10 NEWS WEDNESDAY JUNE 18 2014 Corbys at bottom of trust barrel

By MARIA BERVANAKIS Corby family, was at the bot- Professor , immu- 20 places in this year’s list fol- at 90 out of 100, just ahead of tom of the list followed by nologist Professor Ian Frazer, lowing the supplements con- Rolf Harris, Bernard Tomic A DRUG trafficker, an entre- Schapelle – putting the Corbys who developed a troversy. and Gina Rinehart. preneur with a taste for young beneath politicians and cor- against the HPV strains that And Qantas CEO Alan The survey also looked at blondes, a wealthy bookmaker porate heavies. cause , Youth Joyce had a similarly danger- the most trusted professions. and a shock jock are among Rounding up the bottom Off the Streets founder Father ous tumble following a year of While attacks on paramedics the people Australians trust five were medico Chris Riley and Aussie star turmoil for the airline. are increasing, they are the the least. Geoffrey Edelsten, online Hugh Jackman who’s still seen Politicians rarely do well in most trusted professionals Despite being jailed for drug bookmaker Tom Waterhouse as “a good bloke” complete the this survey. But for what it’s along with firefighters, rescue trafficking in Bali, Schapelle and the always controversial top five list. worth, Independent Senator volunteers, nurses and doctors. Corby fared better than her sis- Kyle Sandilands. The annual poll also ex- Nick Xenophon was rated It’s bad news for door-to- ter Mercedes in the Reader’s On the other end of the sur- posed people who are seen as Australia’s most trusted pollie door salespeople, politicians, Digest Australia annual Trust- vey, neurosurgeon Charlie Teo less trustworthy than they in 68th spot. Former PM Kevin insurance salespeople, sex ed People survey of 2014. topped the list for the third once were. James Hird, one Rudd came in at 76 while workers and call centre staff Mercedes, the self-appoint- consecutive year. idolised during his AFL play- Prime Minister Tony Abbott that make up the least trusted ed media spokeswoman for the Burns specialist surgeon ing days, has fallen more than was 79th. Clive Palmer came in professions in that order. Mercedes Corby

Jenny Neal checks out the city’s best Picture: PATRINA MALONE Cloggers here to make noise

By TAMARA HOWIE Clogging, despite the imag- es it brings to mind, is not per- THE clicks and clacks of clog- formed with Dutch wooden gers will ring through Darwin clogs, but jingle tap dance for the annual Australian clog- shoes designed to make as ging convention. much noise as possible. Australian Clogging Associ- The fast-paced dance style ation president Jenny Neal has cloggers clapping and said Darwin turned out to be hooting along to the music, the perfect location for the 240 which ranges from country to cloggers to converge for the more contemporary hits. convention this weekend after “The convention is a place a new club opened in Darwin where all the clubs get together earlier in the year. to chat, dance and learn. “All the stars aligned and it Sometimes more chatting than had to be here,” she said. learning but always dancing “We wanted to promote and dancing,” Ms Neal said. clogging in Darwin and it just Everyone is welcome to join happened that Carol Jamieson the cloggers at events from (original founder of the Dar- June 19-22. win club) approached us For more information, call around the same time and said Jenny on 0409 121 749 or visit she wanted to start a club.” cloggingaustralia.com.

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