Former Liberal MP Andrew Laming has gone to the High Court after being hit with a $40,000 fine for failing to disclose that he was behind three politically motivated Facebook posts.
Ousted Victorian Liberal Moira Deeming has admitted in her case against party leader John Pesutto that she was aware of a controversial rally organizer’s far right links earlier than claimed.
Expelled Liberal politician Moira Deeming has admitted calling a gender education program “sleazy, unnecessary drivel” penned by “paedophilia apologists” but denies her views are controversial.
Secret audio of a critical meeting in the lead-up to Moira Deeming’s expulsion from the Victorian Liberals kills party leader John Pesutto’s defamation defence, a court has heard.
A judge has awarded Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich $140,000 in his defamation case against former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham over a homophobic tweet found likely to cause “serious harm” to his reputation.
Former Liberal MP Andrew Laming has been hit with a $40,000 fine for failing to disclose that he was behind three politically motivated Facebook posts in 2018 and 2019.
The former deputy leader of the Victorian Liberal Party will be required to give evidence in person in a defamation case against party leader John Pesutto by expelled party member Moira Deeming, with a judge noting the importance of cross-examination “chemistry” where credibility is at issue.
Victorian Liberal party leader John Pesutto’s credit will be at issue in defamation proceedings brought against him by expelled party member Moira Deeming, who alleges she was “piled upon” during a party meeting over an anti-trans rally she attended.
An environmental group has argued a fracking project in the Northern Territory was approved before its risks were adequately scrutinized, taking advantage of changes in the law that allow “interested persons” to seek administrative review of government decisions.
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.