Rumour and gossip of sexual impropriety abounded in medieval society. Defamation offered a legal way of protecting a person’s good name.
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Banks is taking Netflix to court over its docuseries Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model. But US defamation law sets a high bar for proof.
Most major US media companies have been targeted by Trump this year alone, along with many individual journalists. It’s the destruction of the fourth estate.
The WA Supreme Court found in favour of the former senator in the high-profile defamation case. Here’s how it played out.
A landmark 1964 Supreme Court ruling protects the press in lawsuits by public officials angry about how they’ve been covered. It’s being targeted by President Donald Trump.
The President is suing the mogul for billions of dollars over an article about Jeffrey Epstein. The friendship of convenience is over, so what happens now?
Pesutto is on the hook for legal costs after being found to have defamed Deeming. Now she’s intending to sue Pesutto’s backers, including key Liberal Party figures.
The war veteran has indicated he will now take his case to the High Court.
A Federal Court judge ruled in favour of the Victorian MP, who sued the state’s Opposition Leader, John Pesutto, for comments he made about her appearance at a rally.
In a time when media companies are more cash-strapped than ever, the threat of defamation action has a chilling effect on the stories that get told.
Away from the glare of high-profile trials, defamation law is being used against women who come forward about sexual harassment. There’s little political appetite to fix it.
In recent years, Australia has been dubbed the “defamation capital of the world”. High-profile legal stoushes in the headlines seem to back this up. How can we reconcile this with freedom of speech?
The Independent Sydney MP’s $140,000 award shows everyone is entitled to work in a safe environment.
As Linda Reynolds’ defamation trial against Brittany Higgins continues, Peter Dutton is apparently considering suing fellow MP Zali Steggall. Our legal system is out of step with democracy.
Irwin’s legal team threatened to sue Pauline Hanson’s party for defamation, but no legal proceedings have been initiated. Australia’s patchy laws in this area likely put a stop to it.
OpenAI has said it will take down the ChatGPT voice of Sky, which left Scarlett Johansson in ‘disbelief’. The actor previously played the role of an AI in the 2013 film Her.
The diss tracks released by rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar raise interesting questions about defamation in music lyrics.
Lehrmann gave evidence in his case against Channel 10, but exercised his right to silence during the 2022 criminal trial. It shows the unfairness
In one of the biggest legal sagas of recent times, Justice Michael Lee has delivered his verdict. What did he say?
Just days before Justice Michael Lee was due to pass down his judgment, Network 10 threw another spanner in the works.
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Senior Lecturer in Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Dean (Academic) and Professor of Political Science, College of Social & Applied Human Sciences, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph