澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-22

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A British court has ordered police to hand over information

 

to actor Hugh Grant or former girlfriend Jemima Khan, which could reveal they were also victims of the UK phone hacking¹ scandal. Several celebrities² have been targeted by the now-defunct tabloid³ News of the World including actress Sienna Miller⁴, who settled a phone hacking lawsuit⁵ against it in June. The court said police should disclose information relating to messages allegedly intercepted⁶ by private investigator⁷ Glenn Mulcaire and used in the News of the World and other newspapers. 

 

WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange will make an appearance at the Splendour in the Grass music festival later this month. Assange, currently under house arrest in Britain, will address revellers via a pre-recorded video message at the festival north of Brisbane. He’ll discuss the WikiLeaks cable scandal including his arrest and what it means for young people in Australia and around the world. 

 

And Aussie cinema-goers are forking out titanic⁸ prices with our flicks⁹ among the most expensive in the Western world. Consumer group Choice says it found that Australian cinema-goers pay far more than those in the US and New Zealand with a family of four shelling out around $67 for a trip to a multiplex. Getting lollies and drinks from the cinema snack bar will also set you back a fistful of dollars, but Choice says it’s unclear why multiplexes here charge such high rates.

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