60 Minutes: Feb 9

As 60 Minutes returns, Tara Brown hears emergency, climate & political opinions following devastating bushfires.

Fire Fight
Australia continues to endure a long, hot and tragic summer. Extreme conditions have contributed to extreme disasters. The worst, of course, has been the bushfires burning all over the country, many of which are still active. Despite the heroic efforts of thousands of brave men and women, lives have been lost and enormous amounts of property destroyed. Understandably, “Why?” is the first thing people want to know. “Can we stop it happening again?” is the next. In the premiere story of the 42nd season of 60 Minutes, Tara Brown speaks with highly respected fire, climate and political experts to answer the fundamental questions Australians need answered.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producers: Gareth Harvey, Thea Dikeos

Windsors and Losers
It’s not quite disintegrating, but there’s little doubt the Royal Family is fraying at the edges. Bad enough is Prince Andrew being entangled in an ongoing sex scandal involving young women, but even more gob-smacking is Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daring – many say disrespectful – escape from the Firm. As Tom Steinfort reports from London, the shame of it is the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had promised so much in the way of positive PR for the Royals. Sticking to the fairytale script, they’d fallen in love, married in a castle, and produced a beautiful boy. But somehow it’s now all gone horribly askew.
Reporter: Tom Steinfort
Producer: Naomi Shivaraman

8:30pm Sunday on Nine.