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Defamation
Ben Roberts-Smith fails to overturn defamation decision
Despite convincing the court to hear explosive new evidence, Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal of his defamation action has...
19 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Reporter says sensitive Roberts-Smith material ‘gossip’, not privilege
During tense cross-examination, the reporter who exposed Ben Roberts-Smith’s war crimes said he did not consider the...
05 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
$160k awarded for defamation over sickening paedophilia accusations
A child recovery agent who once vowed he would not pay “one cent” to a family dispute resolution practitioner he...
28 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Seven to face defamation proceedings over alleged Lehrmann comments
A former producer who sensationally claimed Seven fronted the costs of Bruce Lehrmann’s “cocaine and prostitutes”...
27 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Wilkinson fails to hook referee costs on Network Ten
A court has tossed out an attempt by Lisa Wilkinson to have Network Ten foot the bill for a costs assessor who...
19 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Pet detective sued over search for missing puppy
A pet detective was sued by two women who intended to steal Teddy, a six-month-old puppy, from a family with young...
21 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Seven gets $200k penalty for defaming men booted from NRL match
A court has ordered Channel Seven to pay $200,000 to three young men for reports that falsely accused them of making...
10 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Nine Network pays $3m to Indigenous group members for ‘distressing’ articles
Under a newly approved settlement scheme, Nine Network will pay group members of the Wotton class action $3,000,000 for...
05 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyer awarded $160k for former clients’ defamatory emails
A sole practitioner has been awarded $160,000 in damages from former clients who made “grossly defamatory”...
21 January 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Legal analysis: Deeming victorious in Nazi defamation case but damages come up short
Ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming won her defamation fight against Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto. In this...
13 December 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Federal Court judge proposes media code of conduct
The Federal Court’s Justice Michael Lee, whose recent judgments include Lehrmann v Network Ten, has suggested a code...
02 December 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann’s new barrister hiding from trolls, court told
The senior counsel representing Bruce Lehrmann at his appeal hearing has asked to remain anonymous over a fear of...
07 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Centrelink, OnlyFans, and advertising revenue behind Lehrmann’s objection to security of costs
The lawyer for Bruce Lehrmann told the Federal Court the only way he could come up with $200,000 to secure his appeal...
15 October 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Pesutto admits incorrectly linking controversial rally with Ku Klux Klan
Amid the ongoing defamation battle with Moira Deeming, Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto told the Federal Court he...
01 October 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Deeming grilled over divisive transgender comments
On the second day of her defamation proceedings, Moira Deeming was questioned about her opinions on transgender and...
18 September 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Women’s rally link to Nazis is ‘nonsensical’, Deeming’s barrister says
In the latest major defamation battle, counsel for ousted Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming said it was...
17 September 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Latham’s sexually explicit tweet defamed Greenwich, court rules
A court found Mark Latham defamed political rival Alexander Greenwich in an offensive and sexually explicit...
12 September 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann accuses former firm of wrongly taking $117k
In submissions that confused a judge and rendered opposing counsel speechless, Bruce Lehrmann accused his former firm...
06 September 2024
By Naomi Neilson
‘Mystery novel’ defence introduced in podcast defamation trial
Nationwide News argued a podcast series that delved into the death of Shandee Blackburn and the involvement of her...
29 August 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Pesutto’s defamation defence takes hit with remote evidence decision
The Victorian Opposition Leader lost a bid to have the state’s former shadow attorney-general, Matthew Bach, give...
23 August 2024
By Naomi Neilson
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