Geoffrey Rush would have zero chance of securing a successful libel verdict if he sued in the United States over the “inappropriate behaviour” story. The same would apply to the cricketer Chris Gayle and the actor Craig McLachlan. Read the rest of this entry »
Free press backwater: how to change the defamation laws that stifle Australian journalism – Richard Ackland
5 01 2019Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: Guardian, Richard Ackland
Categories : Australia, Libel
Your right to know: how Australia’s defamation law stifles public-interest journalism – Richard Ackland
2 01 2019
Charles Blondin (aka Jean François Gravelet) was a tightrope acrobat who reached peak fame when he successfully walked on a rope strung across Niagara gorge in 1859. The nerve-wracking trip was 340 metres long and the rope was set 49 metres above the waters below. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Australia, Freedom of expression, Libel
Australia: A brief history of recent court suppression orders – Richard Ackland
30 12 2018
“Suppression” is the Australian media-law word for 2018 … Everyone wants to know more about what has been suppressed by the courts … Invariably the cat gets out of the bag … Latest suppression statistics Australia-wide … Are suppression orders sensible in the age of the internet? Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Gazette of Law and Journalism, Richard Ackland, Suppression Order
Categories : Australia, Open Justice
Australia: The Great Media Reform Mess – Richard Ackland
7 04 2013
The Australian government’s mishandling of legislation related to press standards has left media reform in a mess … Richard Ackland reflects on what went wrong and why the threatened loss of the media exemption under the Privacy Act was a joke. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Finkelstein, Privacy Act, Richard Ackland, Stephen Conroy
Categories : Australia, Media Regulation
