The words that encapsulated broadcaster, journalist and senator Derryn Hinch’s life best came in 2004 on the back cover of his book: “Meet the human headline - sacked 14 times. Married three times. Spent 12 days in jail. Earned millions. Lost them all.”

Hinch's long career spanned newspapers, radio and television.

Hinch was known for his distinctive broadcast style, his time in the Senate, and his law-breaking crusades to expose sex offenders that earned him several stints in jail.

The man known as the Human Headline died on Friday.

Derryn Hinch spoke with A Current Affair in November 2025 as he faced a serious health battle, and remained true to form, refusing to go quietly.

The words that encapsulated broadcaster, journalist and senator Derryn Hinch’s life best came in 2004 on the back cover of his book: “Meet the human headline - sacked 14 times.…

Australian broadcasting legend Derryn Hinch has died at the age of eighty-two. Known as the "Human Headline," he had a remarkable and controversial public career. Hinch spent…

Media figure and former senator died overnight at home, with radio station 3AW leading tributes

Twice jailed for breaching suppression orders, Hinch was relentless in his pursuit of sex offenders and was elected to the Senate on a law-and-order platform

The journalist, broadcaster and senator was never short of an opinion, and even less often short of the energy required to express it, in print, on screen, on air.