60 Minutes returns on Sunday with a story which centres around the tragic deaths of tourists, including two Australians, following methanol poisoning at a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos.

Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles knew each other their entire lives. They grew up as the very best of best friends. Last November, the two 19-year-old women from Melbourne did what hundreds of thousands of young people over the world do every year. They went backpacking through Asia. But in communist Laos, they struck trouble. Adventure turned to tragedy when Bianca and Holly inadvertently consumed alcohol tainted with deadly methanol. Days later they lost their lives. And so did four other travellers who drank from the same batch of bad spirits: three young women from Denmark and England, and an American man. In the 2025 season premiere of 60 Minutes the heartbroken parents of the Australian, Danish and English victims tell Tara Brown of their determination to do all they can to expose the dangers methanol-laced alcohol poses to travellers around the world. They also reveal their frustration with authorities in Laos who have been less than transparent in sharing information about how this tragedy happened, and who is responsible.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producers: Serge Negus, Sheree Gibson

Taken for a Ride
Along with politicians, real estate agents and journalists, taxi drivers are much-criticised. Like those employed in the other professions though, more cabbies are honest and hard-working than not. But the ratbags take rorting to a new level. In a 60 Minutes, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald investigation, Nick McKenzie has uncovered shocking cases of taxi drivers not only ripping off their customers financially, but also physically abusing them. The story includes McKenzie's own frightening run-in with an angry cabbie after he queried a fare, with the footage of the incident being enough to make anyone thinking about jumping into a taxi think again.
Reporter: Nick McKenzie
Producer: Amelia Ballinger

At Home with the Duttons
Unfriendly. Unlikeable. Unelectable. For those who oppose Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, he's easy to characterise. If you believe recent polls though, being unpopular isn't all bad. And that's because what was once thought impossible has now happened. Dutton has overtaken Anthony Albanese as preferred Prime Minister. With a federal election looming, it's a very good position to be in. But for someone who is all too regularly making headlines, Peter Dutton remains a mystery to many Australians. On 60 MINUTES, Karl Stefanovic travels to the Dutton family home in Queensland to get the lowdown on the man aspiring to our highest office from those who know him best: his wife Kirilly and children Rebecca, Harry and Tom.
Reporter: Karl Stefanovic
Producer: Hannah Bowers