Drugs, sex and lavish dinners out.
It’s not new that news organisations sometimes pay for interviews, but the allegations about what Channel 7’s Spotlight program gave to Bruce Lehrmann for a sit-down interview are surprising.
Today, Media Watch presenter Paul Barry unpacks what’s unfolded in court and discusses whether the public can trust the press when the chequebook is out.
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Paul Barry, Media Watch presenter
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Are record bank profits fair?
Why the Voice referendum is in trouble
Lehrmann, Higgins and the “unethical” prosecutor
Would you trust Elon Musk with your money?
Can the Matildas go all the way?
If You're Listening - How "General Armageddon" and a bromance almost brought down Vladimir Putin
Fast fashion and the plastics you’re inhaling
Why Donald Trump’s been charged again
The cashed up buyers pushing up house prices
What ‘global boiling’ means for our summer
Why China’s economy is in serious trouble
Why Barbie has struck a nerve
The stand the Matildas aren’t allowed to take
The Chinese ships spying on our war games
Soft drink giants and the sugar tax war
How you’re helping pay a $3.5m salary
The actors’ strike and the threat to entertainment
How new Alzheimer’s drugs slow the disease
Has Dan Andrews killed the Commonwealth Games?
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