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6 unusual facts about Gerard McManus


Gerard McManus

McManus is managing editor of the Australian Institute of Management’s official journal Management Today magazine, and a director of MSA, a publishing and communications group.

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McManus was awarded the 2004 “Hack of the year” mock award by Hack Watch, an independent blogging site, for the article.

R v McManus and Harvey

A civil servant, Desmond Patrick Kelly, was subsequently charged with a breach of the Commonwealth Crimes Act, but at a pre-trial hearing in August 2005 McManus and Harvey refused to give evidence.

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Meanwhile, the McManus-Harvey contempt matter continued and on June 25, 2007 McManus was found guilty of five counts of contempt of court and Harvey was found guilty of four counts.

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However, McManus and Harvey refused to disclose to the Australian Federal Police their source, citing adherence to journalists “Code of Ethics”.

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Gerard McManus and Michael Harvey were journalists at the Herald Sun newspaper in Melbourne in the state of Victoria, Australia.



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