john and jenny deaves

A Great New Angle For Dubbo Tourism!

4:26PM Jess McGuire | Via today’s edition of the ever-informative Crikey, we have learned that the following front page was proudly published in Dubbo paper the Daily Liberal. Crikey reader Keith Perkins says about the above - You want unwarranted, unappreciated sensational journalism, then take a peek at Dubbo’s Daily Liberal front page on the 9th of this month. In 32mm bold print they informed their readers that “It all started here.” They then went on (page 3) to relate details of an incestuous relationship between a South Australian father and daughter, a story that had been running in, and on, every media outlet in Australia, for days. The couple’s only connection to Dubbo was a one-time visit to the Dubbo Zoo. I would advise any future visitors to Dubbo to ensure there are no skeletons in their family closets before embarking on such an adventure. John and Jenny Deaves, your tale still manages to induce shudders. Meanwhile, IT STARTED HERE! should be the tagline for all future television advertisements for Western Plains Zoo. More »

Nation Shocked To Hear ‘60 Minutes’ May Not Be The Bastion Of Journalistic Excellence We Once Thought They Were!

8:21AM Clem Bastow | Having a go at 60 Minutes now seems almost passé; like, it’s not as though they haven’t been churning out utter drivel and questionable ethics for some time now. However, perhaps inspired by but not limited to the John and Jenny Deaves blow-up, the critics are coming out hard and fast against Nine’s flagship Sunday night program, with everyone from George Negus to Nine’s own head of news calling it out on shonky journalistic techniques and iffy-at-best story choices. News chief John Westacott said “on balance” the flagship news show should have included the fact that the father and daughter couple from Adelaide had a previous son, Jackson, in 2001, who died of a heart defect at four days. More »

Channel Nine Investigated Over Claims Of Paying Incest Couple For Story; We’ll Make No ‘Boning’ Gags Here, Thanks

1:50PM Clem Bastow | Well, just as we were rejoicing in the aisles over some happy Channel Nine-related news, it looks as though it’s back to black – and then some – for the beleaguered television behemoth, with word that police are investigating claims incest couple John and Jenny Deaves may have pocketed mad 60 Minutes cash for telling their story. And, as we all now know, they may be “in love”, but they are also father and daughter, which makes them criminals. The couple was convicted in the South Australian District Court in Mount Gambier last month of two counts each of incest relating to the conception of Celeste, and another baby who died in 2001 from a congenital heart defect. Convicted criminals cannot profit directly from their crimes under Australian law. More »

John And Jenny Deaves: Madly In Love, And Traumatising The Hell Out Of Us

8:05AM Jess McGuire | You know, we consider ourselves a fairly easy-going bunch here at Defamer Australia, but even we’re finding it slightly difficult to continue reading about the romance between John and Jenny Deaves. If you have no idea what we’re talking about (where have you been living, sirrah/madam? A cave in the middle of nowhere?), we’ll briefly explain the situation. On Sunday night, John and Jenny Deaves appeared on Sixty Minutes and proudly announced to the world that they’re just another loving couple with a beautiful baby daughter – and oh, by the way, they are also father and daughter. More »