60 Minutes Australia

Feb 11, 1979 (en) News [60] Min
  • First Air Date
    Feb 11, 1979
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    65.29%
  • Original title
    60 Minutes Australia
  • Release
    Feb 11, 1979
  • en
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Overview

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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  2. Producer

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Season 3 ( )

Season 2023 ( )

Features current affairs stories from across Australia and the globe. Join the team of reporters, including Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Liam Bartlett, Michael Usher and Charles Wooley, as they investigate, analyse and uncover the issues affecting all Australians. Each week, Peter Harvey brings your opinions to the table in his mailbag segment.

Episode 31

Episode: 31

Season 30 ( )

Season 41 ( 2010-05-15)

5.15

Episode: 20

5.23

Episode: 21

5.30

Episode: 22

6.13

Episode: 24

6.27

Episode: 26

7.04

Episode: 27

7.11

Episode: 28

7.18

Episode: 29

8.08

Episode: 32

9.12

Episode: 37

9.19

Episode: 38

9.26

Episode: 39

10.03

Episode: 40

10.10

Episode: 41

10.17

Episode: 42

10.24

Episode: 43

Season 2011 ( 2011-02-13)

2011-02-13

Episode: 1

2011-02-20

Episode: 2

2011-02-27

Episode: 3

2011-03-13

Episode: 5

2011-03-20

Episode: 6

2011-03-27

Episode: 7

2011-04-03

Episode: 8

2011-04-10

Episode: 9

2011-04-17

Episode: 10

2011-04-24

Episode: 11

2011-05-01

Episode: 12

2011-05-08

Episode: 13

2011-05-15

Episode: 14

2011-05-22

Episode: 15

2011-05-29

Episode: 16

2011-06-05

Episode: 17

2011-06-19

Episode: 19

2011-06-26

Episode: 20

2011-07-03

Episode: 21

2011-07-10

Episode: 22

2011-07-17

Episode: 23

2011-07-24

Episode: 24

2011-07-31

Episode: 25

2011-08-07

Episode: 26

2011-08-14

Episode: 27

2011-08-28

Episode: 28

2011-09-11

Episode: 30

2011-09-18

Episode: 31

2011-09-25

Episode: 32

2011-10-09

Episode: 34

2011-10-30

Episode: 35

2011-11-06

Episode: 36

2011-11-13

Episode: 37

2011-11-20

Episode: 38

2011-11-27

Episode: 39

Season 2012 ( 2012-03-11)

2012-03-11

Episode: 1

2012-03-18

Episode: 2

2012-03-25

Episode: 3

2012-04-01

Episode: 4

2012-04-08

Episode: 5

2012-04-29

Episode: 6

2012-05-06

Episode: 7

2012-05-13

Episode: 8

2012-05-20

Episode: 9

2012-05-27

Episode: 10

2012-06-03

Episode: 11

2012-06-10

Episode: 12

2012-06-24

Episode: 13

2012-07-08

Episode: 15

2012-07-15

Episode: 16

2012-07-22

Episode: 17

2012-08-19

Episode: 18

2012-08-26

Episode: 19

2012-09-02

Episode: 20

2012-09-09

Episode: 21

2012-09-16

Episode: 22

2012-09-30

Episode: 24

2012-10-07

Episode: 25

2012-10-14

Episode: 26

2012-10-21

Episode: 27

2012-11-04

Episode: 29

2012-11-11

Episode: 30

2012-11-18

Episode: 31

2012-11-25

Episode: 32

2012-12-02

Episode: 33

2012-12-23

Episode: 36

2012-12-30

Episode: 37

Season 2013 ( 2013-01-06)

