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Tara Brown ‘back at work at 60 Minutes shooting a story in the US’ after being jailed

Australian television journalist Tara Brown is reportedly back at work and shooting for a 60 Minutes assignment in the US. She has not worked for the Nine Netwo... read more

60 Minute’s Adam Whittington released from Lebanon jail after assisting Sally Faulkner

The man who allegedly organised the botched attempt to recover Sally Faulkner’s children in Beirut has been released on bail in Lebanon after 100 days in ... read more

Tara Brown and 60 Minutes receive small fine for Sally Faulkner kidnapping

Tara Brown and her 60 Minutes crew will likely be slapped with a small fine for their role in the botched Sally Faulkner child recovery. Ms Faulkner and child r... read more

Adam Whittington involved in 60 Minutes kidnapping writes letter from Lebanese jail

Child recovery agent, Adam Whittington, is in a Lebanese prison after being involved in a botched kidnapping staged by Network Nine’s 60 minutes Child re... read more

60 Minutes child abduction in Lebanon costs Channel Nine $2MILLION

The 60 Minutes child abduction fiasco in Lebanon has cost the Nine Network $2million so far in legal fees and payouts. The financial fallout over the botched op... read more

60 Minutes’ Liz Hayes cries during interview with police officer shot by Roger Rogerson

Veteran journalist Liz Hayes has broken down during an emotional interview with a former police officer who was shot in his home after rejecting an offer of a b... read more

Tara Brown’s job was on the line before botched Beirut child abduction

Reporter Tara Brown’s job was on the line before Nine Network bosses decided to sack 60 Minutes producer Stephen Rice over the botched child abduction sca... read more

Tara Brown and 60 Minutes TV crew ‘could still face 3 years jail time’

Tara Brown and the 60 Minutes TV crew could still be extradited to Lebanon and jailed for three years for their role in the botched child abduction scandal. The... read more

60 Minutes bosses knew about plan to abduct Sally Faulkner’s children from Lebanon

An email chain has confirmed that the top executives of 60 Minutes knew of the plan to abduct Sally Faulkner’s two children in Beirut almost three months ... read more

Former 60 Minutes boss Stephen Rice to fight his dismissal with the help of John Laxon

Sacked 60 Minutes producer Stephen Rice has enlisted the help of a high-profile lawyer to fight his abrupt dismissal over the botched abduction of Sally Faulkne... read more

60 Minutes’ Gerald Stone slams Tara Brown and team for botched Lebanon story

Veteran journalist and founding producer of 60 Minutes Gerald Stone has slammed Tara Brown for her handling of the botched child kidnap story in Lebanon. During... read more

Channel Nine’s Darren Wick says 60 Minutes will still ‘pay for stories’

The scandal surrounding the 60 Minutes botched ‘child abduction’ fiasco will reportedly not stop Channel Nine from paying for news stories.  The ne... read more

Hugh Riminton slams Channel Nine for sacking Stephen Rice over botched 60 Minutes child abduction

Former Channel Nine newsreader Hugh Riminton has slammed the dumping of 60 Minutes senior producer Stephen Rice and labelled him the ‘scapegoat’ for... read more

60 Minutes founder calls Lebanon child abduction debacle ‘a great misadventure’

Long-time producer Stephen Rice has been sacked following an internal review by the Nine Network over the botched 60 Minutes abduction of Sally Faulkner’... read more

South Korean CCTV of Australian woman led away by two men to be ‘drugged, abducted and raped’

A woman who was drugged and raped by three men in Korea said she has felt trapped in a ‘never ending nightmare’ since having to start an online cam... read more

Morley Safer dies aged 84 just one week after he retired from 60 Minutes

CBS News veteran Morley Safer has passed away at the age of 84.  Safer, who had been a correspondent on 60 Minutes for all but two of the show’s 48 seaso... read more

Beirut prisoners of 60 minutes abduction including Adam Whittington refused bail

The four remaining prisoners jailed in Beirut over the botched 60 Minutes child abduction case have been refused bail. Former solider Adam Whittington, who is a... read more

Adam Whittington denied bail after 60 Minutes recovery in Beirut

Australian-British man Adam Whittington has failed to get bail for his involvement in the botched 60 Minutes child abduction attempt. Whittington has been in a... read more

Sally Faulkner promises to bring her children to Australia after botched 60 Minutes abduction

The mother at the centre of the 60 Minutes botched child abduction has said she will get the children back to her despite being blocked from having contact with... read more

Logies 2016 host Dave Hughes ‘crosses the line’ with his Tara Brown gags

Gold Logie for Best Personality on Australian TV Carrie Bickmore – The Project, Network Ten Essie Davis – Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, ABC ... read more

Tara Brown ‘will NOT be attending Logies 2016 after child abduction in Lebanon’

Gold Logie for Best Personality on Australian TV  Carrie Bickmore – The Project, Network Ten  Essie Davis – Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, ... read more

60 Minutes’ father Ali Elamine demands $500k to release Adam Whittington and others

The father at the centre of the 60 Minutes child abduction bungle has demanded US$500,000 (AU$670,000) for the release of a former Australian soldier and three ... read more

60 Minutes mum Sally Faulkner blocked from contacting her children in Lebanon

The mother at the centre of the 60 Minutes child-snatch drama has been blocked from having any contact with her children who remain in Lebanon. Sally Faulkner w... read more

60 Minutes demanded Tara Brown be involved in ‘critical moments’ of Lebanon kidnapping

Channel Nine demanded that 60 Minutes presenter Tara Brown should be involved at ‘critical moments’ in the planned kidnapping of two young children... read more