Fairfax to compensate PNG minister, ‘ludicrous’ objection to orders shot down

Dauid Sibtain 2021-09-21 3:40 pm By Bianca Hrovat | Sydney

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Nine subsidiary Fairfax Media has agreed to pay compensation to a Papua New Guinea politician who sued the publisher for defamation for allegedly engaging in a “smear campaign”, with a judge making an order of compensation despite a “ludicrous” objection from Fairfax.

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