2013-01-06

Episode: 1

2013-01-27

Episode: 2

2013-02-17

Episode: 3

2013-02-24

Episode: 4

2013-03-03

Episode: 5

2013-03-10

Episode: 6

2013-03-17

Episode: 7

2013-03-24

Episode: 8

2013-03-31

Episode: 9

2013-04-14

Episode: 10

2013-04-21

Episode: 11

2013-04-28

Episode: 12

2013-05-05

Episode: 13

2013-05-12

Episode: 14

2013-05-19

Episode: 15

2013-05-26

Episode: 16

2013-06-02

Episode: 17

2013-06-09

Episode: 18

2013-06-16

Episode: 19

2013-06-23

Episode: 20

2013-06-30

Episode: 21

2013-07-07

Episode: 22

2013-07-14

Episode: 23

2013-07-21

Episode: 24

2013-08-04

Episode: 25

2013-08-11

Episode: 26

2013-08-18

Episode: 27

2013-08-25

Episode: 28

2013-09-01

Episode: 29

2013-09-08

Episode: 30

2013-09-15

Episode: 31

2013-09-22

Episode: 32

2013-09-29

Episode: 33

2013-10-20

Episode: 35

2013-10-13

Episode: 36

2013-11-03

Episode: 37

2013-11-10

Episode: 38

2013-11-17

Episode: 39

2013-11-24

Episode: 40

2013-12-01

Episode: 41

2013-12-08

Episode: 42

Season 2018 ( )

Last Drinks, Crossing the Line, Jacki

Episode: 38

Season 2019 ( 2019-02-03)

Busted!, Faulty Towers, Grand Slammed

Episode: 1

Where is Shelly?, Trick or Treatment, Love Actually

Episode: 2

Babies at First Sight, Road to Success, Little Legend

Episode: 3

Michael Jackson: What the Maid Saw

Episode: 4

MH370: Never Give Up

Episode: 5

Witness to Murder, The Odd Couple

Episode: 6

Terror in Christchurch, Inconceivable

Episode: 7

Snake Island, Growing Pains, The Tall Guy

Episode: 8

Evil in the outback, Charlie’s devils

Episode: 9

Sex, lies and police tape

Episode: 10

Plastic, not so fantastic, Armageddon outta here, Giant Leap

Episode: 11

All by myself, The truth hurts, Mrs cricket

Episode: 12

Class warfare, The Real Julian Assange, The Two amigos

Episode: 13

Fatal Flaw

Episode: 14

Why?, In too deep, Work strife balance

Episode: 15

Dirty rotten scoundrels, Children of the revolution, And I’m Bob Hawke

Episode: 16

Jeni’s army

Episode: 17

The dingo did it

Episode: 18

What a Guy, Sugar and old spice

Episode: 19

Captive

Episode: 20

Get smart, Paradise lost, Keep out

Episode: 21

John Jarratt: Inside the trial

Episode: 22

Battle royale, On our doorstep

Episode: 23

Crown Unmasked

Episode: 24

Olivia's Gift

Episode: 25

Return to sender, Hunting for answers

Episode: 26

Unforgettable, Rise of the unicorns, I’m not Mike Munro

Episode: 27

The Confession

Episode: 28

No worries, Battlefront Hong Kong, Insiders out

Episode: 29

There’s something about Meghan, Evil on the outside, The spray

Episode: 30

Preaching to the converted, Backstreet men, Jeni’s army

Episode: 31

Secrets of war

Episode: 32

The sniper

Episode: 33

The Big lie, Wake me up

Episode: 34

The shark whisperer, Fight of his life

Episode: 35

Death of a monster, The Force, Water rats

Episode: 36

Murder rates, Village of the damned

Episode: 37

Scandal

Episode: 39

The C bomb, Seeing red, Like father, like son

Episode: 40

China’s spy secrets

Episode: 41

Tough stuff, No pain, no gain, China’s Spy Secrets: Update

Episode: 42

Busted

Episode: 43

The dingo did it, What a Guy

Episode: 44

Evil in the Outback, Rickey Gervais

Episode: 45

Sex, lies and police tape

Episode: 46

Where is Shelly, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’

Episode: 47

Trick or Treatment

Episode: 48

In too deep, The tall guy, Moon talker

Episode: 49

Season 2020 ( 2020-02-09)

