Australian party teen turns pro

Corey Delaney, 16, told Australian television he was giving up plans to become a carpenter, and would DJ and host parties instead.

Corey shot to international fame last week when 500 teenagers attended a party at his home in Melbourne.

Police who came to investigate noise were driven off by drunken guests.

By the time reinforcements arrived with dogs, the revellers had reportedly caused A$20,000 ($18,000; £9,200) of damage.

Unrepentant

An unrepentant Mr Delaney - who is also known as Corey Worthington - said at the time that any other teenager wanting to host a home-alone party should get him to organise it.

"He did a great party in the wrong place. We're going to put on a great party in the right place"
Max Markson, agent

"Best party ever, that's what everyone's saying," he said.

Now he is putting his own advice into practice.

"Working on a building site was pretty hard. Now I've got a manager, life's good," he said.

The manager, celebrity agent Max Markson, said: "He did a great party in the wrong place.

"We're going to put on a great party in the right place."

Mr Delaney had originally hoped to keep the party a secret from his parents, but the world-wide publicity it attracted put paid to that. He temporarily left home to avoid his parents' wrath.

Since then, Corey has polarised public opinion.

He has become something of a hero for many young people, with some reports describing him as a Generation Z poster-boy.

But other people have criticised him as an arrogant brat. A website inviting people to "slap Corey down the street" has had more than 700,000 hits.

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