Actor Craig McLachlan has won a bid to stay his defamation case against actress Christie Whelan Browne, Fairfax Media and the ABC in light of recent indecent assault charges brought against him, with a judge finding the cases deal with identical subject matter.
Actor Craig McLachlan will appear in court next month to face charges of indecent assault, four days after trial kicks off in a high-stakes defamation case brought by the actor against Fairfax Media and the ABC over a joint report accusing him of abuse, sexual harassment and assault during the 2014 stage production of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show”.
A judge overseeing former Liberal politician Dennis Jensen’s defamation case against News Corp has denied him access to the identity of anonymous sources who leaked information to the publisher, including erotic passages from his unpublished novel, which led to him being dumped from the party.
Online news publisher Buzzfeed will have to defend an allegation by Labor MP Emma Husar that an article it published implied she’s a “slut”, despite never actually using the word to describe the politician.
Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm, who is facing a defamation lawsuit by Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young, is planning to compel Hanson-Young to describe her sexual relations with men.
Labor MP Emma Husar is suing publisher Buzzfeed for defamation over an article and two social media posts that claimed she exposed herself to an employee and bragged about her sexual relationships.
Fairfax is facing a defamation lawsuit from the former head of franchise giant Retail Food Group, who alleges a series of articles in the Sydney Morning Herald implied he engaged in dishonest business practices, including stealing property from former INXS frontman Michael Hutchence and associating with the mafia.
Former MP Mark Latham has agreed to settle a defamation case brought against him by the political editor of pop culture site Junkee, and he could be on the hook for a $100,000 payout.
Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm has made good on his threat to challenge a ruling that kept alive a defamation lawsuit brought by Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young after he accused her of labelling all men rapists on the sidelines of a Senate debate.
A key prospective witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case who has accused the war hero of domestic violence has described “genuine fears” for her mental and physical health if her identity were made public.