The scene of a frail senior with a walking stick moving slowly through a horde of reporters, as members of the public hurled abuse at him, marked a jarring transformation for a powerful man whose voice could once make prime ministers and premiers cower.
Alan Jones would wait until after his court appearance – once the judge had issued orders in relation to the allegations of 34 charges he is facing against 10 alleged victims – to regain his trademark voice, in what was a carefully orchestrated attempt at having the last say on the matter.
