Code 1: Minute by Minute

Code 1: Minute By Minute breaks down some of the biggest and most tragic news events to ever impact Australians. This episode features the response to the Bourke Street Mall Tragedy.

In November 2018, a 30-year-old terrorist armed with a knife went on a rampage in Bourke Street stabbing three people. Multiple first responders recount their experiences on that tragic day.

On August 13, 2019 computer engineer Mert Ney went on a rampage in Sydney’s CBD. He stabbed to death 24-year-old escort Michaela Dunn, and in the streets a passer-by in the back.

On 23 March 2007 a collision occurred in Melbourne’s Burnley Tunnel would affect the psyche of the state. The crash involved multiple trucks and cars setting off an explosion hot enough to melt cars.

A father of three and his girlfriend died when their seaplane crashed into Perth’s Swan River in front of 60,000 spectators. Families watched in horror as the plane nose-diving into the water.

One of Australia’s worst mass murders happened in a quiet suburban nursing home. A nurse caught stealing prescription drugs decided to burn the nursing home down in the middle of the night.