Fire fight, Windsors and Losers

Episode: 1

Sarah Ristevski: The untold story

Episode: 2

Crown unmasked, The Weinstein trial

Episode: 3

The Principal’s Principle, Know My Name

Episode: 4

World of Pain, Dolly’s Secret, Home of Horror

Episode: 5

Coronavirus: World of pain (Update), What would you do?, Dirty Dealing

Episode: 6

Coronavirus: Brave New World

Episode: 7

Coronavirus Crisis: Together, Apart

Episode: 8

Coronavirus: Global crisis

Episode: 9

Deep impact, Man of conviction

Episode: 10

Time's up, Made in China, The Vaccine wars

Episode: 11

Intensive Caring, Who’s W.H.O?, End of Trade, Child’s Play

Episode: 12

Trading Blows, Sea Sick, On The Right Track, The Cost of Living, Bianca

Episode: 13

The Price of Freedom, Way Out There

Episode: 14

Escape from the Palace, Shot in the dark, She’ll be Wright

Episode: 15

Shock Waves, Help

Episode: 16

Love and other catastrophes

Episode: 17

Mad as hell, Jesse Jackson, Poisoned

Episode: 18

The faceless man

Episode: 19

King Hit, Top Secrets

Episode: 20

Foreign interference, Madeleine, Dusty's war

Episode: 21

Right hand woman, Money for nothing

Episode: 22

Super splurge, R.I.P Hong Kong, Wrongs and rights

Episode: 23

Enemy of the state, Fire and ice

Episode: 24

Mary Trump, What now?, Enemy of the state: Update

Episode: 25

Security Breach, ’Til Depp Do Us Part, Order of the Court

Episode: 26

The Experiment, Buyer Beware

Episode: 27

The Red Zone, Confessions of a Cop

Episode: 28

Party Games, The Good Doctor, Despicable Him

Episode: 29

Deep blues, Living hell, Katy’s smile

Episode: 30

Innocence Ignored

Episode: 31

The Greatest Loss

Episode: 32

Lady and the Trumps, The Long Haul, Urban Legend

Episode: 33

The Bogeyman, Angel Babies

Episode: 34

No 2nd Prize, The Big Smoke

Episode: 35

Anti-Social Media, Game of Thrones

Episode: 36

Operation Atlantis, The Last Laugh

Episode: 37

The White Island Disaster, The Labradorables

Episode: 38

Biden His Time, The King and Thai, Bananarama

Episode: 39

The Final Battle, AC/DC

Episode: 40

Terminal Hell, A Few Bad Men, McMaster Class, Game of Thrones

Episode: 41

20/20 Hindsight

Episode: 42

Law unto Themselves, Sick and Tired

Episode: 43

Time's up, Child's play

Episode: 44

Love and other catastrophes

Episode: 45

Escape from the Palace, The Last laugh

Episode: 46

Sarah Ristevski

Episode: 47

The Experiment, She’ll be Wright, Urban legend

Episode: 48

Innocence Ignored

Episode: 49

What Would You Do? The Big Smoke, Dolly’s Secret

Episode: 50

Season 2021 ( 2021-01-31)

The Devil Wears Dior

Episode: 1

Straight to the Point, Power of Attorney, W.H.O in Wuhan, The Devil wears Dior Update

Episode: 2

The Princess diaries, Out of control

Episode: 3

The money trail, Risque business

Episode: 4

Mind Games, Tasmanian Devil

Episode: 5

Murder in paradise, Minds matter

Episode: 6

The empire strikes back, Rogue one

Episode: 7

No Joke, The Hidden Pandemic, Unforgiven

Episode: 8

Secrets of War, License to Kill

Episode: 9

Of menace and men, Faking it

Episode: 10

Rage of Consent, Blokes of Influence

Episode: 11

Crazy Rich, Great Bright Shark

Episode: 12

The Samurai Killing

Episode: 13

Beauty and the Creep

Episode: 14

Kate the Great, Neighbours, Sugar Hit

Episode: 15

Kiwis might fly, Sing or swim, The Veronicas

Episode: 16

The Facebook Gangster, Woke Up, Renovator's Delight

Episode: 17

Lilibet's Granddad, Boom and Doom

Episode: 18

At War, The Life of Brain

Episode: 19

Test of Patience, Swindle of the Century?

