High Court won’t hear appeal in defamation case over Facebook comments

Appeals 2020-09-10 6:11 pm By Christine Caulfield | Melbourne

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The High Court has rejected an appeal challenging a ruling that found a failed political candidate liable for defamatory responses made by readers of two Facebook posts he published that labelled a South Australian businessman greedy and selfish, but the court has left the door open to weigh in on the issue of secondary publication of social media comments.

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