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Injurious Falsehood -v- Defamation In Australia

In-depth analysis of injurious falsehood in Australian law, tracing its historical roots, essential elements, and practical applications.

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Stonegate Legal

Innuendo in Defamation – Complete Guide

Innuendo in defamation law refers to defamatory meanings that go beyond the plain words of a publication.

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Why ‘Alleged' Isn't Enough – Defamation Defence Myths

The use of the word "alleged" has long been misunderstood as a protective device in defamation law.

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Stonegate Legal

Default Judgments In Defamation (QLD)

Article explains how the courts treat allegations of fact as admitted but still assess whether imputations are legally capable of arising.

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Stonegate Legal

Innocent Dissemination Defence in Defamation

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Fraud and corruption – how crisis management can help

Australia Commercial

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Bartier Perry

Latest developments: Hannah Thomas arrest probe escalates

Australia Criminal

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

This is not a game: online falsehoods will cost you

Australia Litigation

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Kennedys

Couple Imprisoned For Contempt After Breaching Supreme Court Order

Australia Litigation

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

What Happens When A Defamation Case Meets Contempt of Court?

Australia Litigation

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Defamation in the digital age: the risks of online comments

Australia Litigation

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Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Damages in defamation claims - Complete guide

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Free speech for academics, doctors and technical experts – meeting the peer review test

Australia Litigation

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Kennedys

Who can sue for defamation in Australia?

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Funds Update - 26 September 2025

Australia Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Crypto In The Courts – ASIC v Finder Update

Australia Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

Immigration And Australian Federal Election Campaign Promises

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Employing Work And Holiday Makers Beyond Six Months | Staying Compliant

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Inside Safety Podcast Series - Episode 2 Spotlight On Silica – Recent Developments And Trends

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Further Particulars Notice in Defamation

Guide to concerns notices and further particulars notices under the Defamation Act 2005.

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Extending the limitation period for defamation

If you believe a defamatory statement unfairly damages your reputation, timing is everything. Defamation discussed in detail.

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Can you sue ChatGPT for defamation? Man sues OpenAI for saying he killed children

Discusses defamation in the age of AI in the context of a recent US case.

Australia Litigation

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Malice in defamation claims: A comprehensive guide

If malice is established, it removes legal protections, increases the severity of damages & holds defendants fully accountable for reputational harm.

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

The Employment Reality of TV Fame (2025 Edition)

Australia Media & IT

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Swaab

Libel, Slander, and Defamation – Understanding the Difference

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Defamation claims resulting from a workplace investigation

Australia Litigation

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Hall Payne Lawyers

Defamation perspectives: the ‘serious harm' element a serious hurdle for plaintiffs

Australia Litigation

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Cooper Grace Ward

New online defamation defence for publishers "innocently disseminating" third party comments

Australia Litigation

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Stacks Law Firm

Navigating Thai defamation laws: what Tom Birchy's legal battle means for foreign influencers

Australia Litigation

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Changes to defamation laws in Australia: What you need to know

Australia Litigation

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McCarthy Durie Lawyers

Defence of Honest Opinion in defamation

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Social media defamation – A complete guide

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Defamation law: Case summary – Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Trial Judgment) [2024] FCA 369

Australia Litigation

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Carroll & O'Dea

Changes to defamation laws in Australia: What you need to know

Discusses key changes to defamation laws including thresholds, public interest defence etc

Australia Litigation

MD

McCarthy Durie Lawyers

Defence of Honest Opinion in defamation

This defence aims to balance the right to free speech with the need to protect individuals' reputations.

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Social media defamation – A complete guide

An in-depth exploration of the increasing issue of social media defamation in Australia.

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Defamation law: Case summary – Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Trial Judgment) [2024] FCA 369

Defamation law in Australia aims to protect individuals from unwarranted harm to their reputations by false statements.

Australia Litigation

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Carroll & O'Dea

Defence of qualified privilege in defamation

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Trial Judgment) [2024] FCA 369

In the defamation case, the court did not need to place weight on the expert evidence of the forensic lipreader.

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ExpertsDirect

First test of new Public Interest Defence in Defamation: Russell v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 3) [2023] FCA 1223

Provides a background to the Heston Russell v ABC case and examines the public interest defence to defamation.

Australia Litigation

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Carroll & O'Dea

The Brittany Higgins saga: Bruce Lehrmann fails to clear his name in defamation trial

Discusses the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case.

Australia Litigation

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

False sexual allegations & defamation claims

A comprehensive examination of the complex interplay between defamation law and false sexual allegations in Australia.

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

I have received a concerns notice - what do I do?

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Councils and criminal reporting - Recent law changes make it important to know your rights and obligations

Australia Government

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Bartier Perry

Defamation perspectives: separate serious harm hearings and the Federal Court

Australia Litigation

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Cooper Grace Ward

Sending a defamation concerns notice – a complete guide

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Serious harm threshold in defamation in Queensland

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Defamation perspectives: Scope of qualified privilege defence in the context of police complaints

Australia Litigation

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Cooper Grace Ward

When are the costs of separate legal representation ‘reasonable'? – the case of Lisa Wilkinson

Australia Litigation

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Gilchrist Connell

A late expert report and questions of expertise raised in the Lehrmann defamation trial

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

The non-disparagement clause – (sometimes) worth the paper it's written on

Australia Litigation

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Gilchrist Connell

What types of legal costs can be ordered in NSW civil cases?

Australia Litigation

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Exceptions to the hearsay rule's Hearsay So It's Defamation! Explaining the difference

Australia Litigation

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

A Statutory Tort For Serious Invasions Of Privacy?

Australia Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

The legal defence of public interest in New South Wales defamation cases

Australia Litigation

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

"You Promised Not To Say That!"─Non-Disparagement Clauses In Settlement Agreements

Australia Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

Finding out who is behind a negative Google review

Australia Litigation

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Madgwicks

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