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60 Minutes: Nov 18

Nine reports on alcohol limits, victims of Hillsong and a profile on Jacki Weaver.

On Sunday 60 Minutes reports on alcohol limits, victims of Hillsong and a profile on Jacki Weaver just to brighten things up.

Last Drinks
What’s wrong with a glass of wine, a beer or something stronger at the end of a hectic day? Well if you believe the results of the world’s largest study into the risks of alcohol, everything. The sobering news, which has just been reported in the prestigious Lancet medical journal, is that there is no such thing as safe drinking. That means, contrary to popular opinion, even one glass a day of our favourite tipple is detrimental to our health. And the report’s authors could not be more blunt: just like tobacco and obesity, alcohol is a killer, claiming more and more lives while most of us remain in blissful denial about how much we really drink.
Reporter: Tom Steinfort
Producers: Nick Greenaway, Alice Dalley

Crossing the Line
The enormously popular Hillsong Church proudly boasts that it believes in people and their ability to influence the world with good. It was founded by the telegenic and usually talkative Brian Houston. But he didn’t want anything to do with this story reported by Liz Hayes, and that’s because it’s about evil – the most un-Christian behaviour imaginable, and his own father, Frank Houston. He too was a high-profile church leader, one who used his position and influence to abuse children. One of his victims was Brett Sengstock, who because of Houston’s depravity has endured a life of misery, hiding in the shadows. But not any longer.
Reporter: Liz Hayes
Producer: Garry McNab

Jacki
In the business of acting, she is a Jacki of all trades. In more than 30 feature films and 80 stage productions, Jacki Weaver has played young, old, evil and kind. And thanks to a couple of recent Oscar nominations, vivacious 71-year-old Jacki Weaver is in greater demand than ever. But what Hollywood has just discovered is what Australia has known for more than half a century. As Charles Wooley explains, not only is Jacki Weaver a star, she’s also a national treasure.
Reporter: Charles Wooley
Producer: Bryce Corbett

7pm Sunday on Nine.

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