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Judge doubts Lachlan Murdoch’s claim that media ‘sold a pup’ with defamation reforms
A judge has rejected Lachlan Murdoch’s claim that the media has been ‘sold a pup’ with a new public interest defence that Crikey's publisher has deployed in the Fox News CEO's defamation suit over an article about the January 6 attack on the US Capital.
Murdoch argues public interest defence no ‘new dawn’ for media outlets
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 a shield against his defamation suit over an article allegedly linking the media mogul to the January 6 attack on the US Capital.
J Hutchinson, CFMMEU appeal $1.35M fine over construction boycott
J Hutchinson and the CFMEU have appealed a judgment slapping them with a combined $1.35 million penalty for agreeing to boycott an independent subcontractor at a Brisbane construction site.
Murdoch accuses Crikey of ‘hatred and ridicule’, lobs strike-out application
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 linking the media mogul to the US Capital riot, claiming the Australian publisher’s recent public statements directed “hate and ridicule” towards him.
Lactalis breached Dairy Code by not publishing milk prices, court rules
A judge has found that dairy processor Lactalis Australia breached a mandatory industry code between farmers and processors requiring it to publish milk supply contracts on its website.
J Hutchinson, CFMEU fined $1.35M for construction boycott
Builder J Hutchinson and the CFMEU have been fined a combined $1.35 million for entered into an anti-competitive agreement to boycott an independent subcontractor at a construction site in Brisbane.
Christian Porter loses appeal after silk barred from acting in defamation case
Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has lost his challenge to a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.
Judge says Queensland energy class action should be open to all eligible consumers
A judge has ordered that a competition class action against Queensland power companies Stanwell and CS Energy be made open to all energy consumers in the state, saying it was not a “plain vanilla” commercial class action. 
Legal privilege over jab mandate advice waived with counsel’s failure to object, court says
A judge has ruled that a senior Queensland police official waived legal professional privilege during cross examination, allowing the plaintiffs in a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination challenge to see legal advice about the jab direction by the Crown Solicitor.
The show must not go on: Craig McLachlan drops defamation case
Actor Craig McLachlan has dropped his defamation suit against the ABC, Fairfax and actress Christie Whelan Browne mid-trial just as the defence was due to start its case.