Reunited after a decade: the 60 Minutes child retrieval saga
Reunited after a decade: the 60 Minutes child retrieval saga  
Podcast: Full Story
Published On: Wed Sep 17 2025
Description: In 2016, Australian mother Sally Faulkner made global headlines after a botched attempt at retrieving her children from her ex-husband in Lebanon. Now, after a decade of separation, documents released to the Guardian by a US court show she’s been reunited with her children. Nour Haydar speaks to Michael Safi, the presenter of Guardian Investigates, about this extraordinary case and how Faulkner returned to Queensland with her children