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No Rio Olympics TV gig for nipple-tweaking Grant Hackett

You may have seen at the weekend that Grant Hackett – or The Phantom Nipple Tweaker as we prefer to call him – has launched yet another public charm offensive in an attempt to get back in Australia's good books (and presumably, get his career back on track … again).

A report in the Herald Sun, and carried by News Corp papers throughout the country recorded how Hackett was looking forward to attending this weekend's Prime Minister's Olympics Dinner in Melbourne (hosted by ex-Telstra boss, David Thodey and John Coates's AOC, and at which a contentious mobile app will be wheeled out to help them reach their $3 million fund raising target.)

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Bryce Corbett co-writes The Australian Financial Review's Rear Window column. He is a journalist with more than 20 years' experience. He lives in Brisbane and Sydney. Connect with Bryce on Twitter. Email Bryce at bryce.corbett@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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