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Wife-killer Chris Dawson's twin accused by four women of underage sex
One of Paul Dawson's former students at Forest High School, Shelley Oates-Wilding revealed on 60 Minutes her teacher preyed upon her in the early 1980s, when she was a teenager. She is one of several former students from Sydney's Northern Beaches that police are aware of who claim the now 75-year-old had sex with them when they were minors. Prior to their teaching careers, Paul Dawson and his twin brother Chris were high-profile rugby league players and models.
'The pain was immense': Reporter gets stung by bugs for science
But perhaps even more alarming than those ominous monikers, was the realisation that some brave, perhaps bonkers, Australian scientists have actually chosen being bitten by deadly creatures as their calling in life. There is method to their madness though – offering themselves up as human lab rats is helping to unlock a new frontier in medicine, potentially creating drugs that will save people's lives. In fact, it's already paying dividends.
'The question everyday is why?' Seaworld crash survivors' guilt
For Elmarie and Riaan Steenberg and Marle and Edward Swart, somehow they've lived to tell the tale of surviving a mid-air helicopter collision. It's an extraordinary story of defying the odds, escaping the mangled wreckage of their aircraft after it made a miraculous emergency landing on a sandbank on the Gold Coast. But any elation they had when they touched down was quickly tempered by looking 50 metres in front of them, and seeing the other helicopter which had crashed back down to the ground.
Mormon church invests billions of dollars while grossly overstating its charitable giving
By Ben Schneiders, Tom Steinfort and Natalie Clancy The Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, the centre of world Mormonism.Credit:AP The global Mormon church has overstated the amount it gives in charity by more than $US1 billion ($1.56 billion), apparently to make itself appear more generous than it actually is, and the US-based church is now under scrutiny over an alleged international tax minimisation scheme that involves Australia-based church entities.
Why Australia has 'dropped the ball' with our closest neighbour
It sounded like a nightclub right outside my hotel window, so eventually I pulled back the curtains to figure out where the blasting sound system and screams were coming from. There, decked out in all sorts of maroon or blue outfits, were hundreds of rugby league die-hards barracking their hearts out for the State of Origin match being shown live on a big screen.
60 Minutes reporter Tom Steinfort reflects on the moment that made him shed a tear in Bucha
It's not often I shed a tear covering a story, but this one got me. Standing at the mass grave site at Bucha, north of Kyiv, I could feel that little sting beneath my eyes, as a sobbing woman hugged her brother's coffin. What really got to me was the fact I could barely hear the hymns being sung at this man's farewell, because right next to them an excavator was noisily digging up another grave. There are just too many bodies to bury here.
'They just don't get it': Hillsong members' 'tone deaf' response to assault allegations
If you want to know what's wrong with Hillsong, you need only look at the completely tone-deaf way the megachurch and its supporters have responded to our investigation broadcast on Sunday night. They just don't get it. We revealed damaging new accusations about Hillsong – the stories of two brave women, who had been violated by other Hillsong members.
Abduction, Intimidation and Intrigue Inside the Royal House of Dubai : Steinfort, Tom: Amazon.com.au: Books
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The Sins of the Sheikh by Tom Steinfort
The Sins of the Sheikh tells the dark story of abduction, cover-ups, brutality and intimidation within the mysterious royal family of Dubai, ruled by the iron fist of its patriarch, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Dubai is feted internationally as a beacon of modernity: glittering skyscrapers, a cultural melting pot, even a new player in the space race.
Why New Zealand's government appears spooked by the prospect of anyone examining its dealings with China
We've really hit a nerve in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's office since they found out we were running a story this weekend on New Zealand's relationship with China. It's kind of reminded me a bit of the old quote commonly attributed to George Orwell: "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed.
Otto's death after NK capture gave parents' lives new meaning
Wind the clock back a few years and North Korea was headline news just about every day. Remember the nuclear missile tests? Remember President Trump calling Kim Jong Un "little rocket man"? But then remember the two of them kissing and making up at their bizarre Singapore summit? It was a wild ride for a few years there, but a global pandemic and a presidential election in the US have taken the world's gaze elsewhere.
A Banquet of Consequences RELOADED by Satyajit Das
Satyajit Das is a globally respected former banker and consultant with over forty years’ experience in financial markets. In 2014, Bloomberg nominated him as one of the fifty most influential financial thinkers in the world. Das presciently anticipated, as early as 2006, the Global Financial Crisis. Subsequently, he accurately described the evolution of the post-crisis world – sluggish growth, disinflation, the increasing ineffectiveness of policy measures and retrenchment from globalisation.
