Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has accused the Australian Broadcasting Corporation of a “contemptuous attempt” to prejudice the jury in a criminal trial over his alleged rape of former colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has filed defamation proceedings against the ABC, the third such lawsuit he has brought after suing Ten and a News Corp Unit over publications airing the rape allegations of his former colleague Brittany Higgins.
A judge has found that the ABC defamed ex-commando Heston Russell by implying he was involved in murdering an Afghan prisoner, but he rejected claims that the broadcaster’s coverage implied he was actively responsible as the shooter.
The communications regulator has found an ABC Four Corners report on the role Fox News played in perpetuating the lie that the 2020 US presidential election was stolen breached the accuracy and fair and honest dealing requirements in its Code of Practice.
A judge has raised doubts about ex-commando Heston Russell’s barrister’s claims that it “screamed from the page” of an allegedly defamatory ABC article that her client committed war crimes.
The High Court has rejected a special leave application by underworld figure Mick Gatto seeking to revive defamation claims against the ABC over an article which he said accused him of threatening to kill gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo.
A former special forces commander who has sued the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over stories that allegedly imply he committed war crimes in Afghanistan is seeking to throw out the broadcaster’s truth defence, a court has heard.
A former special forces commander has sued the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over two stories which he claims implied that he “callously killed” a prisoner and committed war crimes while in Afghanistan in 2012.
Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has lost his challenge to a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.
Former attorney-general Christian Porter has joined the legal team of underworld figure Mick Gatto in his High Court bid to revive defamation claims against the ABC over an article he said accused him of threatening to kill gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo.