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Sydney barrister sues Nine over cavoodle custody battle coverage
Company Giles 2022-03-02 7:08 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A Sydney barrister has launched a defamation lawsuit against the Nine Network over its coverage of a battle for custody of famed social media hound Oscar the cavoodle.

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Sunday Telegraph wins defamation case brought by John Ibrahim’s son
Dauid Sibtain 2022-03-01 6:01 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A judge has thrown out a defamation case brought by the son of infamous Kings Cross personality John Ibrahim against publisher Nationwide News over a “sensationalist and voyeuristic” Sunday Telegraph story.

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Ten denies Peter van Onselen harassed journalist on Twitter
Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2022-02-28 9:52 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Network Ten has denied claims that high profile political reporter Peter van Onselen harassed, ignored and humiliated journalist Tegan George.

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ACCC weighs changing the law to rein in tech giants
ACCC 2022-02-28 3:47 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is considering whether new laws are needed to rein in Google, Apple and Facebook, including rules to curb self-preferencing conduct and strengthen the merger review framework.

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Seven settles defamation suit by wrongly named Cleo Smith abduction suspect
Defamation 2022-02-16 2:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Seven Network has settled a defamation lawsuit brought by a Nyamal man who the broadcaster wrongly identified as the suspect in the abduction of four-year-old Cleo Smith in Western Australia.

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‘Sneaky and dishonest’: Ben Roberts-Smith accuses ex-wife of seeking revenge on witness stand
Anna Mitchelmore 2022-02-15 3:27 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Decorated Afghanistan war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has accused his ex-wife of lying to journalists, lawyers and the court in order to “seek revenge” for his alleged infidelity.

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‘If you don’t lie, you will lose them’: Ben Roberts-Smith silenced ex-wife with custody threats, trial told
Anna Mitchelmore 2022-02-14 2:45 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith told his wife she would lose access to their children if she did not lie to his lawyers and the media about his extramarital affair, a court has heard.

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SAS soldiers panned ‘bulls–t’ commendation awarded to Ben Roberts-Smith, court told
Anna Mitchelmore 2022-02-08 3:14 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

It was common knowledge that SAS soldiers sought the retraction of a “bulls–t” commendation awarded to war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith for acts of bravery in Afghanistan in 2012, a trial in a defamation case against Fairfax has heard.

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Fairfax slams Ben Roberts-Smith barrister’s cross-examination technique
Anna Mitchelmore 2022-02-07 9:27 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Fairfax has accused senior counsel representing Ben Roberts-Smith of using cross-examination to try to identify the source of allegedly defamatory articles that accused the former SAS soldier of war crimes.

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Nine can argue MP Andrew Laming a ‘creep’ in defamation defence
Banki Haddock Fiora 2022-02-04 10:38 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has allowed Nine Network to claim that MP Andrew Laming is a ‘creep’ in its contextual truth defence to the Queensland politician’s defamation lawsuit over a news segment that accused him of taking a lewd photograph.

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