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Melissa Brown

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Melbourne
As seen in: ABC Melbourne, ABC News (Australia), MSN Australia, BMJ Open, Taylor & Francis Online, Brookings Institution, Flipboard, Moz Blog, Radio New Zealand (RNZ), We Got This Covered, Contexts Magazine, Inkl and
“Everything I had to know, I heard it on my radio” (R Taylor) Early morning news in Melbourne. Queenslander, HATES the cold! Opinions/RTs mine.
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Live: Broadcaster, former senator Derryn Hinch farewelled at state funeral in Melbourne

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By Kate Higgins, Melissa Brown Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Born in New Zealand, Hinch began his long career at The Taranaki Herald in 1960, at the age of 15. Just a few years later, he moved to Australia, taking on the police round at The Sun newspaper in Sydney. Over the next six decades, he landed roles in nearly every arm of the media … and often told people he was sacked from "16 or 17" of them.
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Tributes for Derryn Hinch after his death in Melbourne at the age of 82

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By Melissa Brown Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Derryn Hinch is being described as a courageous, unapologetic journalist who crusaded for justice during his time in the media and Australian parliament. The journalist, television and radio presenter and former senator died in his sleep in Melbourne overnight, at the age of 82. Former colleagues say he was ahead of his time in his fight against institutional sex abuse.
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Derryn Hinch, the 'human headline', former senator and media figure, dies aged 82

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By Melissa Brown, Melissa Brown Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Derryn Hinch, the outspoken — and at times controversial — media figure and former senator, has died aged 82. The barnstorming journalist was known for his distinctive broadcast style, honed over decades in the media, as well as his law-breaking crusades to expose sex offenders, which earned him several stints in jail. The broadcaster's death was confirmed on-air on his former radio station, 3AW. The ABC confirmed the former senator had died in his sleep this morning.
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