ABC chair Kim Williams says he hasn’t spoken to broadcaster Phillip Adams in 35 years and is puzzled by the animosity the former Late Night Live host has for him.
“I haven’t spoken to Phillip Adams in 35 years, but he clearly harbours a deep animus towards me.“I have written to him a couple of times about matters that are known between him and me and which I have never publicised, where he has uttered things that are seriously untruthful, and I have corrected him and asked him to cease doing that, and he has obviously reacted rather badly to that.
It was an ugly dispute that led to mother and daughter shedding tears in the witness box, former singer, barrister and– ticking off Robinson’s legal team for sloppy preparation and last-minute attempts to change the basis of their case.There are complexities to the case, one person close to the proceedings has observed. But, says another, it’s not exactly the Constitution that’s at issue here.
Pippos is staying with Team Zoe but moving across to a new gig as chief political adviser. Hence the need for a new chief of staff, who will be based in Daniel’s bayside Melbourne seat of Goldstein and not Canberra.
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