ClubsNSW drops contempt charges against Friendlyjordies over pokies whistleblower
by Christopher Knaus from World news | The Guardian on (#68XPV)
Interview by YouTuber Jordan Shanks with Troy Stolz sparked legal proceedings but the clubs lobby has sought leave to withdraw the charges
ClubsNSW has dropped criminal contempt charges against YouTuber Jordan Shanks over an interview with pokies whistleblower Troy Stolz.
The powerful clubs lobby initiated contempt proceedings against Shanks, known as Friendlyjordies, last year after he published an interview titled The Legal way to take a life", in which Stolz detailed his battle with cancer and the impact of his bitter federal court dispute with his former employer ClubsNSW.
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