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Higgins, Lehrmann expected to take stand at defamation trial
The judge hearing a trial in defamation cases by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann against TV broadcasters ABC and Ten has said he expects both Lehrmann and alleged rape victim Brittany Higgins to take the witness stand.
Murdoch coughs up $1.3M in Crikey’s legal costs of defamation case
Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch has paid $1.3 million to Crikey publisher Private Media for costs incurred successfully defending his defamation suit.
Plastic surgeon awarded $50,000 for nose job patient’s negative review
A court has awarded a plastic surgeon $50,000 after finding he was defamed by a patient who left him a one-star review online.
ABC journalist named in Heston Russell defamation case questioned on credibility of key source
A judge has questioned an ABC journalist who is the target of a defamation case by ex-commando Heston Russell if he should have treated a key source who another source called a "showpony" more cautiously while reporting on alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. 
Public interest defence not defined by truth, ABC tells court in Heston Russell defamation case
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has defended its reporting of alleged war crimes in a defamation case by ex-commando Heston Russell, saying the debate over whether its stories were in the public interest “rises well above truth”. 
ABC source for Heston Russell articles told reporter his memory was ‘hazy’, court hears
A source for ABC articles over alleged war crimes that are at the centre of a defamation case by ex-commando Heston Russell told reporters his memory of the events was "hazy", a court heard Friday.
Peter van Onselen hit with Ten’s costs after losing contract case
A judge has hit former Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen with costs, after finding he breached a non-disparagement clause in an agreement with the broadcaster by criticising his old employer in an article written for The Australian.
CCTV footage from night of Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape automatically wiped, court told
ABC and Network Ten have dropped their fight in a defamation case by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann over missing CCTV footage from the night of Brittany Higgins' alleged rape, after learning the footage was automatically overridden.
ABC revives public interest defence in ex-commando’s defamation case
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has won its “highly unusual” application to reinstate its defence in a defamation case by ex-commando Heston Russell, after dropping it earlier this week in a bid to protect a source's identity.
Political reporter Peter van Onselen breached agreement with Ten, court says
A court has found that former Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen breached a non-disparagement clause in an agreement with the broadcaster by criticising his old employer in an article penned for the The Australian.