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Higgins’ speech in public interest, ABC says in Lehrmann defamation suit
Defamation 2023-05-19 2:50 pm By Sam Matthews

The ABC is relying on a new statutory public interest defence in a defamation case brought by accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann over its coverage of […]

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Ex-commando slams ABC’s ‘nonsensical’ argument against damages in defamation case
Defamation 2023-05-16 1:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Army major Heston Russell has panned the ABC’s argument that it is not liable to pay damages in his defamation case because he identified […]

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Lehrmann says ABC defamed him with live broadcast of Higgins’ Press Club speech
Media 2023-04-06 5:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has accused the Australian Broadcasting Corporation of a “contemptuous attempt” to prejudice the jury in a criminal trial over his […]

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Bruce Lehrmann files defamation case against the ABC
Defamation 2023-04-05 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has filed defamation proceedings against the ABC, the third such lawsuit he has brought after suing Ten and a News […]

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ABC war crimes coverage defamed ex-commando, court finds
Defamation 2023-02-01 1:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found that the ABC defamed ex-commando Heston Russell by implying he was involved in murdering an Afghan prisoner, but he rejected claims […]

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ACMA slams ABC over Four Corners report ‘Fox and the Big Lie’
Media 2022-12-21 6:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The communications regulator has found an ABC Four Corners report on the role Fox News played in perpetuating the lie that the 2020 US presidential […]

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Judge doubts barrister’s claims in ex-commando’s defamation case against ABC
Defamation 2022-11-30 10:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has raised doubts about ex-commando Heston Russell’s barrister’s claims that it “screamed from the page” of an allegedly defamatory ABC article that her […]

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High Court won’t hear Gatto bid to revive defamation case against ABC
Defamation 2022-11-11 7:23 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has rejected a special leave application by underworld figure Mick Gatto seeking to revive defamation claims against the ABC over an article which […]

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‘Utterly hopeless’: Ex-commando pans ABC’s truth defence to war crimes coverage
Defamation 2022-10-12 3:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former special forces commander who has sued the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over stories that allegedly imply he committed war crimes in Afghanistan is seeking […]

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Ex-special forces commando sues ABC for defamation over war crimes coverage
Defamation 2022-09-12 4:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former special forces commander has sued the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over two stories which he claims implied that he “callously killed” a prisoner and […]

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