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AFP agrees to keep eyes off seized files while ABC mulls appeal
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has secured a short-lived agreement by the Australian Federal Police not to look at the material seized in a controversial raid on the national broadcaster's headquarters as it considers whether to take its battle with the agency to an appeals court.
De Belin says Nationwide News defamed him with ‘rapist’ allegations
Suspended rugby player Jack de Belin has hit the publisher of The Daily Telegraph with a defamation lawsuit over an article, cartoon and tweet that allegedly implied he was a "rapist" and a "despicable person".
Search warrant authorising AFP raid on ABC valid, court rules
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has lost its challenge to an Australian Federal Police search warrant authorising a raid on the broadcaster's Sydney headquarters last year.
Fairfax slammed for ‘very unhelpful’ defence in Elaine Stead defamation case
Nine-owned Fairfax Media has been sent back to the drawing board to redo what a judge called a "very unhelpful" defence to a defamation lawsuit brought by venture capitalist Elaine Stead over articles that appeared in the Australian Financial Review about her role in the collapse of fund manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments.
Channel Seven must pay $280,000 to lawyer branded a ‘Centrelink cheat’ on Today Tonight
Television network Channel Seven has been ordered to pay $280,000 in damages to a lawyer after an appeals court ruled a Today Tonight segment labelling her a "Centrelink cheat" was defamatory.
Rabbi loses defamation case over coverage of child sex abuse comments
A Sydney rabbi who told the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse that he did not know touching a child's genitals was a crime has lost a defamation case against SBS and the Murdoch-owned Nationwide News, with the NSW Supreme Court finding that the media "accurately reported" the rabbi's own words.
Optus hit with record $504,000 fine for spamming
Optus has paid a record $504,000 fine for violating spam laws by sending SMS and email messages to customers that had previously unsubscribed from the telco's giant's marketing communications.
Seven beats off defamation suit over Today Tonight segment on ‘dodgy’ used-car salesman
A judge has dismissed a defamation case brought over a Today Tonight report that featured a violent confrontation of an Adelaide used-car salesman who allegedly ripped off a customer.
Ten says report on genital silicone injections not defamatory, in public interest
Defending a defamation case brought by the head of a group of gay 'pups', Network Ten has argued that a report about an Australian man who died from genital silicone injections was substantially true and in the public interest.
ACMA considers regulations to tackle bias in news
Australia's media regulator is considering possible regulations to tackle bias in news, amid concerns by Australians about the influence of advertisers on broadcast news.