The government’s plan to fund Australian journalism through a levy on digital platforms rests on a sound premise: a healthy democracy depends on reliable information. But this latest attempt – following the shortcomings of the News Media Bargaining Code – is a high-risk move. Continue reading
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On Tuesday, in response to the Bondi terrorist attack and mounting pressure to take strong action, the Albanese government released draft legislation to counter hate crime and strengthen firearm controls. Continue reading
Inforrm reported on a large number of defamation cases from around the world in 2025. Following a now established tradition, with our widely read posts on 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 defamation cases, we present our own eccentric selection of legally and factually interesting cases from England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Florida from the past year. Continue reading
Reddit is asking Australia’s High Court to rule that it’s not a social media platform and therefore should not have to comply with the under-16s social media account ban. Continue reading
Two teenagers are taking the federal government to the High Court. They argue the ban on social media accounts for under-16s is unconstitutional because it interferes with free political communication. The ban is due to take effect on December 10. Will the High Court challenge make any difference? Continue reading
The recent decision by the Australian government to introduce a ban on social media for under-16s has been received with both praise and condemnation. Continue reading
Inforrm reported on a large number of defamation cases from around the world in 2024. Following a now established tradition, with our widely read posts on 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 defamation cases, we present our selection of legally and factually interesting cases from England, Australia, New Zealand and Canada from the past year. Continue reading
The Australian federal government today introduced into parliament legislation for its social media ban for people under 16 years. Continue reading
After a gap of nearly twenty years, another judge of the County Court of Victoria has recognised the existence of a common law tort for the invasion of privacy in Waller (a pseudonym) v Barrett (a pseudonym) [2024] VCC 962 (‘Waller’). This represents a striking development in the common law of Australia and, notably, arose only weeks before the Second Reading of a Commonwealth Bill that proposes to introduce a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy into Australian legal landscape. Continue reading
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