Koh died five months after Hinch reported her condition on his Melbourne radio show in 1978, and following her death Dunstan said it was a \u201cpiece of bastardry [that] did affect her condition markedly and I have never forgiven him\u201d.<\/p>\n
Now Hinch has defended the decision, telling FIVEAA\u2019s David Penberthy:<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t calling for people to be intrusive and to go and get photographs of her in her hospital bed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reason it was a political story is Dunstan had managed to cow the Liberal opposition into going easy on him, at a time when his government and his conduct were starting to unravel.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has been plenty of examples of the media rightly reporting on issues involving the illnesses of political partners, such as Betty Ford when she was first lady, and this was no different.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
SEE ALSO: BROWNLOW MEDALLIST LIFTS THE LID ON ROSS LYON\u2019S TIME AT FREO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Derryn Hinch stands by his explosive 1978 broadcast about the late SA premier Don Dunstan\u2019s wife as a new biography details how much Dunstan hated Hinch as a result #auspol<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/3CLLUngc2Z<\/a><\/p>— The Australian (@australian) August 20, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>