It was sink or swim. 60 Minutes needed to make its mark quickly to survive in the cut-throat game of network television. George Negus was the right man at the right time. Gutsy, strong-willed, armed with a wicked sense of humour and an opinion on everything. Especially on his abiding passion – politics.
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Journalism legend George Negus on Elwood beach, Victoria, in 2004.Credit:Simon Schluter
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George Negus was gutsy, strong-willed, armed with a wicked sense of humour and an opinion on everything. Especially on his abiding passion – politics.
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Gerald Stone in 1979 with his original “60 Minutes” reporting team, Ray Martin, Ian Leslie and George Negus, in Melbourne.
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Then-federal attorney-general, Senator Lionel Murphy (right), arrives at Parliament House accompanied by his then-press secretary, George Negus, in 1973. Credit:Fairfax Media
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George Negus, spokesman for Australian attorney-general, Senator Lionel Murphy, holds a press conference about the Australian-French negotiations in Paris, on the halting of French tests in the south Pacific in 1973. Credit:AP
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Anchorman David Flatman, correspondent George Negus and reporters Richard Watson, Liz Doyle, Richard Thwaites and Paul Griffiths on the set of This Day Tonight in 1977. Credit:Fairfax Media
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George Negus with two blind children at a Hanoi Hospital for a 60 minutes special which claimed to have found evidence linking Agent Orange to birth defects in 1980.Credit:Fairfax Media
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George Negus in the field reporting in 1982.
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TV Reporter George Negus, in London on assignment for the Nine Network, kisses a traffic warden despite copping a parking ticket in 1978.Credit:Fairfax Media
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George Negus during promotional work for ABC’s Foreign Correspondent in 1992. Credit:Paul Jones
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George Negus promoting his 1992 book on Russia, “Across the red unknown”. Credit:Sage
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George Negus with cameraman Vernon Moore reporting from Siberia in 1993.Credit:Fairfax Media
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George Negus and Kirsty Cockburn during a candid moment at home in 1993. Credit:Fairfax Media
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“Face The Press” panellist George Negus and host Paolo Totaro share a candid moment on set with Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1991.Credit:Fairfax Media
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Serge Cockburn with his father George Negus. Serge was chosen to play Crocodile Dundee junior in the film Crocodile Dundee Goes to LA.
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Channel Nine’s “60 Minutes” team George Negus, Ian Leslie, Jeff McMullen and Jana Wendt in 1985. Credit:Fairfax Media
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The original “60 Minutes” team of Ray Martin, George Negus and Ian Leslie in 1979. Credit:Nine
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The original “60 Minutes” team Ray Martin, George Negus and Ian Leslie at the Nine Celebrates 50 years of television event in Sydney, in 2006. Credit:AAP
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Then-governor-general Michael Jeffries chats to George Negus at dawn on Uluru.Credit:Glenn Campbell
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George Negus during a quiet moment of reflection in Melbourne in 2005.Credit:Vince Caligiuri
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Journalism legend George Negus on Elwood beach in Victoria in 2004. Credit:Simon Schluter
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George Negus in Sydney in 2011 during his time as a host on Channel Ten. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Journalism legend George Negus pauses for reflection in 1996. Credit:Chris Beck









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