Open justice gets short shrift as Justice Lucy McCallum rejects “scandalous” material germane to the defence. Meanwhile Chinese businesswoman Helen Liu remains adamant that documents relied on by The Age were fabricated ... more
Lawyers for the businesswoman who allegedly bribed former Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon get more than they asked for. The Age attempts to retrieve documents “inadvertently disclosed” mid-way through Helen Liu’s bid to find out who leaked the information in the first place ... more
SA Supreme Court orders New Idea to disclose the source of a story which falsely alleged Bec Hewitt was having an extra-marital affair with her child minder. Judge Robert Lunn says paparazzi are not protected by the “newspaper rule” ... more
Herald Sun journalists lose appeal against County Court orders to attend and give evidence in the prosecution of a public servant who already has been convicted for disclosing government information ... more
Justice Hoeben refused to grant preliminary protection to confidential sources. Sydney Morning Herald journalist Anne Davies testifies about the 2002 article that alleged former NSW minister Eddie Obeid was corrupt. ... more
The second leg of Eddie Obeid’s defamation action against The Sydney Morning Herald over its Walkley Award winning Oasis investigation got underway with some stiff testimony from former NSW Premier Bob Carr ... more
Piers Akerman made a fundamental mistake in answering an interrogatory. He now says he didnt rely on Ross Turnbull as a source for his attack on NRMA director Richard Talbot. The defence seeks to withdraw and correct Akermans original answer. Judge Gibson suggests this must effect his belief in the information published ... more
