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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Amanda Meade Media correspondent

Fear rather than respect: the secret behind Alan Jones’s decades-long grip on power

Alan Jones, pictured broadcasting at 2GB  in Sydney in  September 2009. The former radio host has been charged over alleged historic indecent assault and sexual touching offences.
Alan Jones, pictured broadcasting at 2GB in Sydney in September 2009. The former radio host has been charged over alleged historic indecent assault and sexual touching offences, allegations that he denies. Photograph: AAP

The power Alan Jones wielded had less to do with respect than with fear, according to investigative journalist Chris Masters whose bestselling biography, Jonestown: The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones, was published in 2006.

Speaking after the former Sydney radio host was charged over alleged historic indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades, Masters said when he saw Jones’ abuse of political power and manipulation of powerful figures he couldn’t look away.

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