Man denies reporting Alan Jones to police in order to 'get money'

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1. Thu, 6 August 2026

   3 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)07:15first to report
     Man denies reporting Alan Jones to police in order to 'get money'

     A man accusing Alan Jones of indecently assaulting him as a 17-year-old made a police complaint to "get money", the former broadcaster's lawyer has told a Sydney court.

   • The Guardian World07:32
     Alan Jones’s alleged victim denies ‘fabricating’ claims against broadcaster during robust cross-examination

     Former 2UE and 2GB radio broadcaster is facing 22 charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A former student sports star has denied in a Sydney court that he “fabricated” indecent assault allegations against broadcaster Alan Jones after he lost his police job and fell on “extremely hard times”. Jones’s defence barrister, Gabrielle Bashir SC, on Wednesday suggested to complainant...

   • smh.com.au23:00edited after publishing
     Alan Jones trial as it happened: Judge lifts suppression order as complainant denies financial motive in alleged indecent assault, sexual touching trial

     previouslyAlan Jones trial live updates: Judge lifts suppression order as complainant denies financial motive in alleged indecent assault, sexual touching trial

     A former teen athlete who has accused Jones of indecent assault is facing further cross-examination on day five of the former media titan’s criminal trial.

     1 reprint

     • brisbanetimes.com.au6 Aug, 23:00their copy
2. Fri, 7 August 2026

   2 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)02:22edited after publishing
     Man says he was 'very scared' during alleged Alan Jones bedroom assault

     previouslyMan says he didn't want to disappoint Alan Jones after alleged robe request

     A man accusing Alan Jones of historical indecent assault has told a court he followed the broadcaster's alleged direction to have a shower and come out in a robe because he did not want to disappoint Mr Jones.

   • theguardian.com15:00
     ‘Number 1, struggle street’ and a $1,200 stipend: inside the first week of Alan Jones’s trial

     The former broadcaster’s alleged victim says he just wants justice – but the defence says allegations of indecent assault are a ‘concoction’

3. Tue, 11 August 2026

   4 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)03:00edited after publishing
     Alan Jones trial hears from brother and ex-girlfriend of alleged victim

     previouslyAlan Jones trial hears from brother of alleged victim

     The brother of a man accusing Alan Jones of indecent assault has told the court he never saw the radio host act inappropriately towards his brother, and was only told of the allegations after Mr Jones's arrest.

   • The Guardian World04:32edited after publishing
     Alan Jones trial: alleged victim told brother indecent assaults weren’t ‘too bad’ but involved broadcaster grabbing his penis, court hears

     Former 2GB and 2UE radio host, now 85, has pleaded not guilty to 22 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An alleged victim of Alan Jones told his older brother, after the broadcaster was arrested, that his indecent assaults were “nothing too bad” but involved Jones grabbing his penis, a Sydney court has heard. The witness on Tuesday was asked by the trial prosecutor...

   • areanews.com.au05:12
     'The hardest thing' Jones's alleged victim told brother

     URL changednow www.areanews.com.au/story/9328078/jones-accuser-had-seen-a-ghost-after-alleged-groping/

     An athlete gave graphic details of the indecent assaults he allegedly suffered at the hands of radio giant...

     2 reprints

     • northerndailyleader.com.au11 Aug, 05:12their copy
     • gleninnesexaminer.com.au11 Aug, 05:12their copy
   • macleayargus.com.au08:38
     Jones accuser had 'seen a ghost' after alleged groping

     An athlete couldn't meet his girlfriend's eye after returning from an overnight stay with radio giant Alan Jones....

4. Wed, 12 August 2026

   2 reports
   • easternriverinachronicle.com.au05:08
     Alan Jones sex abuse trial stymied by last-minute delay

     Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones's fight against indecent assault and sexual touching charges has been delayed after it hit...

     9 reprints

     • macleayargus.com.au12 Aug, 05:08their copy
     • edenmagnet.com.au12 Aug, 05:08their copy
     • theadvocate.com.au12 Aug, 05:08their copy
     • canberratimes.com.au12 Aug, 05:08their copy
     • gloucesteradvocate.com.au12 Aug, 05:08their copy
     • bunburymail.com.au12 Aug, 05:08their copy
     • theleader.com.au12 Aug, 05:08their copy
     • tenterfieldstar.com.au12 Aug, 05:08their copy
     • narrominenewsonline.com.au12 Aug, 05:08their copy
   • ABC News (Australia)06:43
     Judge allows changes to dates of alleged Alan Jones assaults

     The judge in radio broadcaster Alan Jones's criminal trial has allowed changes to the date range of alleged indecent assault offences in the second week of proceedings, after witnesses gave conflicting timelines.

