Tweed escort link to Thomson scandal Tanya Westthorp & Geoff Chambers | 06:21am May 25, 2012 THE woman at the centre of the latest Craig Thomson scandal works in the thoroughbred industry in northern NSW.The Bulletin can reveal that the woman, originally from New Zealand, now lives at Cabarita Beach after previously working in Sydney as a high-priced escort with Boardroom Escorts.Now in her 30s, the former hooker left the sex industry and moved north to Murwillumbah where she worked at local horse stables as a strapper before her NSW Racing registration expired in October.The woman has been whisked away to an overseas location after Channel Nine's A Current Affair reportedly offered her $60,000 to speak about her alleged encounters with the Dobell MP.If proven, ... Continue reading →

Who guards the guardians? A NUMBER of colleagues have asked whether the university should respond to criticism in The Australian about the work of Dr Margaret Simons, who recently joined Melbourne as Director of the Centre for Advanced Journalism. On face value, no university response is warranted. Dr Simons has spoken in her area of expertise, and The Australian has expressed robustly a contrary view. Login to read the rest of this article Continue reading →

THE ranks of the Australian Press Council have grown with the inclusion of four new members, all of them online-only publishers. The new members include Private Media, the Eric Beecher led publisher of Crikey and Smart Company. They are joined by Focal Attractions, Workday Media and Urban Cinefile. The chair of the APC, Professor Julian Disney, welcomed the new members as “a very important step in the expansion of the Council’s role to cover online as well as print media. “We also cover the websites of our newspaper and magazine members, as well as AAP” he said. “Another major news website, ninemsn, has indicated that it wishes to join the Council and we are now discussing the necessary arrangements.” The announcement is the latest step ... Continue reading →

Thomson story gives Nine a boost NINE’S A Current Affair had a rare win against Seven’s Today Tonight with its exclusive report on an alleged payment to a prostitute by MP Craig Thomson. A Current Affair led Today Tonight 1.23 million to 1.08 million, taking out third spot to Today Tonight’s fifth spot.ACA host Tracy Grimshaw opened the program promising more on an investigation into Mr Thomson and then kept viewers waiting while she showed a story about disabled parking. Login to read the rest of this article Continue reading →

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