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Judge throws out defamation case over Shandee Blackburn podcast
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.
Strip search class action attacks NSW’s ‘reasonable exercise of power’ defence
The lead plaintiff in a class action alleging NSW Police conducted illegal strip searches at music festivals has argued the state cannot rely on a defence that the searches were a reasonable exercise of power, after a recent judgment found the defence does not apply to unlawful arrests.
Linda Reynolds admits she gave ‘incorrect evidence’ at Lehrmann’s criminal trial
Senator Linda Reynolds has admitted she gave incorrect evidence at Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial concerning the day he allegedly raped Brittany Higgins, saying it was her “best recollection” at the time. 
Senator Reynolds claims ignorance of ‘legal nicety’ over leaked letter about Higgins’ claim
Senator Linda Reynolds has admitted that she leaked a confidential letter from the Commonwealth's solicitors to a reporter at The Australian concerning Brittany Higgins' claims about the handling of her rape allegations, calling the letter's confidentiality a "legal nicety" that she didn't understand.
Ex-ATO worker was not forced to resign amid murder charges, FWC finds
A former employee of the Australian Taxation Office who faced murder charges over a cold case from 1984, which have since been dropped, has lost his unfair dismissal case after the FWC found he was not forced to resign. 
Four people charged over alleged Telegram ‘pump and dump’ scheme
Four people have been charged with conspiracy to commit market rigging and false trading after an ASIC investigation into an alleged scheme organised on social media app Telegram to pump shares in Australian stocks and dump them at inflated prices. 
ATO whistleblower loses appeal over bid for immunity
A former ATO worker who accused his employer of using heavy handed debt collection tactics against taxpayers has lost his second bid for immunity from prosecution, with an appeals court finding that whistleblowing laws only protect the disclosure itself. 
AFP officers drop defamation case against Lehrmann prosecutor Shane Drumgold
Five federal officers have dropped their defamation case against former ACT prosecutor Shane Drumgold over his complaint concerning their investigation into Brittany Higgins’ sexual assault claims against Bruce Lehrmann.
Fugitive developer Jean Nassif can’t revive defamation case against 2GB host
International fugitive Jean Nassif, who headed troubled property developer Toplace, has lost his bid to reinstate defamation proceedings against Harbour Radio and 2GB host Ray Hadley, with a judge saying there was no evidence he would return to Australia to prosecute the case.