5. Thu, 13 August 2026

   3 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)03:05edited after publishing
     Alan Jones's defence team accused of trying to intimidate witness

     previouslyAlan Jones complainant's ex quizzed over 'look after you' text

     The broadcaster's defence team is accused by a prosecutor of trying to intimidate a witness during a heated exchange in Alan Jones's indecent assault trial in Sydney.

   • bunburymail.com.au07:33
     Alan Jones accuser's mum 'in shock' over allegations

     The mother of an athlete who was allegedly repeatedly indecently assaulted by radio giant Alan Jones says she...

     3 reprints

     • dailyadvertiser.com.au13 Aug, 07:33their copy
     • irrigator.com.au13 Aug, 07:33their copy
     • dailyliberal.com.au13 Aug, 07:33their copy
   • The Guardian World07:40
     Mother of one of Alan Jones’s alleged victims told him ‘I should have protected you’, court hears

     Complainant J’s mother asked son if former broadcaster ever touched him, high-profile trial told Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The mother of one of Alan Jones’s alleged victims has told the court she apologised to her son for not protecting him after he disclosed the broadcaster had sexually touched him when he was a teenager. The single mother of four said she was “in shock” when her son, an outstanding...

6. Fri, 14 August 2026

   4 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)04:06edited after publishing
     Ex-colleague of Alan Jones breaks down over alleged unwanted kiss

     previouslyAlleged sexual touching left complainant 'squirming', Jones trial hears

     The man, known as Complainant C, is accusing Mr Jones of indecently assaulting him on eight different occasions when the pair worked together in 2008.

   • southernhighlandnews.com.au04:26
     Tears as Alan Jones's accuser says he felt violated

     A former radio station employee has become emotional while telling a court he had been indecently assaulted by...

     1 reprint

     • dailyliberal.com.au14 Aug, 04:26their copy
   • The Guardian World07:59edited after publishing ×2
     Alleged victim says Alan Jones groped him at lunch and describes fear of being seen as broadcaster’s ‘toy’, court hears

     previouslyAlleged victim of Alan Jones made broadcaster soft-boiled eggs with soldiers and ironed his underpants, court told

     Former 2GB and 2UE radio broadcaster is facing 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A young driver for Alan Jones felt “violated” and “trapped” when the broadcaster allegedly touched him on the penis in the car and kissed him in a lift, but didn’t complain due to the “extraordinary” power dynamic between the pair, a Sydney court has...

   • redlandcitybulletin.com.au22:00
     Radio king allegedly wooed teen with gifts, celebrities

     The loved ones of an athlete allegedly indecently assaulted by Alan Jones have detailed how the longtime shock...

     3 reprints

     • easternriverinachronicle.com.au14 Aug, 22:00their copy
     • singletonargus.com.au14 Aug, 22:00their copy
     • batemansbaypost.com.au14 Aug, 22:00their copy
7. Mon, 17 August 2026

   6 reports
   • cairnspost.com.au02:01edited after publishing
     ‘Grub’: What Jones accuser told radio host

     previouslyJones’ alleged act under restaurant table

     A man who has accused Alan Jones of indecently assaulting him has told a court he broke down crying while making a confession to broadcaster Ray Hadley.

   • ABC News (Australia)03:22
     Ray Hadley and Peter FitzSimons told about Alan Jones claims, court hears

     The claims were made by a man who told police the broadcaster kissed and touched him without consent.

   • The Guardian World03:24
     Alan Jones allegedly kissed young man in wardrobe of James Packer’s personal suite at Crown Towers, court hears

     Former 2GB and 2UE radio broadcaster is facing 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Alan Jones allegedly kissed his former driver, a young man, inside a walk-in wardrobe in James Packer’s personal suite at the Crown Towers hotel in Melbourne, a court has been told. Complainant C said he and a friend went for a drink in Jones’s room...

   • tenterfieldstar.com.au03:51
     'Grub': Alan Jones blasted by alleged groping victim

     URL changednow www.tenterfieldstar.com.au/story/9331821/alan-jones-decried-as-grub-to-famous-media-rival/

     A prominent radio station host was sworn to secrecy when told by an alleged sexual touching victim of...

     3 reprints

     • goulburnpost.com.au17 Aug, 03:51their copy
     • begadistrictnews.com.au17 Aug, 03:51their copy
     • bunburymail.com.au17 Aug, 03:51their copy
   • perthnow.com.au03:53edited after publishing
     Alan Jones decried as 'grub' to famous media rival

     previously'Grub': Alan Jones blasted by alleged groping victim

     A former radio station staffer described talkback titan Alan Jones as a "grub" while disclosing alleged indecent assaults to another prominent radio host.