Drew Pavlou, the 21-year-old 'accidental activist' taking on China
Drew Pavlou's brain works so frantically that it reminds me of when you hear the fan on your computer whirring overtime to keep up with all the different tabs you have open. His mind is always absolutely humming. When I told him that, he reassured me he doesn't drink coffee, doesn't do drugs, and barely drinks alcohol. His stimulant of choice is much more left-field for an adult: "a humble choccy milkshake".
Ash Barty speaks with Tom Steinfort about her family, her home and her hopes for the Fed Cup
Returning home as Australia's first world number one since Evonne Goolagong, Ash Barty has laughed off suggestions she should be named Australian of the Year. The champ said she would just be happy with a beer. The always humble 23-year-old was keen to downplay the $6.4 million winner's cheque she just picked up at the WTA finals in Shenzhen, instead wanting to focus on this weekend's Fed Cup Final. "It's been incredible. It really has," Barty said. Ash Barty with her parents.
Black Saturday bushfires natural disaster news Australia Tom Steinfort exclusive
The Story that Stayed with Me: Today we start a new series where 9News presenters and reporters relive the most poignant days and events which shaped their careers, and their lives. The Today show's Tom Steinfort has written our first feature looking back on the Black Saturday bushfires. Even without the Black Saturday bushfires, February 7, 2009 would've been a day I'd never forget. The mercury hit 46.4c in Melbourne - the second hottest day there in history, behind February 6, 1851.
How do you measure the success of a child prodigy?
It seemed somewhat fitting that the week we ran a story on child prodigies, a teenage girl by the name of Cori Gauff took the sporting world by storm. If you missed it, the 15-year-old American announced her arrival on the world stage at Wimbledon, becoming the youngest person in nearly four decades to make it through to the second week of a grand slam, beating her idol Venus Williams in the process.
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Steinfort on what it's really like working on the new look Today Show
A famous philosopher, whose name escapes me right now, once said “the haters gonna hate”. Now, you may or may not have noticed, but in the last couple of months it seems just about everyone out there seems to have had something to say about the Today Show,or more precisely the current and former hosts of the program. And this week a “new Today” dawned, with the fresh team at the desk – and countless people have passed judgment on Australia’s first female led breakfast TV show.
What it's like being a 60 Minutes viewer then a 60 Minutes reporter
When that famous 60 Minutes clock ticked in Australia for the first time 40 years ago, I was, well, there’s no other way to put this: non-existent. By the time I started crawling six years later, the program had well and truly found its feet and was standing tall – a juggernaut, breaking the biggest stories, but just as likely to break your heart in the very same show with images from far flung famines or wars.
'It's time for a re-think on how we look at alcohol'
Last year I decided to give up alcohol for two months, and it was extremely frustrating – not because of cravings, but because of just how much more productive and clear-headed I became. I always assumed there’d be a barely noticeable difference between sober Tom and drinking Tom, but in my very unscientific experiment period, my life became so much easier and more rewarding. So, with these ground breaking findings uncovered, what did I do at the end of those two months?
60 Minutes: Is it time for a nuclear power station in Australia?
I was wrong. There, I admit it. It turns out people like me are exactly the reason Australia is the only G20 nation in the world where it’s illegal to build nuclear power stations. It was an opinion that is generally bashed into us Australians from an early age – nuclear is bad, will kill us all, disaster, disaster, disaster. And I’ve experienced the disaster first-hand – I was covering the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in 2011 when the Fukushima Nuclear Plant went into catastrophic meltdown.
60 Minutes: Highly addictive drug Fentanyl offered by four out of five doctors
When you think of heroin, chances are you think of junkies shooting up in a back alley after scoring a hit from their local drug dealer. But for anyone that wants to score a drug 50 times stronger than heroin, there are no dodgy dealers required. It’s as simple as heading to your doctor and telling them you’ve got a sore back. To watch ‘ killer’ in full, and for more of 60 Minutes, head to the official website. The drug is called Fentanyl, and getting your hands on it is a piece of cake.
Tom Steinfort reflects on the Densley family's decision
On my 21st birthday, my dad sort of let slip in his speech that I was an accident and the family couldn’t quite afford a fifth child back in 1984. But they loved all of their kids so much that they just tightened their belts, strapped up their bootlaces, and looking back wouldn’t have had it any other way. And maybe that’s why, contrary to logic, I actually can’t help but tip my hat to Andrew and Olivia Densley, who’ve walked a road tougher than just about any other parents in Australia.
60 Minutes: The incredible story about a missing princess
I genuinely didn’t believe the extraordinary story of Princess Latifa’s kindap when I first heard it - the whole thing just seemed too far fetched. A Princess, allegedly abducted by her father (who’s one of the richest and most powerful men in the world), as she tried to escape her homeland with a former French spy and her Finnish best friend, with an Australian woman in London helping to co-ordinate the mission.
