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The judge v the prosecutor: Inside a very public and bitter feud www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
The judge v the prosecutor: Inside a very public and bitter feud
The clash between two legal heavyweights is just one front in a long-running war.
www.smh.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Kingston councillor Jane Agirtan’s defamation suit against Clementine Ford resolved www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Professor who claimed ‘Blak’ activists were leading University of Melbourne law school to ‘destruction’ settles discrimination case www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Professor who claimed ‘Blak’ activists were leading University of Melbourne law school to ‘destruction’ settles discrimination case
Exclusive: Dr Eric Descheemaeker sued the university over his attempted sacking after an email he sent was leaked and posted around campus
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January 7, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Judge’s findings ‘compromised’ by own research: Lehrmann claims www.afr.com/politics/jud...
Judge’s findings ‘compromised’ by own research: Lehrmann claims
Bruce Lehrmann argues studies on reactions to rape prejudiced his defamation trial, despite the judge not relying on them to conclude Brittany Higgins was raped.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:42 AM
‘Legal intimidation’: Peter V’landys declares war on owner of racing website www.smh.com.au/sport/racing...
‘Legal intimidation’: Peter V’landys declares war on owner of racing website
The Racing NSW chief has threatened legal action against Vicky Leonard from The Thoroughbred Report over an article that questioned his leadership of the sport.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Court’s damning comments as Lehrmann fails in high-stakes appeal www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Court’s damning comments as Lehrmann fails in high-stakes appeal
The former federal Liberal staffer had fought to overturn a finding that he raped his then colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88 www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
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November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Herald Sun apologises to Victorian MP Sam Groth after settling defamation case www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Herald Sun publishes apology to Victorian MP Sam Groth and his wife
The newspaper settled a court case brought by the Groths, who sued the paper over a series of articles it published earlier this year.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Not a ‘knitting club’: Hanson’s barrister defends One Nation leader www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...
Not a ‘knitting club’: Hanson’s barrister defends One Nation leader
Pauline Hanson is seeking to overturn a decision that she contravened racial discrimination laws in a tweet telling Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan”.
www.theage.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
APY Art Centre Collective sues The Australian's publisher for defamation seeking $4.4m payout www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The Australian newspaper sued over 'white hands on black art' reporting
The truth behind claims of "white hands on black art" will be tested in the SA Supreme Court as one of the country's best-known Aboriginal art groups sues Rupert Murdoch's national masthead for defama...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Talkback radio veteran John Laws dies aged 90 www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/nsw...
Talkback radio veteran John Laws dies aged 90
Known as the “Golden Tonsils”, Laws worked in radio for more than 70 years.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Cyclist who collided with Dan Andrews’ car suing ex-Victorian premier www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Cyclist who collided with Dan Andrews’ car suing ex-Victorian premier
Ryan Meuleman has long been at odds with the politician and his wife Catherine about who was at fault in the crash that caused him serious injuries.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I spoke to The Sydney Morning Herald about recent trends in defamation litigation. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Why a multimillion-dollar legal boom is running out of steam
High-profile cases including the Bruce Lehrmann and Ben Robert-Smith feuds are helping to reshape the defamation landscape.
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May 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I just got checked for I.D. purchasing alcohol. I must have stumbled into some exceptional lighting.
May 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
March reading
March 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Ten agrees to pay Lisa Wilkinson $1.15 million to cover Lehrmann costs www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Ten agrees to pay Lisa Wilkinson $1.15 million to cover Lehrmann costs
The agreement resolves a protracted standoff between the broadcaster and her former employer over the costs of defending Bruce Lehrmann’s lawsuit.
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February 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Now that Ita is being grilled about her time on Studio 10, will she be cross-examined about #sproutgate?
February 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says there was 'substantial truth' to her comments about Central Land Council CEO, court documents show www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Price defends calling for land council CEO's dismissal, court documents show
In an ongoing defamation battle, court documents show Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says there was substantial truth to a media release calling for the dismissal of an Aboriginal land council CEO.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Australian lawyer caught using ChatGPT filed court documents referencing 'non-existent' cases www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian lawyer caught using ChatGPT filed court documents referencing ‘non-existent’ cases
Immigration minister says such conduct must be ‘nipped in bud’ as lawyer referred to office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner for consideration
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Again, I know this will age me precisely but I can still remember all the words to 'Doin' the Do'. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Singer-songwriter Betty Boo looks back: ‘I was very naive in the 90s. It was only years later I realised people were on loads of drugs’
The Doin’ the Do singer on navigating the wild 90s, writing for other artists, and why she stepped out of the limelight for 30 years
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January 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
CNN loses defamation trial over Afghan evacuation report www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
CNN Loses Defamation Trial Over Afghan Evacuation Report
Zachary Young alleged CNN defamed him in a report by chief security correspondent Alex Marquardt that said he operated in a "black market."
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January 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Rudy Giuliani settles election worker defamation case www.canberratimes.com.au/story/886872...
Rudy Giuliani settles election worker defamation case
Donald Trump's troubled former lawyer Rudy Giuliani has settled his defamation case, after repeatedly accusing two women of...
www.canberratimes.com.au
January 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Liam Payne's friend sues singer's father for defamation www.bbc.com/news/article...
Liam Payne's friend sues singer's father for defamation
Roger Nores has contested Geoff Payne's claims he "abandoned" the late One Direction singer.
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January 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95 bbc.com/news/article...
Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95
She was one of Britain's most acclaimed stage and screen stars and the widow of Sir Laurence Olivier.
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January 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I know this will age me fairly precisely but one of the only things I watched on television in Years 11 and 12 was 'Twin Peaks'. It was an extraordinary piece of television then, and it remains so.
January 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM