About this season
Code 1: Minute by Minute breaks down the hours, minutes and seconds of the biggest and most tragic news events to ever impact Australians. People from all walks of life, forever joined by a single dreadful event. The program breaks down in forensic detail exactly how these people came to cross paths at that particular catastrophic moment in time.
Episodes (8)
1. The Bourke Street Mall Tragedy
Aired 24 November 2021 • 45 min
On 20 January 2017, a car was deliberately driven into pedestrians along Bourke Street in the Melbourne CBD. Six were killed and twenty-seven were injured.
2. Terror in the City
Aired 1 December 2021 • 45 min
On 9th November 2018, a 30 year old terrorist armed with a knife went on a rampage in Bourke Street, Melbourne stabbing three people. Multiple first responders recount their experiences on that tragic day.
3. The City Killer
Aired 8 December 2021 • 45 min
On August 13, 2019 computer engineer Mert Ney went on a rampage in Sydney's CBD. He stabbed to death 24 year old escort Michaela Dunn and another woman passing by.
4. Death in the Tunnel
Aired 15 December 2021 • 45 min
On 23rd March 2007 a collision occurred in Melbourne's Burnley Tunnel, it would affect the psyche of the state. The crash involved multiple trucks and cars setting off an explosion hot enough to melt cars.
5. Perth Air Show Disaster
Aired 12 January 2022 • 44 min
A father of three and his girlfriend died when their seaplane crashed into Perth’s Swan River in front of 60,000 spectators. Families watched in horror.
6. The Bedside Murders
Aired 22 December 2021 • 45 min
One of Australia's worst mass murders happened in a quiet suburban nursing home. A nurse caught stealing prescription drugs decided to burn the nursing home down in the middle of the night.
7. Horror on the Harbour
Aired 29 December 2021 • 45 min
A group of friends boarded a small boat on Sydney Harbour which would change their lives forever. Six of them were killed when their boat collided...
8. The Killer Storm
Aired 5 January 2022 • 45 min
In 2016, Melbourne experienced the world’s largest epidemic thunderstorm asthma event which killed 10 Australians.