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Derryn Hinch remembered as courageous journalist and mentor

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Broadcaster and former senator Derryn Hinch has died at 80.
Remembered as provocative but courageous, he was a mentor to parliamentarians and a champion for victims of crime.
Hinch was jailed multiple times for contempt of court, including naming a paedophile priest and airing details of a notorious killer's history.

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Broadcaster and former senator Derryn Hinch has died at 80. Remembered as provocative but courageous, he was a mentor to parliamentarians and a champion for victims of crime. Hinch was jailed multiple times for contempt of court, including naming a paedophile priest and airing details of a notorious killer's history.

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