The publisher of The Australian will bring a truth defence to defamation claims by two sacked executives of commercial real estate broker JLL who claim they were falsely accused of sexual harassment, a court has heard.
The publisher of the Herald Sun has filed a strike-out application against novel privacy claims by the wife of Victorian Liberals’ deputy leader Sam Groth, saying it was exempt as a news outlet.
Real estate listings giant REA Group faces questions by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over its subscription offerings.
News Corp is disputing claims in a defamation case that a senior member of the Hells Angels bikie gang was seriously harmed by its reporting, saying he already has a bad reputation.
Seven Network and Chanel 7 have been hit with a $200,000 defamation judgment for implying three men involved an incident during a 2020 NRL match were racist.
A judge has thrown out a defamation case by John Peros, the former boyfriend of Shandee Blackburn, over a podcast by The Australian dealing with her murder, finding he did not suffer serious harm from the publication.
AMP’s former head of advice Jack Regan has filed proceedings against the owner of The Australian, Nationwide News, over a story he claims defamed him by alleging he misled ASIC over the charging of fees for no service.
The mother of murder victim Shandee Blackburn has lost her bid to have a judge decide ahead of trial whether acquitted suspect John Peros suffered serious harm from Facebook posts that allegedly accused him of being a murderer.
A judge has thrown out defamation lawsuits by the partner of a man accused of being a Central Coast gang member in coverage by Nine and the Daily Telegraph, finding the stories never identified her.
Accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann has discontinued his case alleging News Corp and journalist Samantha Maiden defamed him with the publication of two articles on the alleged assault of Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins.