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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.

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.

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.

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

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



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