Original sentence: However, it involved no retraction or apology from the newspaper.The Craig Thomson affair is an Australian political scandal revolving around allegations that the Australian federal politician Craig Thomson used the funds of the Health Services Union to pay for personal expenses, including travel, meals, entertainment, prostitutes and his own election campaign.Thomson claimed that Jeff Jackson, a former HSU executive member and the former husband of HSU National Secretary Kathy Jackson was responsible the spending on prostitutes, saying that he had "settled and repaid the HSU...following allegations of using a union credit card at the named escort agencies in Sydney" (page 466).Thomson's settlement with Farifax Media was confidential
Edited sentence: " Kelly, speaking about the Coalition's pursuit of Thompson, said "The relentless focus on this individual has one outcome in mind.Because this is what they said they want to happen.Do they want to see a young mother by a graveside weeping, is that the outcome they are looking for.However, it involved no retraction or apology from the newspaper, which continued to publish the allegations on the basis that they were true.Kelly attracted controversy when, during an appearance on Sky Television, he made, what one commmentator regarded as "the most horrible slur I can recall in federal politics.The Craig Thomson affair is an Australian political scandal revolving around findings that the Australian federal politician Craig Thomson used the funds of the Health Services Union to pay for personal expenses, including travel, meals, entertainment, prostitutes and his own election campaign.Thomson attempted to blame Jeff Jackson, a former HSU executive member for the spending on prostitutes, saying that he had "settled and repaid the HSU...following allegations of using a union credit card at the named escort agencies in Sydney" (page 466).Thomson claimed that although the settlement was confidential, it was one with which he was very happy.What is that they actually want.” Fellow panel member, Sophie Mirabella said, "Don't be so melodramatic, you're better than that, Mike