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Christian Porter resigns from frontbench after accepting secret donations
Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has stepped down from the federal cabinet after refusing to reveal information about an anonymous donor that covered a portion of his costs in pursuing defamation proceedings against the ABC over an article airing historical rape allegations.
NRL player Jack de Belin settles defamation suit with Daily Telegraph
NRL player Jack de Belin has settled his defamation lawsuit against the publisher of The Daily Telegraph over an article, cartoon and tweet that allegedly implied he was a rapist and a “despicable person”.
Brother of NBA star wins $550,000 in defamation damages against sister
The sister of NBA star Ben Simmons has been ordered to pay $550,000 in damages to half-brother Sean Tribe for a series of Tweets alleging Tribe sexually molested her as a child.
Christian Porter says mystery benefactor contributed funds to defamation case
The federal Labor party has called on Christian Porter to reveal what he knows about an anonymous donor that covered a portion of his costs in pursuing defamation proceedings against the ABC over an article airing historical rape allegations.
High Court finds media responsible for third-party Facebook comments
The High Court has found that media outlets are responsible for the publication of defamatory third-party comments on news stories posted to their Facebook pages, upholding a landmark decision by the NSW Supreme Court.
Ben Roberts-Smith wants to bring claim against ex-wife’s friend
Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has filed an application to bring a claim against the close friend of his ex-wife in a case accusing his former spouse of unlawfully accessing his email account containing privileged communications with lawyers.
Asian accents ‘light-hearted humour’, not racism, Erin Molan tells defamation trial
Chanel 9 sports reporter Erin Molan told a judge the ever-changing goal posts of political correctness made it hard to know whether racially-charged jokes were acceptable radio fodder, but denied ever making racist jokes on air.
Christian Porter wins bid to block media from using secret parts of ABC defence
Liberal MP Christian Porter has won his bid to block Nine and News Corp from using secret portions of ABC’s defence to his defamation allegations that the media giants accessed as intervenors in the former Attorney-General’s case.
Jury trial bid rejected in Barilaro’s case against YouTube star Jordan Shanks
A judge has dismissed an application by YouTube comedian Jordan Shanks for a jury trial in a defamation case brought by NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro, citing the complexity of the case and the uncertainties of COVID-19.
Daily Mail editor wrote ‘let’s rip into this sheila’ before publishing Erin Molan article, court hears
A Daily Mail editor sent an email to a journalist that said 'Let's rip into this sheila' before publishing an article about sports presenter Erin Molan that's at the centre of a defamation trial which kicked off Monday.