The Snitch: How a former top cop treated herself after an Alan Jones tirade
When former top cop Deborah Wallace received an out-of-court settlement from Alan Jones she decided she wanted to do something to lift her spirits.
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When Deborah Wallace found herself on the receiving end of an Alan Jones tirade, she wanted something to lift her spirits.
And what better way to treat herself than with a new pair of breasts.
The cosmetic additions are fondly referred to as her ‘Alan Jones jugs’, according to Ms Wallace’s new biography, A Woman of Force, by Mark Morri.
Ms Wallace launched defamation proceedings against the shock jock after Jones criticised her policing in Cabramatta in 2001 and called for her to be sacked.
That included referring to Ms Wallace - at that point a Chief Inspector in a male dominated workforce - as “Miss Debbie” rather than a senior officer and other much more ”vicious attacks”, the court heard at the time.
Ms Wallace launched defamation proceedings in the NSW Supreme Court but the parties reached an out-of-court settlement.
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Ms Wallace said she felt deflated and wondered whether the target on her back had anything to do with the fact she was a woman.
So after the case, she treated herself to breast surgery.
“I wanted to give myself something for me,” she told Snitch last week.
“It was one of the best presents I could give myself to make me feel good.”
At 60-years-old, the Detective superintendent retired from the cops last year after a 36 year career.
“Ma‘am Wallace” cut her teeth as an officer at Blacktown before she climbed the ranks to become one of the force’s most respected Superintendents.
She had stints at the helm of the Asian Crime, Middle Eastern Organised Crime and Criminal Groups Squads, where her penchant for vibrant suits, diamante lanyards and charisma became the stuff of legend.
WARTS AND ALL
The story of Charles Waterstreet’s fall from his position as one of Australia’s most in demand barristers is set to be turned into a feature length documentary.
Over three years, Waterstreet was tailed by filmmaker Ricardo Skaff who captured a fly on the wall account of turbulent end to his career.
Waterstreet was suspended from acting as a barrister after being bankrupted over unpaid tax. Around the same time, he was being accused by staff of improper conduct, which he strongly denied.
The film captures Waterstreet on a journey of self discovery amid the public accusation.
On top of that, he is also on the brink of being broke and without the security of the job, which was at times the only thing keeping him on the rails.
“It’s a genital warts and all account of me,” Waterstreet said.
It’s also gives an honest account of Waterstreet’s life and — at times — brilliant career where he was known as a barrister with the mindset of an artist.
He was a rare breed of lawyer who crossed the line to become a borderline celebrity.
If the three minute preview is any guide, it looks like a slick production with some moments that are at once funny and melancholy as an ageing Waterstreet faces unemployment and his own mortality.
Set to the Rolling Stones’ ’Sympathy for the Devil’, the snippet opens with a quote from Waterstreet: “For the first half of my life, I lived by one motto: To excess, but never further’.”
Other parts of the documentary will feature other aspects of his life, like his roots in country NSW and his high profile love life.
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