"An American Down Under" | 60 Minutes Archive

In 2023, 60 Minutes' Jon Wertheim traveled to Australia and met Mason Cox, a Texas man who became an unlikely Australian rules football star.

• Apr 1
• 13:22

Ex-Florida police officer, 36, wins women's featherweight title

Tiara Brown, a big underdog, dropped to the canvas in tears when she was announced as the winner.

• Mar 22

Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman and first African to lead IOC

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee.

• Mar 20

Australia reacting to potential China threat

Australia is arming its military with anti-ship missiles and advanced targeting radars after Chinese warships took part in live fire drills off Australia's coast. Charles Edel, Australia chair and senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined CBS News to discuss the situation.

• Mar 19
• 03:14

American influencer apologizes for snatching Australian baby wombat

American influencer Sam Jones said that she had picked up a wombat to try to take the animal off the road.

• Mar 15

U.S. influencer picks up baby wombat in Australia, sparks outrage

An American influencer visiting Australia has sparked outcry for picking up a baby wombat in a now-deleted Instagram video.

• Mar 13

Surfer attacked by shark in Australia is presumed dead, police say

A body has not been recovered after a surfer was attacked by a shark off the coast of Australia. Police say drone footage that captured the aftermath of the incident.

• Mar 11

Australia cops say apparent antisemitic terror wave was a "criminal con"

Australian police say a wave of seemingly antisemitic attacks and threats was really a "fabricated terrorist plot, essentially a criminal con job."

• Mar 10

Passengers stop teen with shotgun trying to board loaded plane at airport

Police have commended passengers on a domestic flight in Australia who overpowered a 17-year-old boy armed with a shotgun as he tried to board the plane.

• Mar 6

Man hit by cyclone while rowing across ocean is rescued by warship

Video of the operation showed a naval boat rescuing Mockus from his vessel in rough seas, then hoisting him onto the warship.

• Mar 3

New hunt for MH370 begins in Indian Ocean 11 years after flight vanished

The firm Ocean Infinity has launched a new search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in what it says is a "more credible" patch of the Indian Ocean.

• Feb 25

Missing Australian fisherman dragged overboard by shark, police say

Paul Barning went missing Sunday after falling overboard his boat during a fishing competition in New South Wales, Australia.

• Feb 24

Woman, 103, on her bucket list journey

At 103 years old, you might expect Dorothy Smith to be taking it easy. But a chance encounter with YouTube influencers helped the centenarian complete the last item on her bucket list: Travel to Australia.

• Feb 22
• 03:20

Australia says China's "live fire" drill warning diverted flights midair

Australia's defense forces, joined by New Zealand, have been monitoring Chinese navy vessels since they were spotted last week.

• Feb 21

Over 150 false killer whales stranded on beach can't be saved, experts say

Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing 157 false killer whales that stranded on a remote Australian beach.

• Feb 19

Chinese fighter jet's flares almost hit spy plane, Australia says

China in turn accused the Australian plane of "deliberately" intruding into airspace over the disputed Paracel Islands,

• Feb 13

Australian nurses fired after allegedly saying in video they'd kill Israelis

Australian authorities say they're investigating two nurses who appear to tell an Israeli influencer in a video posted online that they would kill Israeli patients.

• Feb 12

Shark attacks dropped in 2024. Here's where most bites occurred.

The number of shark attacks, including deadly bites, dropped substantially worldwide in 2024, according to a new report.

• Feb 12

102 venomous snakes found in homeowner's backyard in Australia

An animal rescue service in Australia expected to remove four red-bellied snakes from the backyard of a Sydney home. Instead, they uncovered more than 100.

• Feb 6

Shark kills girl in Australia in 3rd fatal attack in just over 5 weeks

Paramedics rushed to treat the teenager who was swimming off a beach in Queensland, but say she succumbed to serious injuries to her upper body.

• Feb 3

14 religious sect members convicted over diabetic girl's death

Elizabeth Rose Struhs, 8, died at her family's home after six days without her prescribed insulin shots for type-1 diabetes.

• Jan 29

Australian woman charged with poisoning toddler, then requesting donations

The 1-year-old girl was subjected to "immense distress and pain" for over two months, according to police in Queensland, Australia.

• Jan 16

Scientists discover bigger, more venomous spider species

The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.

• Jan 15

9 Sydney beaches closed after mysterious ball-shaped debris washes up ashore

The discovery of the marble-sized balls comes after a similar incident in October closed Sydney's Bondi Beach, among other tourist hotspots.

• Jan 14

Police say hiker lost 2 weeks in mountains found in "great condition"

A hiker who got lost in Australia's Snowy Mountains has shocked police by surviving on a couple muesli bars and foraged berries.

• Jan 8

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