     2 reprints

     • westernadvocate.com.au17 Aug, 08:47their copy
     • standard.net.au17 Aug, 08:47their copy
   • brisbanetimes.com.au23:00edited after publishing
     Alan Jones trial as it happened: ‘Complainant C’ has emotional outburst during cross-examination after suggestions of fabricating allegations as indecent assault, sexual touching trial continues

     previouslyAlan Jones trial live updates: ‘Complainant C’ returns for further cross-examination as alleged indecent assault, sexual touching trial continues

     Text messages between ‘C’ and the then radio host have been aired in court as Jones’ barrister cross-examines the complainant.

     1 reprint

     • smh.com.au17 Aug, 23:00their copy
8. Tue, 18 August 2026

   4 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)02:35edited after publishing
     Former Alan Jones colleague alleges he was 'groomed for 10 years'

     previouslyFormer Alan Jones colleague tells court of currying favour through texts

     Complainant C has alleged he was indecently assaulted by Alan Jones on eight separate occasions while working with the veteran broadcaster in 2008.

   • northweststar.com.au04:56
     Accuser says Alan Jones groomed and groped him

     URL changednow www.northweststar.com.au/story/9332594/alan-jones-held-extraordinary-power-accuser-says/

     A former radio staffer claims he was groomed for years by talkback titan Alan Jones, whom he has...

     4 reprints

     • greatlakesadvocate.com.au18 Aug, 04:56their copy
     • narrominenewsonline.com.au18 Aug, 04:56their copy
     • gloucesteradvocate.com.au18 Aug, 04:56their copy
     • blayneychronicle.com.au18 Aug, 04:56their copy
   • The Guardian World05:15
     Alleged victim tells Alan Jones’s barrister he was ‘groomed for 10 years’ and to ‘get real’ during combative cross-examination

     Former broadcaster has pleaded not guilty to 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges in relation to six men Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Alan Jones allegedly groomed a junior staffer at 2GB for a decade, resulting in the young man sending multiple explicit texts to the broadcaster, a Sydney court has heard. As a young man, Complainant C was a driver for the 2GB star broadcaster when Jones allegedly...

   • watoday.com.au06:39
     ‘Get real’: Complainant’s emotional outburst during Alan Jones trial

     Complainant “C” told a court his text messages to the then-2GB host were “consistent with someone who had been groomed … on the way to talk to him”.

9. Thu, 20 August 2026

   3 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)04:10
     Lawyer says 'beef' behind alleged victim's complaint against Alan Jones

     Alan Jones's defence lawyers have accused one of the veteran broadcaster's alleged assault victims of confiding in two men who "hated" Mr Jones as part of a workplace "beef" at commercial radio station 2GB.

   • yasstribune.com.au07:30
     Accuser says Jones 'a lot nicer' after alleged groping

     A former radio staffer says longtime shock jock Alan Jones ceased yelling at him and became much nicer...

     2 reprints

     • areanews.com.au20 Aug, 07:30their copy
     • canberratimes.com.au20 Aug, 07:30their copy
   • The Guardian World07:47edited after publishing
     Alan Jones’s ‘yelling stopped’ when his ‘sexual behaviour’ began, alleged victim tells court

     previouslyAlan Jones’s barrister argues alleged victim was not groomed because that ‘happens to young children’

     Sydney court hears complainant was more than 40 years younger and far less powerful than the shock jock when he started working as his driver Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Alan Jones’s yelling stopped when his “sexual behaviour” began, the broadcaster’s former driver has alleged. Complainant C told a Sydney court on Thursday that he had been “reprimanded, yelled at and intimidated” when he worked for the...

10. Fri, 21 August 2026

    1 report
    • ABC News (Australia)02:19
      'Something bad has happened here': Witness on Alan Jones accuser

      A former colleague of Alan Jones appeared "distraught" and "in shock" at a lunch where the veteran broadcaster sat next to him and allegedly had his hand under the table, according to another witness who attended the event.

11. Mon, 24 August 2026

    2 reports
    • The Guardian World05:28
      Guests joked Alan Jones and alleged victim looked ‘like a great couple’ at luncheon, court hears

      Radio host’s indecent assault and sexual touching trial enters fourth week, with shock jock Jason Morrison telling court complainant C appeared ‘stuck’ beside Jones Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Fellow shock jock Jason Morrison has told t he Alan Jones trial that guests at a luncheon hosted by the 2GB breakfast presenter were joking that Jones and a young staffer “look like a great couple” as the pair sat next...

    • ABC News (Australia)05:29
      Former radio host says he saw 'nothing that worried' him at Alan Jones lunch

      A former 2GB host and producer has told a court he did not see anything worrying at a lunch where a junior colleague accused Alan Jones of touching his crotch.

12. Tue, 25 August 2026

    3 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)05:14
      Former radio host denies 'tailoring' evidence to suit Alan Jones

      A former radio colleague of Alan Jones has admitted joking about the veteran broadcaster being generous and giving attention to a younger colleague at a Christmas lunch, but has denied seeing an indecent assault.

