On 4 July 2018 The Sydney Morning Herald published an article about Robert Balzola entitled “Sydney lawyer accused of misappropriating anti muslim mosque funds, allowed to practice”. The Herald wishes to clarify that Mr Balzola vehemently denies the accusations in that article, and says that he is not anti-muslim. Mr Balzola commenced defamation proceedings against The Herald, claiming that the article conveyed that he was guilty of wrongdoing. The Herald only intended to report on the prior litigation involving Mr Balzola, and did not form any view on the truth or falsity of the accusations against Mr Balzola.
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