Press Council adjudication
The Press Council has partially upheld a complaint by Jordan Shanks-Markovina.
For The Record
Apology to Russell Crowe
Paul Kent apology to South Sydney Rabbitohs owner Russell Crowe.
Correction re: Allan Yates
On 10 March, 2021 www.dailytelegraph.com.au published an article entitled “Former journalist Allan Yates’ Yass shed turned into drug lab”.
Apology to Hugh Marks and Alexi Baker
The Saturday Telegraph apologises to Hugh Marks and Alexi Baker for any hurt and embarrassment caused by an article published on November 21.
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Press Council adjudication
Press Council adjudication.
Apology to musician Daniel Johns
On August 11, 2019, the Sunday Telegraph ran a photo of Daniel Johns and alleged he was swaggering out of Sydney brothel, The Kastle. The story was wrong. Mr Johns was not leaving the brothel and we accept he has never been there at any other time.
PRESS COUNCIL ADJUDICATION
The Press Council considered whether its Standards of Practice were breached by the publication of a cartoon by Warren Brown in The Daily Telegraph on 11 February 2019.
Correction: Story on Optus spamming fine
An article published in The Daily Telegraph on January 31, 2020 with the headline “Optus hit with biggest ever spam fine from ACMA after ignoring customer calls to unsubscribe” was incorrect.
Apology to Karl Stefanovic
On 10 November 2019, The Sunday Telegraph published two articles about Nine’s Today Show host Karl Stefanovic. The articles included the claim that Nine intended to penalise Mr Stefanovic $1 million for breaching the standards expected of him. We accept that this figure is incorrect.
Apology to John Jarratt
Some readers may have believed that an article published on July 7 titled “Jarratt accuser ‘broken’” implied that the actor John Jarratt was guilty of an offence. This is incorrect.
Press Council Adjudication
The Press Council found its Standards of Practice were breached in part by an article about medical treatment of transgender children.
Press Council Adjudication
The Press Council found its Standards of Practice were not breached by an article about a University Professor.
Apology to PETA
An article published on January 20, 2019, incorrectly identified PETA as being the organisation that offered to pay for video footage showing sheep being maltreated on live export ships. This was an error. We sincerely apologise to PETA for any reputational damage caused by this error.
Anthony Bell apology
An article titled “Bell’s beach getaway: Anthony, his model mate – and baby makes three” reported Anthony Bell was holidaying with Laura Csortan on the Gold Coast at a time when he was separated from his wife. The Sunday Telegraph apologises to Mr Bell and regrets any hurt or embarrassment caused by the article.
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