NSW police commissioner backflips on appointment of Steve Jackson as new media adviser

Decision announced on eve of Easter long weekend following weeks of controversy over Jackson's former work as a journalist

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The New South Wales police commissioner, Karen Webb, has backflipped on her decision to appoint former Network Seven producer Steve Jackson as her media adviser.

Questions about the appointment were raised last week when images of Jackson, who produced Seven's Spotlight interview with Bruce Lehrmann, began circulating in the media industry in Sydney. Seven paid more than $100,000 in rent for the former Liberal staffer in return for the exclusive interview.

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