Preparations for the four-month trial of former broadcaster Alan Jones, who’s fighting indecent assault charges, have  been rocked by a complaint from one of the alleged victims about phone calls from someone purporting to be a journalist from The Sydney Morning Herald. The tabloid’s owner Nine Entertainment denies it was them.  Today, media Diary editor Steve Jackson joins us to talk about the Jones trial, a very messy dispute between two top legal figures and why terrorism investigators are interested in internal communications at the ABC and SBS.

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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

 

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