Bail denied for 60 Mins driver
THE driver in the 60 minutes failed kidnap saga has been denied bail as Aussie Adam Whittington awaits his fate.
Current Affairs
The man who stole the election debate
“WHAT rich people buy a coffee with, we buy our kids dinner with.” Duncan Storrar, who sparked the #DuncanforPM hashtag on Q&A, has a few more words to say.
Mum of Lebanon ‘kidnapper’ slams Nine
AS the Australian at the heart of the 60 Minutes child abduction saga waits to learn his fate in Lebanon today, his mum has lashed out at “disgusting” Nine.
‘Malcolm’s not like the two Julias’
KELLY O’Dwyer was forced to defend Malcolm Turnbull on Q&A after a surprising zinger from the Greens’ Adam Bandt.
Kidnapper’s negotiations at ‘critical stage’
THE Australian man at the centre of the 60 Minutes child abduction saga has lashed out at the Australian Government.
Waitress exposed nude on TV: ‘No regrets’
“I THINK they were more shocked than I was. I was like, it’s a vagina, so what?” says the waitress who accidentally gave viewers a full-frontal eyeful.
‘No Skype, no pics, WhatsApp blocked’
SALLY Faulkner has been prevented from having any contact with her young children in Lebanon, a family source says.
Australia ‘out-Trumping Trump’?
DONALD Trump’s rise has horrified some, but one author has suggested on Q&A that Australians needn’t be so smug.
Tara Brown’s toughest interview
THE last thing 60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown wants to face is a hard hitting interviewer. But she’s never faced someone like this before.
60 Mins: ‘Truth will come out’
THE wife of the chief planner hired by 60 Minutes for their botched snatch story has slammed Nine for leaving her husband in a Beirut jail.
60 Minutes father has the last laugh
ALI Elamine, the father at the centre of the 60 Minutes child snatch scandal, has posted a photo of himself with his two young kids on Facebook.
Nine CEO’s fury over 60 Mins ‘mistakes’
NINE boss Hugh Marks has told of his anger over the 60 Minutes botched child recovery mission, after the program also admitted that “mistakes” were made.
Tara Brown’s defiant answer
60 MINUTES made a humble admission about its botched kidnapping story last night. Tara Brown was more defiant.
Child recovery agency rivalry turns ugly
THE child recovery organisation behind the botched 60 Minutes abduction has accused a rival organisation of tipping off the authorities.
60 Minutes dad denies receiving money
THE father at the centre of the Beirut kidnapping drama denies receiving any money despite plenty of news reports to the contrary.
Tara Brown, 60 Minutes crew flying home
TARA Brown and her 60 Minutes crew have left prison and flown out of Lebanon after charges against them were dropped.
Leaked email reveals Channel 9’s plan
A LEAKED email sent to all staff at Channel 9 has revealed how the network plans to “ascertain what went wrong”.
‘I’m offended by the lack of support’
THE 60 Minutes crew deserve better than this, writes Jenna Martin. They were just journalists doing their jobs.
60 Minutes addresses scandal
60 MINUTES addressed the Beirut child snatching scandal and the detention of its crew during last night’s broadcast.
Karl fires up over 60 Minutes scandal
TODAY host Karl Stefanovic has launched a fiery defence of his friend and colleague Tara Brown and her 60 Minutes crew after the bungled “child recovery” operation.
60 Minutes ‘thrown under bus’
THE mother at the centre of the Lebanon kidnapping controversy has been accused of “throwing everybody under the bus”.
‘I never would have done the story’
A FORMER journalist says he never would have followed the story that landed senior 60 Minutes journalist Tara Brown in jail.
Ominous warning for 60 Minutes crew
TARA Brown and her 60 Minutes crew have been warned there is “no chance” the charges against them will be dropped.
Ray Martin defends 60 Minutes
VETERAN broadcaster Ray Martin has defended the ethics of the jailed 60 Minutes crew, revealing his own involvement in a child recovery.
Lines crossed in hunt for ratings?
CHANNEL Nine has been accused of going “too far” in its botched child recovery operation while chasing ratings.
Heads will roll: 60 Mins backlash
JOBS are in danger at Channel 9 as the network starts to investigate who’s to blame for the disaster at 60 Minutes.
Crew walked into ‘jaws of death’
THE 60 Minutes crew could not have chosen a more dangerous street in Beirut for their audacious child recovery mission.
‘I belong in this hole’: Germaine loses it
IT WAS going so well. Germaine Greer was making a whole lot of sense on her return to Australian TV. But then someone brought up Caitlyn Jenner.
Tara Brown could be locked up for weeks
TARA Brown and the 60 Minutes crew could be behind bars for some time if they aren’t granted bail when they appear before a judge tonight.
Law tearing dad and son apart
BIOLOGICALLY and emotionally, John is his son’s father. But the law doesn’t agree, and now they’ve been ripped apart.
Waleed skewers Malcolm Turnbull
WALEED Aly ripped into the PM on The Project last night, taking aim at Mr Turnbull’s so-called “mongrel network”.
Chris Bath reveals her new gig
THE newsreader shocked fans last year when she walked out on Channel Seven after 20 years with the network. So what has Bath signed on for now?
Project slip-up: ‘Can we start again?’
SOMEONE seems to be getting distracted in the editing booths at The Project. This cross started fine, but quickly unravelled.
Sunrise weatherman can’t actually read weather
YOU might think being a weatherman would require the right skills — but apparently not so, according to a confession by Sunrise’s weatherman Sam Mac.
‘Sunrise a bunch of racist c***s’
INDIGENOUS singer Thelma Plum has blasted Sunrise over a segment that debated university guidelines for talking about Australia’s history.
‘I was horrified at the scale of it’
FORMER Prime Minister John Howard addressed one of the toughest moments of his tenure last night – and admitted his response didn’t go far enough.
What did Chloe’s babysitter do?
IT WAS the first time Chloe Murphy had stayed with a babysitter. She was left with injuries so horrific she couldn’t be revived.
The crime-solving super power
BRITAIN’S Scotland Yard is recruiting super recognisers — people who literally never forget a face — in order to solve crimes.
Trump’s nemesis opens up about their feud
IT’S the TV host Donald Trump loves to hate and openly attack. But Megyn Kelly has hit back, damning him with faint praise and saying he must try harder.
‘You called them bigots, homophobes’
VICTORIAN Premier Daniel Andrews was popular with the Q&A audience. Then a government Minister turned on him.
60 Minutes attack: ‘It came from nowhere’
LIZ Hayes has relived the terrifying moment the 60 Minutes crew were attacked in Stockholm, saying she was “glad to be a woman”.
Natasha Exelby gets a TV wake up call
SHE was the first casualty in Ten’s failed experiment to join the breakfast TV war, but Natasha Exelby is back in the trenches, literally.
Four Corners journos released
TWO ABC Four Corners reporters have been released after being detained by Malaysian authorities for trying to question Prime Minister Najib Razak.
‘It’s a great tragedy, but it’s not my fault’
CLIVE Palmer told sacked workers at his Queensland nickel refinery what he really thinks — and declined to rule out running for the Senate.
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