A bid by Google for a confidentiality undertaking by former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro over evidence produced in the politician’s defamation case has earned a sharp rebuke by a judge.
A judge has denied former Attorney-General Christian Porter access to material about a crucial meeting involving Jo Dyer, the friend of a woman who accused him of rape, which he sought to bolster his appeal of the removal of silk Sue Chrysanthou from his now-settled defamation case against the ABC.
A Nyamal man mistakenly identified by the Seven Network as the suspect in the abduction of four-year-old Cleo Smith in Western Australia is suing the broadcaster for defamation.
YouTube comedian Jordan Shanks has apologised to former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro for hurt caused by videos posted in 2020 and 2021 but won’t be paying any damages as part of a settlement of a high profile defamation case.
Christian Porter and silk Sue Chrysanthou are fighting a $550,000 legal bill of Jo Dyer, a friend of the woman who accused Porter of rape, after she succeeded in having the barrister removed from the former attorney-general’s defamation lawsuit against the ABC.
The CEO and founder of Euro Pacific Bank, Peter Schiff, has launched a defamation lawsuit against the Nine Network over a 60 Minutes episode that allegedly implied he “facilitated the theft of millions of dollars from the Australian people” by assisting customers to commit offshore tax fraud.
The federal government has shot down a Labor push for the privileges committee to examine former Attorney-General Christian Porter after he refused to reveal information about an anonymous donor that covered a portion of his costs in defamation proceedings against the ABC.
NRL player Jack de Belin has settled his defamation lawsuit against the publisher of The Daily Telegraph over an article, cartoon and tweet that allegedly implied he was a rapist and a “despicable person”.
The sister of NBA star Ben Simmons has been ordered to pay $550,000 in damages to half-brother Sean Tribe for a series of Tweets alleging Tribe sexually molested her as a child.
The federal Labor party has called on Christian Porter to reveal what he knows about an anonymous donor that covered a portion of his costs in pursuing defamation proceedings against the ABC over an article airing historical rape allegations.