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Murdoch argues public interest defence no ‘new dawn’ for media outlets
Defamation 2022-10-10 3:06 am By Sam Matthews

Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch has told a court that Crikey publisher Private Media will be hard-pressed to use a new public interest defence as […]

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Murdoch accuses Crikey of ‘hatred and ridicule’, lobs strike-out application
Defamation 2022-09-23 12:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch has filed a bid to strike out Crikey publisher Private Media’s defence to a defamation suit over an article allegedly […]

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AG John Quigley to return to witness box in Clive Palmer defamation trial
Defamation 2022-03-28 10:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hoping to correct “mistakes” in his testimony in the trial of Clive Palmer’s defamation case, Western Australia Attorney-General John Quigley will get the chance to […]

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WA Attorney General says he made ‘mistakes’ under oath in Clive Palmer trial
Defamation 2022-03-24 10:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

WA Attorney-General John Quigley wants a second go at his trial testimony in a defamation case brought by mining magnate Clive Palmer, admitting he made […]

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WA premier thanked media mogul for front page depicting Clive Palmer as a cockroach, court told
Defamation 2022-03-09 9:13 pm By Sam Matthews

WA premier Mark McGowan’s text messages between Kerry Stokes and the WA Attorney General have been revealed at the trial in Clive Palmer’s defamation case, […]

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‘I couldn’t sleep at night’: Clive Palmer says he feared for safety after WA’s ‘Palmer Act’
Trials 2022-02-16 7:14 pm By Sam Matthews

Clive Palmer said he feared for his physical safety as a result of the criminal immunity granted to the WA government by legislation and the […]

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‘A complete ass’: Judge in Palmer, McGowan trial bemoans state of defamation law
Defamation 2022-02-15 9:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing the closely watched trial in Clive Palmer’s defamation case against WA Premier Mark McGowan has vented his frustrations with the state of […]

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‘Vicious rhetoric’: WA premier’s remarks about Clive Palmer more than name-calling
Defamation 2022-02-14 10:20 pm By Sam Matthews

Comments made about Clive Palmer by Western Australia premier Mark McGowan in press conferences were “heavy with historical and sinister significance”, a court has heard […]

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Christian Porter wins bid to keep secret ABC’s full defence in defamation case
Defamation 2021-07-30 10:20 am By Miklos Bolza

Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has succeeded in scrubbing from the court record the ABC’s full defence in his now-settled defamation suit against the broadcaster, over […]

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SA Coroner gets access to confidential ABC defence docs in Porter case
Defamation 2021-07-28 5:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

Confidential portions of the ABC’s defence in the former Attorney-General Christian Porter’s defamation case can be disclosed to the South Australian State Coroner as part […]

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