On 60 Minutes Amelia Adams reports on the Australian children removed by Italian authorities from their family living off the grid.Catherine Birmingham and Nathan Trevallion want only the very best for their three children. For these loving parents that means bringing up their two young daughters and son without the stresses and distractions of modern life. A few years ago, the Australian family bought a tiny, crumbling house in the Italian countryside. It boasted no connected power, no running water, not even a flushing toilet. It was their idea of nirvana. And of course, for the kids, there was no formal schooling. However, bliss for this family was anything but for Italy's welfare authorities, which last November decided to save the children from their parents, by taking them away, and placing them in a locked-up foster care facility. Now Catherine and Nathan are in a desperate battle to have their family reunited. As Amelia Adams reports from the beautiful Abruzzo region of Italy, this case has attracted widespread media attention as people all over the world debate whether the family's off-the-grid lifestyle is idyllic, or idiotic.
Reporter: Amelia Adams
Producers: Natalie Clancy, Nichola Younger

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