When Angelina Jolie announced she'd taken the drastic step of removing both her breasts to avoid cancer, she was widely lauded for
- 17 17. 2013-06-022013-06-02Australian Rabies Scammed! Search for Truth Australian Rabies The deadly threat of Rabies has reached our shores. Earlier this year, the Australian Bat Lyssavirus, claimed its thir
- 18 18. 2013-06-092013-06-09Invisible Threat Rag Trade Inside Scientology Tahlia's Story Invisible Threat It was brazen and brutal. When a British soldier was run down by a car in London and then hacked to de
- 19 19. 2013-06-162013-06-16Emma Everest ER Outback Hope Emma It’s the most exciting day in a parent’s life – finding out whether their baby is a boy or a girl. But for some, the answer is not always clea
- 20 20. 2013-06-232013-06-23Murder on Parole Lost and Found Murder on Parole As multiple rapist and murderer Adrian Bayley sits in his jail cell with no prospect of release for 35 years. This monster stalked,
- 21 21. 2013-06-302013-06-30Ghost Cities Late Bloomers Hugh and Deb Ghost Cities We have a lot to thank our Chinese neighbours for. The Communist giant’s remarkable boom has shielded us here in Australia from
- 22 22. 2013-07-072013-07-07Fatal Flaw Emma Known Unto God Fatal Flaw The Robinson R44 is one of the most popular helicopters in Australia. It’s commonly used by small business, tourism operators, and in regi
- 23 23. 2013-07-142013-07-14Reasonable Doubt Ancient Giants Reasonable Doubt In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was found guilty of killing her 3 babies and 1 toddler. Initially, all four children were found to hav
- 24 24. 2013-07-212013-07-21Made of Steel Trigger Happy Bull Run Made of Steel Liam Knight is a living miracle. In January, he was at a friend’s 18th birthday party, when a two and a half metre steel pole
- 25 25. 2013-08-042013-08-04
- 26 26. 2013-08-112013-08-11P!NK Fighting Back Supernova P!NK Australia is tickled Pink! Once again the enigmatic singer has taken up residence and during this current national tour she’ll perform to more tha
- 27 27. 2013-08-182013-08-18Crude Solution Love Twist The Boss Crude Solution When petroleum giant BP spilled millions of litres of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico 3 years ago, it was the worst ever offshor
- 28 28. 2013-08-252013-08-25Turia Pitt The Humpback Crude Solution Turia Pitt In 2011, Turia Pitt set out to compete in an ultra marathon across the harsh Kimberley region. A few hours later she would be figh
- 29 29. 2013-09-012013-09-01Smarty Pants Allergy Free A Mother's Pain Smarty Pants Women will understand this story straight away… but blokes may be left slightly bewildered. Sara Blakely is the creator of Sp
- 30 30. 2013-09-082013-09-08Killer Cure Flyin' Ryan Alicia Keys Killer Cure Imagine doctors saying they’ve found a cure for childhood cancer. Not some quackery, but a genuine cure. Well, that’s what resea
- 31 31. 2013-09-152013-09-15Justice for Kiesha Urban Myth JFK Justice for Kiesha It’s often said the bond between a mother and her child is unbreakable. Which is why it seems inexplicable when a child is
- 32 32. 2013-09-222013-09-22Testing Times Abducted TWA 800 Testing Times Right now across the country one million students, their parents and teachers are sweating on the NAPLAN results – the national numerac
- 33 33. 2013-09-292013-09-29Fatal Call The Girl Curse of the Bounty Fatal Call Sarah Durazza was a 26 year old woman, with the world at her feet. She was a beautiful Miss World runner up, who was devoted
- 35 35. 2013-10-202013-10-20Chopper Dolly Chopper Just 16 days before he died, Tara Brown sat down with Mark 'Chopper' Read for his last ever interview. It quickly became a confessional in which he admitte
- 36 36. 2013-10-132013-10-13Seventh Heaven Face of Evil Nuclear Paradise Seventh Heaven How does Philip Sharp manage it? He’s got seven wives. They’ve borne him 18 children. Life in the Sharp household is
- 37 37. 2013-11-032013-11-03Sleeping Giant In Their Footsteps Saving Petra Lifehouse Sleeping Giant Mountains aren’t usually known for their role in making and preserving history. But when Mount Vesuvius
- 38 38. 2013-11-102013-11-10Chloe’s Law Island of Youth Julia Morris Trail Blaiser Chloe’s Law Chloe Fergusson was just like any other 15 year old girl – she loved hanging out with her friends, talking a
- 39 39. 2013-11-172013-11-17Space Oddity Life after Death Lucky Betty Space Oddity 44 years after man set foot on the moon, we’ve almost got a bit blasé about space travel. Astronauts, once galactic rock-
- 40 40. 2013-11-242013-11-24World Exclusive: Off the Wall The Somerton Man Gentle Giants Finnan’s Legacy World Exclusive: Off the Wall Conrad Murray is the man who killed Michael Jackson. He was also Jac
- 41 41. 2013-12-012013-12-01Toxic Flyer Pain Free Big Blue Death Defying Toxic Flyer For some people, flying is an anxious white-knuckle ride as they carry a pressing fear that the aircraft will crash. B
- 42 42. 2013-12-082013-12-08The Rolling Stones Print the Future Frozen Waterfalls The Rolling Stones No-one, least of all The Rolling Stones themselves, could have imagined that they’d still be together 5
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