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Judge must decide whether Fairfax article is about Harry Triguboff
Media 2018-05-15 9:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge overseeing a defamation case brought by billionaire Meriton founder Harry Triguboff against Fairfax Media must decide whether an article about the property company that appeared in the Australian Financial Review can be reasonably said to be about Triguboff.

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ACCC looking at Oracle info on Google data use
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2018-05-14 4:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ACCC is considering a report by US-based Oracle into Google’s tracking of Australian Android phone users as part of the regulator’s broader inquiry into digital media.

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SMH’s fatal nose job article destroyed surgeon’s practice, court hears
Media 2018-05-10 9:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Fairfax Media article over the death of a criminal figure during nose surgery had destroyed the practice of a prominent cosmetic doctor, a court was told Thursday.

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Seven wins contempt of court ruling against Amber Harrison
Media 2018-05-09 4:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ex-lover of Seven Network’s CEO Tim Worner was found in contempt of court on Wednesday after violating a gag order that barred her from speaking out about the affair and leaking company documents.

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‘Mullet teen’ ordered to reactivate Facebook page in defamation case
Media 2018-05-08 11:18 am By Christine Caulfield

Sydney youth Ali Ziggi Mosslmani, whose mullet hairstyle became an Internet sensation after he posted a photo on social media, has been ordered to reactivate his Facebook account for discovery in a defamation case against Nationwide News.

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ABC censured for ‘pejorative’ Tony Abbott remark
Media 2018-05-02 9:45 pm By Miklos Bolza

A statement by ABC News political editor Andrew Probyn calling former prime minister Tony Abbott “the most destructive politician of his generation” breached the media organisation’s impartiality provisions, the Australian Communications and Media Authority has found.

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Network Ten’s stake in TXA must go to rivals for $1, court orders
Media 2018-05-02 9:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

Network Ten will be forced to transfer the entirety of its shares in joint venture TX Australia to rival free-to-air networks Seven West Media and Nine Entertainment for a paltry $1, following a court ruling Tuesday.

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Transgender woman keeps name secret in Daily Telegraph case
Media 2018-04-30 6:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has agreed to suppress the name of a transgender woman taking legal action against Nationwide News, which has been accused of “vilifying” transgender people in a Daily Telegraph article.

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Full Court derails Nationwide’s appeal attempt in Rush case
Media 2018-04-27 10:08 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Federal Court has dismissed Nationwide News’ application for leave to appeal Justice Michael Wigney’s March judgment in the hotly contested Geoffrey Rush defamation case that shot down the publisher’s truth defense.

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Nationwide can’t file claim against Sydney Theatre Co. in Rush defamation case
Media 2018-04-20 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected an attempt by Nationwide News to drag the Sydney Theatre Company into a defamation case brought by actor Geoffrey Rush, calling its argument for filing a cross-claim against the theatre company “very weak, if not tenuous”.

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