Seven paying Bruce Lehrmann’s rent exposes the ethical slippery slope of Chequebook Land | Richard Ackland

Exclusive rights to tabloid TV interviews are hammered out behind closed doors, leaving the public in the dark

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Kerry Stokes has his chequebook open, again. This time the beneficiary of his largess is defamation damages aspirant Bruce Lehrmann.

It came to light in evidence last week that Stokes’ Seven Network has been paying Lehrmann’s rent into next year.

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