    • The Guardian World07:46
      Alan Jones and fellow 2GB host referred to SMH and reporter as ‘pigs in the media’, court hears

      Jason Morrison, a former presenter at the Sydney radio station, denies ‘tailoring his evidence’ during trial of veteran shock jock Jones Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Alan Jones and fellow 2GB shock jock Jason Morrison often referred to the Sydney Morning Herald and its chief investigative reporter Kate McClymont as “pigs in the media”, a Sydney court has heard. The text messages were uncovered as Morrison faced accusations from the prosecution on Tuesday of...

    • northweststar.com.au09:15
      Broadcaster denies tailoring evidence to help Jones

      A friendly former broadcast rival of Alan Jones has rejected suggestions in a criminal hearing he tailored his...

      3 reprints

      • blayneychronicle.com.au25 Aug, 09:15their copy
      • portnews.com.au25 Aug, 09:15their copy
      • armidaleexpress.com.au25 Aug, 09:15their copy
13. Tue, 1 September 2026

    3 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)04:01
      Hadley tells court Jones complainant 'broke down' discussing allegations

      Hadley has been called to give evidence in relation to allegations that Mr Jones kissed and touched a young colleague in 2008, without the man's consent.

    • The Guardian World05:20
      Rival Ray Hadley tells Alan Jones trial that alleged victim ‘broke down and sobbed’ when detailing assaults

      Former 2GB and 2UE broadcaster Jones, 85, has denied 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges involving six men Broadcaster Ray Hadley has told a Sydney court that an alleged victim of Alan Jones confided in 2019 he’d been “sexually assaulted” by the fellow 2GB broadcaster on a number of occasions. “ He said [Jones] put his hand on my cock and kissed me,” Hadley told the Downing Centre local court on Tuesday. Continue reading...

    • perthnow.com.au20:03
      Hadley back in witness box for Jones trial

      URL changednow www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/tv/broadcaster-ray-hadley-to-return-to-the-witness-stand-in-alan-jones-trial-c-22809165

      Ray Hadley is expected to return to the stand in a Sydney court on Tuesday as a star witness in Alan Jones’ high-stakes indecent assault trial.

14. Wed, 2 September 2026

    4 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)00:25edited after publishing
      Live: Hadley sent text message saying Jones 'needs to be destroyed', court told

      previouslyLive: Ray Hadley faces cross-examination in radio 'rival' Alan Jones's trial

      Retired 2GB radio host Ray Hadley has resumed giving evidence at Alan Jones's indecent assault and sexual touching trial.

    • watoday.com.au00:25edited after publishing
      Alan Jones trial as it happened: Hadley said Jones ‘needs to be destroyed’ in text to complainant C as cross-examination of former 2GB broadcaster continues

      previouslyAlan Jones trial live updates: Hadley questioned over ‘secret contract’ to take over Jones’ 2GB breakfast radio slot as cross-examination continues

      Hadley returns to the witness box on Wednesday after a legal issue temporarily delayed his evidence.

    • The Guardian World04:49edited after publishing
      Ray Hadley used homophobic slur against Alan Jones and said he wanted to bury him ‘figuratively and literally’, court hears

      previouslyRay Hadley used homophobic slur against Alan Jones after 2GB withdrew offer of $4m breakfast radio gig, court hears

      Hadley is giving evidence in trial of former 2GB rival Jones, 85, who has pleaded not guilty to 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Warning: This article contains offensive language Broadcaster Ray Hadley has told a Sydney court he used a homophobic slur and derogatory names when talking about his colleague Alan Jones, after 2GB withdrew a secret offer of a $4m contract to take over Jones’s coveted breakfast slot. In one...

    • dungogchronicle.com.au08:16
      'Bury him': Hadley's explosive texts about rival Jones

      Influential broadcaster Ray Hadley wrote he wouldn't rest until he buried rival Alan Jones "literally and figuratively" after...

      5 reprints

      • irrigator.com.au2 Sept, 08:16their copy
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15. Thu, 3 September 2026

    1 report
    • ABC News (Australia)00:07
      'Complicated' relationship between ex-shock jocks probed at Jones's trial

      Ray Hadley tells the trial of his 2GB rival Alan Jones that the broadcaster targeted him for disloyalty after he signed a secret contract to take over the breakfast show.

16. Fri, 4 September 2026

    1 report
    • sconeadvocate.com.au21:00
      Slurs and snubs as talkback titans' feud aired in court

      After decades of rivalry behind the microphone, prominent broadcaster Ray Hadley's thoughts about radio king Alan Jones have...

      1 reprint

      • theadvocate.com.au4 Sept, 21:00their copy