60 Minutes - Extra Minutes

Andrew Probyn and Anne Worthington discuss everything that went wrong with Taipan military helicopter that was introduced to Australia's Defence fleet in 2007, replacing the old Black Hawks and Sea Kings, but has been plagued by safety issues, culminating in the catastrophic crash during an exercise in 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amelia Adams and Nichola Younger discuss the growing safety risks around e-bikes on our roads. For their 60 Minutes story, they spoke to transport experts, law enforcers, emergency responders and grieving families who have serious concerns as the contentious mode of transport explodes in popularity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Brown and Laura Sparkes discuss the legacy of Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent figures to stand up against Jeffrey Epstein and his network of powerful people. Tara has followed Virginia's story since 2019, and is one of the few journalists to have the privilege of getting to know her. Virginia took her own life in April 2025. Soon after, her revealing memoir was released.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dimity Clancey and Natalie Clancy discuss their months-long investigation into the devastating plane crash of Air India flight 171, which killed 241 onboard but saw one passenger walk away alive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Hegarty and Serge Negus discuss the extra challenges and the profound reward that come with filming animals in their natural habitat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Hegarty and Serge Negus discuss the baffling story of the Alva Beach killings, where a police officer is questioning his own investigation, following the violent deaths of two men at a beach party.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dimity Clancey and Natalie Clancy bring you this Extra Minutes episode from Southern India, where they tracked down Arun Govindaraju, who is the main person of interest in the murder of his wife, Prabha, in Sydney 10 years ago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Hegarty and Amelia Adams discuss the shocking reality of young people taking weight loss injections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Probyn and Sheree Gibson discuss sitting down with Iran's ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi before he was ordered to leave his post and declared persona-non-grata by the Albanese government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Hegarty and Sheree Gibson discuss the collapse of previously-linked but now-collapsed super funds, First Guardian and Shield, that left thousands of hardworking Australians without any money to retire on.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dimity Clancey and Anne Worthington discuss the systemic problems parents of young children face when they leave their kids in the hands of childcare providers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amelia Adams and Adam Hegarty discuss why the “Epstein Files” is hitting Donald Trump’s base differently from other controversies the US President has emerged from.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Brown and Laura Sparkes travelled halfway across the globe to Greenland to discover the precious rare earth minerals at the centre of escalating tensions between Donald Trump, China and Russia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dimity Clancey and Anne Worthington discuss their Australian outback investigation into the confounding murder and disappearance of gold prospector Bruce Schuler.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christine Ahern talks to documentary filmmaker Jamie Tahsin, who had witnessed the inner workings of Andrew Tate’s sphere of influence first hand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amelia Adams and Natalie Clancy discuss the avoidable tragedy of the Sea Dragon 2, the tourist boat that capsized in Bali.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amelia Adams and Christine Ahern discuss the toothlessness of law enforcement to make dating apps safer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dimity Clancey and Anne Worthington discuss the enigma that is Melania Trump.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christine Ahern and Laura Sparkes discuss the suspicious stabbing of Jason Rigby, a resort manager in a Fiji resort whose death was initially ruled as suicide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Brown and Laura Sparkes discuss the shameful mid-20th-century practice of forcing unwed mothers to give up their child for adoption, then being made to take carcinogenic drugs to dry up their breast milk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Brown and Nichola Younger discuss the brave woman who might unlock the mystery of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amelia Adams and Serge Negus discuss China’s growing influence in the Pacific.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christine Ahern and Sammi Taylor discuss the long-held secrets that finally came to the surface because of the Diddy trial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dimity Clancey and Natalie Clancy discuss the shocking murder of young Central Coast woman Audrey Griffin, and the frustrating ordeal her family endured during the investigation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Brown and Laura Sparkes discuss the change of power in the Federal seat of Dickson following last week's election. The David versus Goliath fight saw the once-mighty leader of the Opposition not only lose government, but also the faith of his own electorate, giving way to new blood with a different perspective on politics. Welcome to Parliament, Ali France.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Hegarty and Sammi Taylor discuss the latest trend in artificial intelligence technology that's left them terrified - AI bots that engage in love, relationships, companionships, and for some, marriage with human beings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Brown and Serge Negus discuss the findings from the police investigation on actor Gene Hackman’s death, and how such a tragic end to one’s life can be prevented.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Hegarty and Sammi Taylor discuss the latest Hollywood feud between It Ends With Us co-stars, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amelia Adams sits down with Michael Fanone, a former police officer who was violently assaulted and nearly killed by the angry mob at the United States Capitol on January 6 2021. He describes the MAGA-fueled Proud Boys as a domestic terrorist organisation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dimity Clancey and Hannah Bowers discuss the shocking secrets from inside the world’s biggest social media company, Facebook.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amelia Adams and Nichola Younger discuss the confounding case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who spent her childhood as the victim of her mother’s Munchausen syndrome by proxy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Brown and Anne Worthington discuss the harrowing story of women targeted and attacked by notorious business figure Mohamed Al-Fayed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dimity Clancey and Natalie Clancy discuss what it's like to cover a story on the Royal Family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amelia Adams and Laura Sparkes discuss the foiled bombing on an Etihad flight from Australia to Abu Dhabi.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Brown discusses her iconic Belle Gibson interview with Sheree Gibson (no relation to Belle!), the 60 Minutes producer who spent months getting to know the cancer con whose story inspired the Netflix drama, Apple Cider Vinegar.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dimity Clancey and Natalie Clancy travelled to Mazan, a small town in southern France, now stigmatised by the heinous sex crimes of Dominique Pelicot on his wife, Gisele.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Brown and Serge Negus discuss the mass methanol poisoning in Laos that killed six backpackers, including two Melbourne women.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Brown sits down with American journalist Robert Rand who's been following the Menendez killing since 1989.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liam Bartlett chats with Adrian McManus about everything she says she witnessed while working as a maid for Michael Jackson in Neverland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karl Stefanovic sits down with Hollywood legend Al Pacino as he looks back on his life growing up in 1960s New York and the brilliant acting career that followed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amelia Adams and Natalie Clancy discuss whether or not Australia will ever secure the three Virginia Class nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS deal, now with the new US administration under Donald Trump.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A collective memory of nine hostages retelling the 17-hour terror they endured at the mercy of a gunman on December 15, 2014.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Brown and Sammi Taylor discuss the rare group of people with super brains - the power to remember every detailed memory of their lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amelia Adams and Laura Sparkes discuss cryonics - the practice of freezing a human body at death in hopes of bringing it back to life in the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reporter Tara Brown discusses the possible resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez with producer Serge Negus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eryk Bagshaw and Laura Sparkes discuss the latest development in Australia's push to stop vaping.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amelia Adams and Nichola Younger discuss their first-hand experience covering the 2024 United States Presidential election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dimity Clancey and Amelia Adams discuss the deaths of Charli Powell, Molly Wilkes, and the many victims of domestic violence unaccounted for in the already-alarming national crisis. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available 24/7. Lifeline: Call 13 11 14, text 0477 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au. Beyond Blue: Call 1300 22 4636 or visit beyondblue.org.au. 1800RESPECT: Call 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.au.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Brown and Hannah Bowers discuss the tragic case of Lilie James, whose death horrified Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amelia Adams and Nichola Younger discuss their trip to Berkeley, California, where they met the people who know Kamala Harris the most.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dimity Clancey and Anne Worthington discuss what really happened to Charlise Mutten, the nine-year-old stuffed in a barrel after she was brutally killed in thick bushland in Queensland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.