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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price arrives at the Federal Court in Darwin for her defamation trial.

‘Unfair and hurtful’: Land council CEO on Senator Price’s false claim

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is being sued for defamation over a press release issued last year.

  • Patrick Begley

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Dr Munjed Al Muderis outside court in September last year.

‘Complete vindication’: Nine wins defamation fight against high-profile surgeon

Dr Munjed Al Muderis has lost his lawsuit against Nine newspapers and 60 Minutes in the first major test of a new public interest defence.

  • Perry Duffin
Gina Edwards and Oscar the cavoodle after she won her defamation case against Nine.

How a tabloid dog attracted the attention of the ABC’s crack current affairs unit

The case of Oscar, the million-dollar celebrity cavoodle, sparked the interest of the unlikely player which surely must be the first time the ABC has sought to follow up an ACA tabloid banger.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
A screenshot from a TikTok video by Mia Findlay in which she names and identifies Bea McDonald as one of the students at a meeting where a report into sexual violence was torn up.

TikToker defamed female Sydney Uni student over sex assault report protest

The influencer has been ordered to pay $20,000 after accusing the woman of complicity when a group of male students tore up a report into campus sexual violence.

  • Perry Duffin
Chrysanthou has “main-character energy”, says friend, broadcaster Ben Fordham. “When Sue walks into a room, everyone knows that she’s there.”

Avenging angel or lethal opportunist: Celebrity lawyer Sue Chrysanthou

She’s the barrister du jour in the defamation capital of the world. Then came the day she found herself in the witness box ...

  • Jane Cadzow
Pauline Hanson hasn’t always been a fan of satire. Just ask Pauline Pantsdown.

How Pauline Hanson kicked satire out the back door

The One Nation leader successfully fought against satire aimed at her in the 1990s. Now she’s vowing to fight for her right to satirise others.

  • Cameron Atfield
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Surgeon Munjed Al Muderis (centre) with his legal team.

Expert surgeon has business ties to Al Muderis

An orthopaedic surgeon who defended the work of Munjed Al Muderis had business and personal ties to the prominent surgeon.

  • David Estcourt
Blogger Alkis Morelas this week.

Greek archbishop sues pensioners, critics for defamation

Australia’s Greek Orthodox archbishop has launched a number of expensive lawsuits to pursue his critics for defamation.

  • David Estcourt and Clay Lucas
Greens MP Abigail Boyd enters parliament.

Court order could take ‘wrecking ball’ to press freedoms, NSW MP says

Greens upper house MP Abigail Boyd has condemned a court order requiring a major media company to hand over copies of its investigation to an interested party before publication.

  • Tom Rabe
Gold Walkley Award-winning investigative journalist Adele Ferguson.

‘Extraordinary and unprecedented’: Court order could have chilling effect on journalism

Investigative journalists warn a recent court order could have a chilling long-term effect on Australian media.

  • Zoe Samios

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