About this season
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.
Episodes (7)
1. Taken, I Love Lucy, Bitcoin
Aired 18 February 2018 • 60 min
Kidnapped and then auctioned as a sex slave, but is glamour model Chloe Ayling a victim or a publicity seeker; The Barnaby Joyce saga - Liz Hayes' exclusive interview with Malcolm & Lucy Turnbull; and crypto-madness – is Bitcoin a Bitcon?
2. Warning!, The Kiwi That Soared, The Extroverted Introvert
Aired 25 February 2018 • 60 min
After years on the run Australia's most dangerous con-man is finally caught and it's all captured on camera; how to combine sex & politics but not cause a scandal, NZ's remarkable new PM, Jacinda Ardern; & the one and only, Robbie Williams.
3. D For Disgrace, Size Matters
Aired 4 March 2018 • 60 min
D for disgrace - the degrading initiation rituals at University residential colleges and why 'hazing' is not a harmless tradition; plus the Aussie surfers defying death, riding 30m monster waves at Nazare.
19. Time Out
Aired 28 June 2018 • 60 min
Exploring why more Australian women in their 30s+ are choosing to freeze their eggs to “take a time out” from having children while focusing on careers and life goals.
37. Death in Paradise, From Pamela with Love
Aired 4 November 2018 • 60 min
Twenty-five years ago, a skimpy red swimsuit, a slow-motion camera and a Californian beach rocketed Pamela Anderson to worldwide fame. While most people couldn’t keep their eyes off her on the TV show Baywatch, there was something they didn’t see – her extraordinary commitment to animal rights and social justice. These days Anderson is a genuinely powerful political “mover and shaker”, with leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin happy to take her calls. She is also having an unusual love affair with the Australian founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange.
38. Let Her Speak, The Brave One, The Block
Aired 11 November 2018 • 60 min
An Aussie #MeToo outrage: Why is a young sexual assault victim being silenced by the law, and can Hollywood save the day? Plus, the brave warrior women protecting Africa's elephants and a Willy Wonka adventure inside Lego's magical HQ.
39. Last Drinks, Crossing the Line, Jacki
Aired 18 November 2018 • 47 min
Sobering new research reveals as little as one drink a day is causing us harm; The decades old secret that could crucify the Hillsong Church.