Truth shouldn’t ‘straitjacket’ public interest defence, says judge in Heston Russell case

Defamation 2023-08-29 10:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

A judge hearing closing submissions in Heston Russell’s defamation case against the ABC has expressed “significant reservations” about evidence by the former commando and said that a “less than complete” story could still be protected under the new public interest defence.