His television roles include Chopper Squad, Cop Shop, The Sullivans, Skyways, Tickled Pink, The Paul Hogan Show, Dick Emery in Australia, Love Thy Neighbour in Australia, Daily at Dawn, The Timeless Land, Kingswood Country, The Flying Doctors, Halifax fp, A Country Practice, Learned Friends, Prisoner and The New Adventures of Blinky Bill.
His film roles include Cathy's Child, Fatty Finn, ABBA: The Movie and Squizzy Taylor.
[6] In March 2010, Sarah Monahan alleged that Hughes, who then was living in Singapore, had engaged in inappropriate sexual behaviour on the Hey Dad..!
[12] A mother of a victim later said: "We first went to [New South Wales] police about Hughes in 1988 when my daughter was nine years old" and says she was told by the investigating detective "I've tried to get this guy but every time I do someone covers for him.
[1] After sentencing, Hughes was sent to Goulburn Correctional Centre, where inmates doused him in human excreta (urine/feces) upon his arrival, despite his being in protective custody.
[23] The court did, however, mandate that Hughes' prison physical abuse allegations be referred to the Minister for Justice and the Commissioner for Corrective Services.
[25] Hughes requested an international prisoner transfer to the UK, due to holding dual British-Australian citizenship.
However, he later withdrew this application and instead renounced his Australian citizenship, meaning he would be deported to the United Kingdom once paroled or his sentence completed.
[26] On the morning of 14 June 2022, Hughes was released into the custody of Australian Border Force officers to ensure he would be flown straight out of the country.