Former senator and veteran broadcaster Derryn Hinch is in hospital with an infection.

A post on Hinch's Facebook page, attributed to his executive assistant, showed a photo of Hinch propped up in bed.

"Hinch in hospital with infected legs after a fall. No post for awhile (sic)," it read.

Hinch, 81, was elected to the federal Senate as a representative for Victoria in 2016 following a long media career.

He served until 2019, but failed in his bid for re-election.

Hinch has had a prolific media career, spanning print, radio, and television, and was inducted into the Australian Commercial Radio Hall of Fame in 2010.

The controversial figure has also received three criminal convictions, two of which were for breaching suppression orders, with the remaining for contempt of court.

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