Billionaire’s costs will not similarly be paid by WA premier, as judge finds ‘asymmetry of responsibility’ for ‘long and costly’ case Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Clive Palmer has been ordered to pay… Read More »Clive Palmer ordered to pay part of Mark McGowan’s legal costs after defamation battle
Peter Dutton has warned that refugee activist Shane Bazzi should not be awarded $248,000 in costs because that would amount to a “windfall” on top of donations raised to fund his defamation defence. Despite Bazzi’s win in the full federal… Read More »Awarding $248,000 in legal costs would be a ‘windfall’ for Shane Bazzi, Peter Dutton warns
Ben Roberts-Smith’s long-running defamation case has concluded in Sydney, with his barrister telling the court the decorated former soldier was the victim of a “war of words” from jealous comrades intent on tearing down his reputation. After more than 100… Read More »Ben Roberts-Smith’s year-long defamation trial against three newspapers concludes
Lawyers for Ben Roberts-Smith have urged the court hearing a defamation trial to reject the testimony of three Afghan men who gave evidence against the Australian soldier in his defamation trial, saying they regarded foreign troops as “infidels” and gave… Read More »Evidence of Afghan witnesses against Ben Roberts-Smith ‘hardly neutral’, lawyer tells court
Ben Roberts-Smith attempted to suborn or intimidate witnesses who were set to give evidence against him in his defamation case, made criminal allegations against another, and threatened to accuse one of murder in an attempt to coerce him into changing… Read More »Ben Roberts-Smith allegedly attempted to ‘intimidate’ witnesses, lawyers for newspapers tell defamation trial
Ben Roberts-Smith was “prepared to lie under oath” in his defamation trial, evidence of his “consciousness of guilt”, lawyers for the newspapers he is suing have told the federal court, accusing him of being the “architect or the knowing beneficiary… Read More »Ben Roberts-Smith ‘prepared to lie under oath’, newspapers’ lawyer tells defamation trial
A powerful omertà within Australia’s SAS caused soldiers to “turn a blind eye to the most despicable and egregious breaches of the laws of war”, Ben Roberts-Smith’s long-running defamation trial has heard. On the second day of closing submissions, Nicholas… Read More »Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial hears Australian SAS soldiers ‘turned a blind eye’ to alleged war crimes
Ben Roberts-Smith was a courageous soldier who sought neither decorations nor fame, but had a target placed on his back by his Victoria Cross, and his reputation torn down by jealous comrades, aided by credulous journalists, his lawyers have told… Read More »Ben Roberts-Smith was targeted after being awarded Victoria Cross, his barrister tells court
The man behind the formerly anonymous pro-Labor Twitter account PRGuy17 has unmasked himself, after far-right figure Avi Yemini attempted to use the courts to reveal whether the account had ties to the Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews. Jeremy Maluta told YouTuber… Read More »PRGuy17 unmasks himself in video with Friendlyjordies after legal threat by Avi Yemini
Peter Dutton has sought leave to appeal in the high court against his loss in the defamation case he brought against Shane Bazzi, questioning whether there had been a “miscarriage of justice”. The Liberal party leader has filed an application… Read More »Peter Dutton asks high court for permission to appeal against defamation case loss to Shane Bazzi