As the Spectator reported yesterday, Brian Leveson is off to Australia on a speaking tour as soon as his report is published next Thursday. Ben Webster in the Times has more detail:

Lord Justice Leveson is to fly to Australia on an expenses-paid trip within days of delivering his recommendations on the future of press regulation. The judge has accepted invitations to speak on “Privacy in the 21st century” in Sydney on December 7 and on “News Gathering in a Time of Change” in Melbourne on December 12. He is expected to be accompanied on the trip by his wife.

Now we know why the good Lord will be refusing any questions next week. He’s saving himself for punters paying £620 a head to hear his views. On media ethics…