The Australian Jew who claims Israel is his homeland
“What are you doing here? Do you want to die?” It wasn’t a threat from the man eating at the table next to me, but more genuine intrigue. My crew and I were taking a break from filming outside the famous Damascus Gates of Jerusalem’s Old City when he posed the startling question. “We were told this place has the best hummus in town so thought we’d give it a try,” I replied.
Exclusive: Two of Salim Mehajer's businesses placed into administration
Salim Mehajer's fall from grace has deepened, with 9NEWS able to exclusively reveal that two of his businesses have been placed into administration. It is yet another blow for the controversial former deputy mayor of Auburn Council, with two of his property development companies now in the hands of administrators.
Tom Steinfort: Inside the underground tunnels built to protect Seoul from a North Korean attack
Residents of Seoul have known for decades that danger lies to the north of their country, but they're also somewhat comforted in knowing that safety lies directly beneath them. I don't mean to the south, I mean literally underneath their feet - below the streets they drive and walk on every day of the year.
The fate of a nuclear missile crisis rests in the hands of two of the worlds most erratic leaders
When you're on the brink of nuclear war, you want calm heads to prevail. But "calm" isn't exactly the term that springs to mind when you think of Kim Jong Un or Donald Trump. The truth is that the fate of this missile crisis rests in the hands of two of the most erratic leaders in the world, with egos bigger than the nuclear warheads they brandish.
VIDEO: North Korea airport attack just the latest in long line of executions
Pedophile blames explicit texts to teen on his seven-year-old son A pedophile confronted by a group of vigilantes said his seven-year-old son was responsible for a series of explicit texts and photos sent to who he thought was a 14-year-old girl.
VIDEO: Shock and disbelief as Trump edges ahead during US election
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US election campaign diary: 8 days to go
Senior 9NEWS correspondent Tom Steinfort is on the road in the US covering the election. Join him for daily coverage of the campaign. The election roadshow rolled on over the weekend, this time landing in Las Vegas, where we got to see the man with the biggest ego in the world in full flight. But anyway, enough about the Kanye West concert…over the road at the Venetian Hotel, Donald Trump whipped his fanatical following into a frenzy.
US election campaign diary: 11 days to go
Senior 9NEWS correspondent Tom Steinfort is on the road in the US covering the election. Join him for daily coverage of the campaign. For something a little different in today’s diary, I thought I actually would keep a diary! If you’ve ever wondered what a day in the life of a correspondent covering the US election is like, well here’s a little taste: 0540 – Alarm goes off again.
VIDEO: Hillary Clinton appears alongside Michelle Obama at North Carolina rally
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US election campaign diary: 12 days to go
Senior 9NEWS correspondent Tom Steinfort is on the road in the US covering the election. Join him for daily coverage of the campaign. Donald Trump doesn’t have the trump card in this election, Hillary Clinton does. “Oh my god, I love Michelle Obama,” said the receptionist at my hotel in North Carolina. I had just told her I was in town to see the First Lady speak in her town. “She is amazing. I’m taking the day off to see her.
US election campaign diary: 13 days to go
Overnight, an angry anti-Trump campaigner has smashed his star on Hollywood’s iconic Walk of Fame to pieces with a sledgehammer. It’s just another sign of how emotive this campaign has become, igniting fierce debate, and splitting the country. But even if you hate Donald Trump, in some ways you still have to respect the fact he really just doesn’t give a stuff about traditional ways of campaigning. And he’s at it again today.
US election campaign diary: day one
Senior 9NEWS correspondent Tom Steinfort is on the road in the US covering the election. Join him for daily coverage of the campaign. It’s been an election campaign like no other, but now we’re down to the final frantic fortnight…and for each of these last 14 days I’ll be bringing you a campaign diary, telling you everything you need to know about the race to the White House.
VIDEO: String of Northern Ireland bomb attacks spark fears ahead of Easter Rising anniversary
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VIDEO: Star Wars designer hits back at sci-fi blockbuster
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Secret war tunnels open to public
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Still no answers a week after Australian couple abducted by jihadists in Burkina Faso
One thing kept going through my mind all week when I pictured Dr Ken Elliot and his wife Jocelyn being kidnapped by Islamic terrorists in Africa. I just couldn’t imagine how horrific an experience it must have been for two Australians in their eighties to be literally dragged out of their humble home by masked jihadists. All of my grandparents died in their sixties and seventies and my lasting memory of them during my childhood is of them being very frail in their later years.
VIDEO: Local support for Australian couple kidnapped in Burkina Faso
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North Korea wears supposed hydrogen bomb as 'badge of honour'
For North Korea, perception equals power… I’ve seen it first hand. Kim Jong Un is about as image-obsessed as Kim Kardashian. And the only thing more important to this rogue regime than having a hydrogen bomb, is making sure the world hears about and fears their supposed hydrogen bomb. Statues of North Korea's founding president Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-il.
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