LIBEL AND SLANDER – AUSTRALIA

Windsor apology after Mundine defamed on Twitter

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Original article by Joe Kelly
The Australian – Page: 2 : 29-Nov-17

Tony Windsor has apologised to indigenous leader Warren Mundine after the latter claimed comments made by Windsor on Twitter amounted to defamation. Windsor, the former member for the federal seat of New England, had made the comments while watching Mundine on the ABC’s "Q&A" program on 27 November. Mundine said Windsor had implied he was "in the pocket" of mining company Adani. Windsor used Twitter to apologise to Mundine, and deleted the offending tweet.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TWITTER INCORPORATED, ADANI MINING PTY LTD

Fairfax clean bowled by Gayle force victory

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Original article by Sam Buckingham-Jones
The Australian – Page: 5 : 31-Oct-17

Fairfax Media has advised that it may appeal against a court ruling that it defamed West Indian cricket player Chris Gayle in a series of articles which claimed that he had exposed himself to a female masseuse. The four-person jury also found that Fairfax published the contentious articles out of malice. Amongst other things, Gayle had sought aggravated and special damages from the media company.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Wilson’s payout is a warning to media: lawyers

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Original article by Katie Walsh
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 14-Sep-17

Bauer Media has been ordered to pay Rebel Wilson a record $A4.56m in damages over a series of magazine articles that were found to have been defamatory. The Hollywood actress had alleged that the articles published in "Woman’s Day" and on its website had caused her to miss out on securing film roles in the US. Stuart Gibson of law Mills Oakley says the payout will ensure that media companies check their facts thoroughly before publishing "salacious" articles.

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BAUER MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BAUER MEDIA KG, MILLS OAKLEY LAWYERS PTY LTD, SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA, MADGWICKS, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Rebel told me lies, journalist tells court

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Original article by Tessa Akerman
The Australian – Page: 3 : 6-Jun-17

The Victorian Supreme Court is continuing to hear a defamation case brought by actress Rebel Wilson against Bauer Media. Wilson contends that her career in Hollywood was tarnished as a result of articles about her in Bauer’s magazines in mid-2015 that alleged she had lied about her age and other parts of her life. Caroline Overington, who wrote a magazine story about Wilson that was published in January 2015, told the court that she based her story on what Wilson had told her, and that she was "shocked" to subsequently learn that much of it was untrue.

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BAUER MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA

Voelte to pay ABC legal costs after defamation case fails

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Original article by Misa Han
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 20-Jul-16

A jury has rejected a defamation lawsuit against the ABC over a news story that was broadcast on "The Business" in November 2014. Former Seven Group Holdings CEO Don Voelte had alleged that the story on Seven Group’s takeover of Nexus Energy was defamatory. The story claimed that the former Nexus chairman had "dudded" shareholders and that he had "switched camps". Voelte has been ordered to pay most of the public broadcaster’s legal costs.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SEVEN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX SVW, NEXUS ENERGY LIMITED, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Gayle hires Hockey’s lawyer for Fairfax case

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Original article by Peter Lalor, Simon King
The Australian – Page: 3 : 8-Jan-16

Australian lawyer Mark O’Brien will represent West Indian cricket player Chris Gayle in a defamation lawsuit against Fairfax Media. The lawsuit is in response to media reports that Gayle indecently exposed himself to a female employee of the team in the dressing rooms during a 2015 World Cup match in Sydney. Gayle has denied the allegations and the International Cricket Council has indicated that it is not aware of the alleged incident.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, INSIGNIA SPORTS INTERNATIONAL

Hockey hit with costs on Fairfax case

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Original article by Marianna Papadakis, Katie Walsh
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 23-Jul-15

Treasurer Joe Hockey faces a huge legal bill after the Federal Court ordered Fairfax Media to pay just 15 per cent of his legal costs in a defamation lawsuit. Hockey was awarded $A200,000 in damages over tweets and newspaper advertising posters that were deemed to be defamatory. However, it is estimated that Hockey’s total legal costs in defending the case could be around $A300,000. Hockey failed to prove that published newspaper articles relating to the tweets and posters were defamatory.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, ACA LAWYERS PTY LTD, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

Hockey wins $200,000 in Fairfax case

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Original article by Marianna Papadakis, Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 1-Jul-15

Fairfax Media has been ordered to pay $A200,000 in damages to Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey in his defamation case against the newspaper publisher. The damages payout comprises $A120,000 arising from the publication of newspaper posters saying "Treasurer for sale", plus $A80,000 for several tweets with a similar message. Justice Richard White ruled that the posters and tweets were defamatory, although the newspaper articles to which they referred did not defame Hockey.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NORTH SYDNEY FORUM

Hockey claim for ‘substantial’ damages in Fairfax case

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Original article by Marianna Papadakis
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 18-Mar-15

The defamation case brought by Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey against Fairfax Media continued on 17 March 2015. Hockey is being represented by Bruce McClintock, SC, who told the court that in addition to general damages his client should receive aggravated damages. McClintock argued that the three Fairfax newspapers that published the allegedly defamatory articles should be treated separately in any assessment of general damages

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, NORTH SYDNEY FORUM, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Rinehart sues for Hancock ‘falsehoods’

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Original article by Jared Lynch
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 21 : 3-Mar-15

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart is seeking damages from Nine Entertainment Company for alleged defamation. Rinehart says that 20 "glaring errors" were made in Nine’s two-part TV series "House of Hancock". Her claims, including that Nine committed the tort of injurious or malicious falsehood, were filed in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in late February 2015

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES, HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD