Craig Michael remains behind bars in Beiruit with charged with kidnapping after the botched child recovery operation of Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner's two young children.

In a segment aired on 60 Minutes on Sunday night journalist Tara Brown defended her crew's involvement in the botched child abduction of Sally Faulkner's two child in Beirut, Lebanon.

Tara Brown was even supposed to board a getaway boat with three TV crew members following the abduction of Sally Faulkner's children in Beirut earlier this month.

The Brisbane mother at the centre of the 60 Minutes kidnapping attempt now has no contact with her children. Sally Faulkner's estranged husband has stopped all contact.

Adam Whittington's Gold Coast family has called on Channel Nine to front up the US$500,000 so Ali Elamine (pictured) will drop the kidnapping charges against him and three others.

It has been confirmed that 60 Minutes presenter Tara Brown will not be attending the event in Melbourne on Sunday night.

Nothing's sacred when comedian Dave Hughes is around, and as he kicked off hosting duties at the 2016 TV Week Logie Awards, he made light of the recent 60 Minutes controversy.

Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner has made a 'guarantee' to bring her children Lahela, five, and Noah, three, back after the botched 60 Minutes child abduction in Beirut, Lebanon.

Despite high expectations he would be freed on bail on Wednesday Australian-British man Adam Whittington remains in a Beirut prison for his involvement in the 60 Minutes child abduction.

The four remaining prisoners jailed in Beirut over the botched 60 Minutes child abduction case have been refused bail after Ali Elamine refused to drop charges against the men.

CBS News veteran Morley Safer has passed away at the age of 84. Safer, who had been a correspondent on 60 Minutes for all but two of the show's 48 seasons, retired from his job last week.

An Australian who was drugged and raped in Korea said she has felt trapped in a 'never ending nightmare' since having to start an online campaign to push police to take her case seriously.

Long-time 60 Minutes producer Stephen Rice has lost his job after a review by the Nine Network over the botched 60 Minutes child recovery in Lebanon.

Sydney's Ten Eyewitness News presenter Hugh Riminton, who worked for Channel Nine for over a decade, dubbed Mr Rice the 'scapegoat for the 60 minutes fiasco' in a series of tweets on Friday.

Channel Nine news director Darren Wick has revealed the Australian network will still 'pay for stories,' denying money was to blame for 60 Minutes botched 'child abduction' story

Veteran journalist and founding producer of 60 Minutes Gerald Stone has slammed Tara Brown and her team for their handling of the botched child kidnap story in Lebanon.

Sacked 60 Minutes producer Stephen Rice has enlisted the help of a high-profile lawyer to fight his dismissal over the botched abduction of Sally Faulkner's two children in Lebanon last month.

An email chain has confirmed that the top executives of 60 Minutes knew of the plan to abduct Sally Faulkner's two children in Beirut for three months before the foiled attempt in April.

Tara Brown and the 60 Minutes TV crew could still face up to three years behind bars in a Lebanese prison for their role in the botched child abduction scandal if they are charged with kidnapping.

Australia's reporter Tara Brown's job was on the line before Nine Network bosses decided to sack 60 Minutes producer Stephen Rice over the botched child abduction scandal, it has emerged.

Journalist Liz Hayes has broken down during an interview with a former police officer shot in his Sydney home in 1984, after refusing a bribe from now-convicted murderer Roger Rogerson.

The botched child recovery in Lebanon funded by 60 Minutes has cost Channel Nine more than $2 million in legal fees and compensation.

Child recovery agent, Adam Whittington, has accused the Australian Liberal Government of ignoring him and his family and has urged people to ‘think twice before voting’ on July 2.

Tara Brown and her 60 Minutes crew will be charged with a misdemeanour for their role in the abduction of Sally Faulkner's children in Lebanon. The charge carries a fine of up to $670.

Adam Whittington, who allegedly organised the botched attempt to recover Sally Faulkner's children in Beirut, has been released on bail in Lebanon after 100 days in jail.

