From The Australian:
The man the ABC presented as a “new national hero” has a long criminal history, including making threats to kill, unlawful assault and multiple counts of breaching intervention orders taken out by his ex-partners.
Duncan Storrar, who prompted Australians to open their hearts and wallets when he appeared on the ABC’s Q&A program on Monday, pleading for a tax break so he could take his two young daughters to the movies, was in the Geelong Magistrates Court just 18 months ago, where he was convicted of unlawful assault.
His rap sheet, which runs to 20 pages, dates from 1992, when he was convicted of multiple counts of intentionally damaging property, possession of a drug of dependence and being unlawfully on premises.
Nobody is being covered in glory here.
