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Jumping the gun on defamation reform

Michael Pelly
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Soon after Commonwealth Attorney-General Christian Porter's Press Club speech on Wednesday, NSW AG Mark Speakman held a briefing for media outlets on defamation reform.

Two years ago, Speakman agreed that NSW would lead a national reform project. He was ready to outline what is a pretty radical reform program ahead of next week's meeting of federal and state AGs.

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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
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