Channel 9’s 60 Minutes is loading up Sunday night with a double-barreled lineup, led by an explosive investigation into Sean “Diddy” Combs and a timely deep dive into China’s strategic expansion across the South Pacific.
Christine Ahern fronts the first segment, produced by Sammi Taylor, which takes a hard look at the growing legal storm surrounding the embattled music mogul. The piece examines Diddy’s alleged links to a sprawling sex trafficking ring, scrutinizing the defense posture from his legal camp and featuring a sit-down with his former executive assistant Phil Pines—who’s expected to break rank with new, unfiltered claims about his time inside the rapper’s inner circle.
The second report, “Power Plays,” comes from Amelia Adams and producer Serge Negus, as the team tracks China’s deepening economic and geopolitical footprint in the South Pacific. The piece focuses on Beijing’s investment-heavy courtship of countries like Tonga, raising alarms within Australia’s defense establishment. Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, Australia’s Chief of Navy, is among those weighing in on the military and diplomatic stakes of the region’s shifting allegiances.
60 Minutes airs Sunday, May 25, at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 and streams on 9Now.
