60 Minutes - Extra Minutes

Adam Hegarty and Laura Sparkes discuss the lasting effects of brain rot and the mental decline in teenagers and young adults who have grown up surrounded by screens. Internationally renowned cognitive neuroscientist Dr Mark Williams has been studying the effects of excessive screen time on a developing brain, and he is one of many experts sounding the alarm on the increasing number of young people exhibiting signs of early-onset dementia.
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Adam Hegarty and Anne Worthington discuss the dangerous parasite that is wreaking havoc across bushland on the east coast of Australia. The Eastern Paralysis Tick is responsible for thousands of Australians falling ill, with a growing number of individuals unaware that they may be affected by MMA.
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Tara Brown and Sammi Taylor discuss the reopening of the investigation into Zorro Ranch, thousands of acres of desert land formerly owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Because of its isolation and vastness, what happened in the New Mexico fortress remains unknown.
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Adam Hegarty and Sammi Taylor read viewer feedback after 60 Minutes’ looksmaxxing interview with Clavicular spreads like wildfire online. Also speaking publicly for the first time, Adam reacts to his newfound fame as the internet’s latest “favourite person”.
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What’s the day climb up Lizard Island really like? Tara Brown and Lisa Brown retrace the same gruelling hike the Coral Adventurer passengers took in October 2025 when 81-year-old Suzanne Rees was left to die on the trail.
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