Episode: 20

Inside Story, The Great Gamble

Episode: 21

Adrift, Wanted, Out of Control: Update

Episode: 22

Unforgettable & Unforgivable

Episode: 23

Just Do It, Pause for Thought, The White Island Disaster

Episode: 24

Blood Money, The Young Ones.

Episode: 25

Nazis Next Door

Episode: 26

Nazis Next Door, Capitulation

Episode: 27

Murder Under The Microscope

Episode: 28

Cashing In, The Miracle Man.

Episode: 29

Not So Secret, Point of Order, The Plane People

Episode: 30

Hillsong Hell, Game Over

Episode: 31

American Tragedy, Back to School, Revenge of the Tycoon

Episode: 32

Failing Star, All The President’s Venom

Episode: 33

American Tragedy, Thumbs Down

Episode: 34

Cash for Cachet, Jet Star, Beauty and the Creep

Episode: 35

Saving the ‘Roo, Collateral Damage, No Time to Waste

Episode: 36

Breakthrough, Dirty Work, Party Time

Episode: 37

The Deafening Silence, Poking the Panda

Episode: 38

Close Encounters, Going Back, The Folbigg Tapes

Episode: 39

Dirty Money, Assassinated!, Breakthrough

Episode: 40

Kate The Great, Mind Games, The Labradorables

Episode: 41

The Samurai Killing

Episode: 42

Inside Story, Risqué Business

Episode: 44

Rogue One, No Joke

Episode: 45

Rage of Consent, Woke Up

Episode: 46

Hillsong Hell, Great Bright Shark

Episode: 47

The Life of Brain, The Miracle Man

Episode: 48

Season 2022 ( 2022-02-06)

My Name is Cleo

Episode: 1

Episode 2

Episode: 2

Episode 3

Episode: 3

Episode 4

Episode: 4

Episode 5

Episode: 5

Episode 6

Episode: 6

Episode 7

Episode: 7

Episode 8

Episode: 8

Episode 9

Episode: 9

Episode 10

Episode: 10

Episode 11

Episode: 11

Episode 12

Episode: 12

Episode 13

Episode: 13

Episode 14

Episode: 14

Episode 15

Episode: 15

Episode 16

Episode: 16

Episode 17

Episode: 17

Episode 18

Episode: 18

Episode 19

Episode: 19

Episode 20

Episode: 20

Episode 21

Episode: 21

Episode 22

Episode: 22

Episode 23

Episode: 23

Episode 24

Episode: 24

Episode 25

Episode: 25

Episode 26

Episode: 26

Episode 27

Episode: 27

Episode 28

Episode: 28

Episode 29

Episode: 29

Episode 30

Episode: 30

Episode 31

Episode: 31

Episode 32

Episode: 32

Episode 33

Episode: 33

Episode 34

Episode: 34

Episode 35

Episode: 35

October 9, 2022

Episode: 36

October 16, 2022

Episode: 37

Oct 23, 2022

Episode: 38

Oct 30, 2022

Episode: 39

Nov 6, 2022

Episode: 40

November 13, 2022

Episode: 41

Season 2023 ( )

Features current affairs stories from across Australia and the globe. Join the team of reporters, including Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Liam Bartlett, Michael Usher and Charles Wooley, as they investigate, analyse and uncover the issues affecting all Australians. Each week, Peter Harvey brings your opinions to the table in his mailbag segment.

Episode 31

Episode: 31

10th of September, 2023

Episode: 32
Feb 11, 1979 (en)
News
[60] Min
  • First Air Date Feb 11, 1979
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 65.29%
Original Title 60 Minutes Australia
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer