The indestructible Derryn Hinch is sitting near his walking frame, recovering from a "bad fall", contemplating life in a nursing home and the possibility of being a candidate for voluntary assisted dying.

He admits he has only "a few years left" and there's time for reflection, but no regrets.

Examples: he doesn't like being called the "human headline", doesn't think he has often been wrong, admits to being inconsistent, agrees he was an alcoholic but still drinks, says one of his toughest times was being falsely accused of rape, and claims that he is in no way arrogant, something which may surprise some.

Hinch is 81 now, and after four wives, 17 sackings, three stints as a prisoner, several dances with death and treating his liver like a punching bag for decades he's still competitivel

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