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Surgeon sues Nine, Fairfax for defamation
A top orthopaedic surgeon and former NSW Australian of the year has sued Channel Nine and Fairfax for defamation over a recent 60 Minutes episode and articles that appeared in The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.
Seven, Nine in hot water with media watchdog over gambling ads
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that Seven and Nine breached industry rules by showing gambling ads during their coverage of the Olympics and the NRL grand final last year.
60 Minutes episode invited ‘condemnation’ of bank boss Peter Schiff, judge finds
A judge has found that a 60 Minutes broadcast by Nine, but not a related article, carried defamatory meanings about Euro Pacific Bank boss Peter Schiff, saying the broadcast's  use of ominous music and shadowy figures invited judgment from viewers.
Daily Mail appeals $150,000 Erin Molan defamation judgment
The Daily Mail is appealing a judge’s decision to award Nine sports presenter Erin Molan $150,000 over an article concerning an on-air remark she made about the pronunciation of National Rugby League Polynesian player names.
Nine settles defamation case by former MP Andrew Laming
Nine Network has apologised to former member for Bowman, Andrew Laming, over a news segment that accused him of taking a lewd photograph, having struck a confidential settlement after the broadcaster dropped all defences to the politician's defamation case.
Nine sued for defamation over ‘Million Dollar Murders’ episode
A man has sued Nine over an episode of a true crime show which he alleges depicted him as a suspect in the unsolved murder of a teenaged girl in 1997.
Sports presenter Erin Molan wins $150,000 defamation judgment against Daily Mail
Nine sports presenter Erin Molan has won a substantial payout from the Daily Mail over an article concerning an on-air remark she made about the pronunciation of National Rugby League Polynesian player names, despite failing to prove the story painted her as a racist.
Ben Roberts-Smith witnesses had ‘powerful motive to lie’, Fairfax says
Soldiers who took the stand for Ben Roberts-Smith in his defamation case against Fairfax colluded on the evidence they gave of key events, counsel for Fairfax has told a judge as a long-running trial comes to a close.
Judge tosses cosmetic surgeon’s case over unaired 60 Minutes episode
A judge has dismissed a case seeking to force Nine to hand over draft versions of a 60 Minutes episode and related stories, after an appeals court threw out orders that would have forced production of the material.
Nine wins challenge to production of draft 60 Minutes episode
Nine has won its legal challenge to orders that would have forced it to hand over a draft version of a 60 Minutes episode and restricted it from airing the program after an appeals court found a judge had no power to make the orders.