http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/derryn-hinch/ Derryn Hinch has been a journalist for more than 50 years. He’s been a top-rating presenter on Melbourne’s 3AW on and off since 1979. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-human-headline-ungagged-and-unbowed/ The biggest slap in my five months of house arrest came not at the start when the magistrate said he wanted to make it “as much like jail” as he could. It came only days from the end, at the hands of an elderly hospital volunteer, on one of my rare excursions into the real world. As I walked into the foyer of the Austin Hospital for a check-up to see how my newly transplanted liver was behaving, the beaming, bespectacled old-timer asked how I was doing. I said: “I feel great. Only 12 more days and I’m out of jail.” His mocking, condescending reply: “You weren’t in jail.” I felt like saying: “You try it, sunshine.” feedback@thepunch.com.au (Derryn Hinch) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-human-headline-ungagged-and-unbowed/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-human-headline-ungagged-and-unbowed/#item7431 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:00:42 +0000 Derryn Hinch | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/id-rather-be-treated-like-a-criminal-than-protect-them/ Getting ready for my appearance before the High Court in Canberra this week I did some eccentric research. I watched The Castle for the first time. And whether your name is Daryl or Derryn it is pretty daunting walking up those steps to the towering glass façade of the High Court building in Canberra. With life imitating art, some of the media gang and camera crews who played extras in The Castle were there again in real life for my High Court battle. That’s where the similarity ended. The battler fighting to retain his home on the grounds that a man’s home is his castle had a suburban solicitor and a QC played by Bud Tingwell against a couple of high-powered lawyers. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Derryn Hinch) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/id-rather-be-treated-like-a-criminal-than-protect-them/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/id-rather-be-treated-like-a-criminal-than-protect-them/#item4409 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:00:47 +0000 Derryn Hinch | Author bios | The Punch