Australian TV journalist Tara Brown is reportedly back at work for 60 Minutes and on assignment in the US only three months after being released from a Lebanon jail.

Australian television journalist Tara Brown returns to 60 Minutes after botched kidnapping of Sally Faulkner's two children with 'powerful story', investigating a fatal Sydney fire.

The man allegedly paid $115,000 by Channel Nine's 60 Minutes to orchestrate the child recovery in Lebanon in April has walked out of jail and says the 'truth will come out soon'.

60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown returned to the show on Sunday night to do a story on the Rozelle fire, but there was no mention of the infamous botched child kidnapping attempt in Beirut.

Howard Hershenhorn, attorney for Bob Simon's family, insinuated that the defense team for New York-based Skyline Credit Ride misplaced key evidence in the ongoing fatal crash lawsuit.

Roxy Jacenko has posted a happy snap of herself and 60 minutes presenter Allison Langdon just days after slamming the reporter for questioning whether there may be 'cynics' over her breast cancer battle.

The Sydney PR queen previously criticised Channel Nine reporter Allison after she addressed public 'cynicism' over her breast cancer battle

60 Minutes' Allison Langdon is rumoured to be pregnant with her first child to husband Mike Willesee Junior

Pixie Curtis, five, is 'really struggling' with her father Oliver Curtis' absence since he was jailed for insider trading in June, claims 60 Minutes reporter Allison Langdon

The 36-year-old's outing with two-year-old son Hunter came a day ahead of her highly anticipated interview 60 Minutes set to air on Channel Nine on Sunday night.

The PR queen said the disgraced investment banker is now working as a clerk at Parklea Correctional Centre - two months after being jailed for insider trading.

The mother-of-two said her Instagram star daughter 'cried for the whole day' after talking to the disgraced investment banker - who was jailed for two years in June.

On Monday morning Roxy Jacenko looked fresh and stylish as she arrived at the KIIS FM radio studios in Sydney dressed in leather trousers after her tell-all 60 Minutes interview went to air.

Roxy Jacenko proved once again that she has a killer wardrobe after stepping out in Sydney's Double Bay in a Celine motorcycle jacket on Tuesday.

Legendary singer Barbra Streisand, 73, schooled 60 Minutes Australia reporter Michael Usher on how to pronounce her name correctly.

The 74-year-old actress, a lifelong Democrat who endorses Hilary Clinton in the US election, made the admission during an interview with Australia's 60 Minutes program

Roxy Jacenko's daughter Pixie Curtis appeared in a video singing a song in the back of the family car on Sunday night when she, her mother and brother Hunter went out for Chinese food.

Pixie Curtis has showcased her love for music as the Instagram star was seen dancing and singing on a day out with the family, in a video uploaded by her mum Roxy Jacenko on Sunday

60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown and her husband of 16 years - television executive John McAvoy - have reportedly split. Brown and McAvoy have two children together, Jack, 7, and Tom, 5.

Tara Brown and husband John McAvoy (pictured) are just the latest couple to split after one partner worked for Australian current affairs program 60 Minutes - and it's now been labelled the '60 Minutes curse'.

Tara Brown and her TV producer husband John McAvoy avoided eye contact and conversation as they walked through Ballina Airport with their two children on Thursday.

Michael Clarke has broken down when talking about the tragic death of late cricketer Phillip Hughes in a preview for his tell-all interview with 60 Minutes. 

Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner, who was at the centre of a child abduction scandal when she tried to snatch her children from her estranged husband, will appear in a new TV special.

He breaks down during a interview on 60 Minutes which airs on Sunday night. But Michael Clarke seemed far more relaxed as he enjoyed a swim with 11-month-old daughter Kelsey Lee on Saturday.

Michael Clarke addresses rumours ex-fiancée Lara Bingle flushed her $200,000 engagement ring down the toilet for the first time in his tell-all interview with 60 Minutes.