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| Dyson Heydon: I read emails only after they have been printed out for me | Dyson Heydon: I read emails only after they have been printed out for me |
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| Dyson Heydon’s revelation that he only reads emails that have been printed out for him has been received with incredulity and amusement on Twitter. | Dyson Heydon’s revelation that he only reads emails that have been printed out for him has been received with incredulity and amusement on Twitter. |
| On Monday, Heydon dismissed applications that he disqualify himself from the royal commission into trade unions, following a row over a plan to speak at a Liberal party fundraiser. | On Monday, Heydon dismissed applications that he disqualify himself from the royal commission into trade unions, following a row over a plan to speak at a Liberal party fundraiser. |
| Much of the unions’ call for Heydon to stand down was based on emails exchanged between Heydon and the organisers of the Sir Garfield Barwick address, which identified that it was a Liberal party event. | Much of the unions’ call for Heydon to stand down was based on emails exchanged between Heydon and the organisers of the Sir Garfield Barwick address, which identified that it was a Liberal party event. |
| In his reasons for dismissing the unions’ applications, Heydon explained that he owned no computer, and that all his email correspondence was carried out by his personal assistant. | In his reasons for dismissing the unions’ applications, Heydon explained that he owned no computer, and that all his email correspondence was carried out by his personal assistant. |
| “It is notorious among the legal profession that I am incapable of sending or receiving emails,” he said. “The consequence is that I read emails only after they have been printed out for me.” | “It is notorious among the legal profession that I am incapable of sending or receiving emails,” he said. “The consequence is that I read emails only after they have been printed out for me.” |
| @DysonHeydon defence: Don't own a computer. #turc pic.twitter.com/FCXzFHOedS | @DysonHeydon defence: Don't own a computer. #turc pic.twitter.com/FCXzFHOedS |
| Despite attorney general George Brandis’s attempt to downplay it, Twitter was understandably rather gripped by the news. | Despite attorney general George Brandis’s attempt to downplay it, Twitter was understandably rather gripped by the news. |
| The beauty of the @DysonHeydon defence. #turc pic.twitter.com/KVulm50Knt | The beauty of the @DysonHeydon defence. #turc pic.twitter.com/KVulm50Knt |
| I hear Dyson Heydon was seen in JB Hi-Fi asking for someone to come out to his office to measure it up for Windows 10. #auspol | I hear Dyson Heydon was seen in JB Hi-Fi asking for someone to come out to his office to measure it up for Windows 10. #auspol |
| #DysonHeydon sends an email #turc #auspol pic.twitter.com/KqJIgwrOw7 | #DysonHeydon sends an email #turc #auspol pic.twitter.com/KqJIgwrOw7 |
| In solidarity with Dyson Heydon I also don't read my emails. pic.twitter.com/X14pcjEU9n | In solidarity with Dyson Heydon I also don't read my emails. pic.twitter.com/X14pcjEU9n |
| Out of consideration for the environment, please don't email Dyson Heydon. #auspol #turc | Out of consideration for the environment, please don't email Dyson Heydon. #auspol #turc |
| @davidwildgoose "It is notorious among the legal profession that I don't have a dog. My personal assistant makes barking noises for me." | @davidwildgoose "It is notorious among the legal profession that I don't have a dog. My personal assistant makes barking noises for me." |
| Dyson Heydon composing an email. #HeydonGate pic.twitter.com/KXjIeWVOpT | Dyson Heydon composing an email. #HeydonGate pic.twitter.com/KXjIeWVOpT |
| I must admit I have trouble opening emails. I have to get my husband to help me. The lids are SO tight #DysonHeydon | I must admit I have trouble opening emails. I have to get my husband to help me. The lids are SO tight #DysonHeydon |
| Shorter Dyson Heydon: I don't use new-fangled technology like email, which shows I have no old-fashioned, conservative bias whatsoever #turc | Shorter Dyson Heydon: I don't use new-fangled technology like email, which shows I have no old-fashioned, conservative bias whatsoever #turc |
| Dyson #Heydon's personal assistant receiving his next invitation to speak at a @LiberalAus fundraiser. #turc #nx pic.twitter.com/m2zsvbk6WK | Dyson #Heydon's personal assistant receiving his next invitation to speak at a @LiberalAus fundraiser. #turc #nx pic.twitter.com/m2zsvbk6WK |
| Look Dyson Heydon if my nanna can change her FB coverphoto with 0 grandchild help, you can open a damn email #turc | Look Dyson Heydon if my nanna can change her FB coverphoto with 0 grandchild help, you can open a damn email #turc |
| Just sent Dyson Heydon an email explaining I am a former Nigerian energy minister who needs access to a bank account. Agreement anticipated. | Just sent Dyson Heydon an email explaining I am a former Nigerian energy minister who needs access to a bank account. Agreement anticipated. |
| Dyson Heydon has a stack of printed LinkedIn invites he doesn't know what to do with. #turc | Dyson Heydon has a stack of printed LinkedIn invites he doesn't know what to do with. #turc |
| There had better be a lot of paper in #DysonHeydon printer is someone's going to print out his Twitter mentions. | There had better be a lot of paper in #DysonHeydon printer is someone's going to print out his Twitter mentions. |
| Pictured: Dyson Heydon leaving #TURC in his car pic.twitter.com/oPkNbP1KY4 | Pictured: Dyson Heydon leaving #TURC in his car pic.twitter.com/oPkNbP1KY4 |
| Maybe #DysonHeydon is more of a @SlackHQ man because he knows that email is a workplace productivity killer. | Maybe #DysonHeydon is more of a @SlackHQ man because he knows that email is a workplace productivity killer. |
| PICTURED: Dyson Heydon checking his spam folder pic.twitter.com/mANCjKmLEb | PICTURED: Dyson Heydon checking his spam folder pic.twitter.com/mANCjKmLEb |
| Dyson Heydon is the only person in the world to have a spam folder in his filing cabinet. #auspol | Dyson Heydon is the only person in the world to have a spam folder in his filing cabinet. #auspol |
| If #DysonHeydon can't read an email on a computer screen, what the hell is on his screen at the #TURC? Solitaire? | If #DysonHeydon can't read an email on a computer screen, what the hell is on his screen at the #TURC? Solitaire? |
| This Dyson Heydon stuff is a joke, right guys? . . . . . ...guys? | This Dyson Heydon stuff is a joke, right guys? . . . . . ...guys? |
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