The sexual revolution normalising big age gaps | 60 Minutes Australia

May 12 2023

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Let's hear it for older women. They're getting a slice of the action. Blokes have always chased after younger women and got away with it. So, older females are fighting for equal rights and getting them. They're called "cougars", for reasons that will become obvious. But don't think they're just celebrities like Demi Moore and Madonna. In 2009, more than a quarter of all Australian marriages were between older women and younger men. Add to that the older single girls who just want to have fun, and you've got a real sexual revolution. As Karl Stefanovic discovered the cougars are out, proud and on the prowl. For over forty years, 60 Minutes have been telling Australians the world’s greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Tom Steinfort, Tara Brown, Nick McKenzie and Amelia Adams look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes. #60MinutesAustralia