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One of the nation’s largest defamation payouts, Michaelia Cash and Jarryd Haynes are in the news.

Good afternoon, readers. One of the nation’s largest defamation payouts, Michaelia Cash and Jarryd Haynes are in the news.

Barrister Lloyd Rayney seen arriving at the Perth District Court for an unrelated case in Perth, Wednesday, December 20, 2017. Barrister Lloyd Rayney may receive the biggest defamation payout in Australian history after winning his lawsuit against the WA government over being named by police as the "prime" and "only" suspect in his wife's 2007 murder. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright) NO ARCHIVING

Rayney wins $2.62m payout

Barrister Lloyd Rayney has been awarded one of the largest defamation payouts in the nation’s history.

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Minister for Employment Senator Michaelia Cash during Question Time in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, December 5, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Cash loses AWU court fight

Michaelia Cash has lost a legal bid to avoid handing over documents linked to raids on the Australian Workers’ Union.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 24: Jarryd Hayne of Fiji looks on during the 2017 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final match between the Australian Kangaroos and Fiji at Suncorp Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Hayne accused of US rape

Court documents reveal details of the rape accusations levelled against Eels recruit Jarryd Hayne.

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Employer’s Christmas headache

Are you guilty of doing your Christmas shopping at work? New research shows Australians are shopping online during working hours more than ever.

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FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2017, file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at The Weinstein Company and Netflix Golden Globes afterparty in Beverly Hills, Calif. Weinstein is accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment or assault. He was fired by The Weinstein Co., expelled from various professional guilds and is under investigation by police departments in New York, London, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. He denies all allegations of non-consensual sex, but he has apologized for causing "a lot of pain" with "the way I've behaved with colleagues in the past." (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Weinstein’s former assistant speaks

Harvey Weinstein’s former assistant Zelda Perkins has broken her silence and alleged the Hollywood powerbroker attempted to sexually assault a former colleague at the Venice Film Festival.