7News Spotlight
7News Spotlight is a TV show on Seven. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 22 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2025.
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In a joint investigation with The Nightly, Michael Usher and Kristin Shorten examine how a deadly chopper crash exposed the truth about reality TV star Matt Wright.
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46:007NEWS Spotlight investigates Australia’s ADHD boom - why are diagnoses soaring? Plus, inside the extraordinary journey of three brothers who rowed the Pacific, from Peru to Cairns.
43:00Liam Bartlett goes undercover with the Aussie heroes risking their lives to expose child predators, as hundreds of suspected offenders remain free to roam our streets.
48:00Liam Bartlett investigates alarming gaps in Australia's defence - from exposed warships to under-protected air bases - as experts warn the nation is unprepared for rising global threats.
54:00Michael Usher exposes Australia’s biggest superannuation disaster, with $1.2 billion in savings lost. Plus, Sonia Kruger sits down with Spice Girl Melanie C.
41:00Locked inside a US jail, Australian mother Lisa Cunningham awaits trial over the alleged 2017 murder of her stepdaughter. She breaks her silence for the first time in almost 8 years.
50:00In a 7NEWS Spotlight exclusive, Michael Usher enters maximum security prison to witness a father's extraordinary meeting with the man who killed his three children and niece.
43:00Could the Air India disaster be the latest tragedy in a series of deadly crashes caused deliberately by the pilot? Spotlight investigates.
46:00The inside story of a stunt pilot's miraculous survival after crashing into the ground at 300km/h during the Avalon Airshow. Plus, the dark side of dating apps exposed in a global investigation.
46:007NEWS takes a forensic deep dive into the mind of convicted mushroom killer Erin Patterson. The evidence that sealed her fate, and the haunting question that still lingers: why?
46:00New twists in the Lucy Letby case - secret hospital files and shocking claims spark fresh doubts. Could Britain’s most notorious baby killer be innocent?
56:00Reporter Liam Bartlett uncovers shocking new evidence in the 2015 disappearance of Ray and Jennie Kehlet in the WA outback, as fresh voices speak out on the mystery.
47:00Spotlight profiles Brenda Blethyn who plays TV detective Vera Stanhope and investigates the biggest currency heist in history with a former Australian fighter pilot in the middle of it.
42:00Spotlight investigates how artificial intelligence is really created, meeting hidden workers who say they’re exploited by big tech, and exposing a major Australian company with questions to answer.
48:00Inside El Salvador's mega-prison at the centre of Trump's immigration crackdown. Plus, new witnesses come forward in the tragic death of Amy Wensley.
49:00In a global investigation, Spotlight exposes a killer on the run – an Indian rapper accused of murdering the father of a western Sydney woman after he met her on TikTok.
53:00A global investigation into the insidious romance scams duping Australians into drug smuggling. The Spotlight team tracks down the criminals responsible.
44:00Liam Bartlett sits down with Jessica Wongso, the former NSW Ambulance Worker convicted of murdering her best friend with a poisoned iced coffee. After 8 years in jail, she's out to re-write history.
42:00Award-winning broadcast journalist Liz Hayes sits down with Lauren Zonfrillo, the widow of beloved TV chef and MasterChef Australia judge, Jock Zonfrillo.
45:00A comprehensive analysis of the key issues from the Leaders' Debate. Hosted by Michael Usher.