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Surgeon sues Nine, Fairfax for defamation
Defamation 2022-10-31 5:30 pm By Sam Matthews

A top orthopaedic surgeon and former NSW Australian of the year has sued Channel Nine and Fairfax for defamation over a recent 60 Minutes episode […]

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Judge doubts Lachlan Murdoch’s claim that media ‘sold a pup’ with defamation reforms
Defamation 2022-10-21 3:22 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected Lachlan Murdoch’s claim that the media has been ‘sold a pup’ with a new public interest defence that Crikey’s publisher has […]

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Pauline Hanson slapped with $250,000 defamation judgment
Defamation 2022-10-19 3:58 pm By Sam Matthews

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been ordered to pay former colleague Brian Burston $250,000 for “seriously damaging” and malicious comments made in a Today […]

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James Mawhinney sues ASIC over ‘defamatory’ media release
Defamation 2022-10-17 3:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney has sued the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and its deputy chair Sarah Court, alleging the corporate regulator defamed him […]

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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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Murdoch argues public interest defence no ‘new dawn’ for media outlets
Defamation 2022-10-10 3:06 am By Sam Matthews

Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch has told a court that Crikey publisher Private Media will be hard-pressed to use a new public interest defence as […]

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Facebook page admin hit with $205,000 judgment for defamatory comments
Defamation 2022-10-05 3:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered a Victoria local councillor to pay a developer $205,000 in damages after finding he was responsible for comments on a community […]

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Peter Dutton drops High Court appeal over ‘rape apologist’ tweet
Defamation 2022-09-27 1:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has dropped a High Court appeal seeking to overturn a Full Court judgment that found a tweet by refugee activist Shane […]

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60 Minutes episode invited ‘condemnation’ of bank boss Peter Schiff, judge finds
Defamation 2022-09-23 3:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found that a 60 Minutes broadcast by Nine, but not a related article, carried defamatory meanings about Euro Pacific Bank boss Peter […]

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Murdoch accuses Crikey of ‘hatred and ridicule’, lobs strike-out application
Defamation 2022-09-23 12:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch has filed a bid to strike out Crikey publisher Private Media’s defence to a defamation suit over an article allegedly […]

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