The broadcaster loved a long lunch, and twice a year, his friends gathered in South Melbourne to celebrate the “great survivors” in media.

The 82-year-old ‘human headline’ was an outspoken broadcaster, senator, organ transplant recipient, alcoholic, victims’ rights campaigner, who spent time in jail, married five…

“I’ve had such an incredible life,” Hinch said in 2025 after a career spanning newspapers, radio, TV, politics – and time in jail that was his proudest moment.