Internet Defamation Law

22/08/2024

I’m exploring a class action for aspiring candidates at the next local government election whose careers have been impacted by the NSW Liberal Party’s failure to lodge their nomination forms.

Sky News Australia can reveal councillors who missed out on nominating for the upcoming elections due to an administrative bungle are being told a potential ...

14/01/2023

We can, and should, forgive mistakes made in youth - but the post below hilights the cruelty of governments around australia (including Perrottet’s) that criminalise the behaviour of 10 year olds. # Dominic Perrottet - Please stand down Anastasia Palaszczuk Sisters Inside Inc

03/10/2022

⚠️ Trigger Warning ⚠️ What is wrong with the police? They harass and over police Aboriginal communities but fail survivors of violence. Karen Robinson Iles has exposed the prejudice and incompetence of Queensland Police Service & NSW Police Force through her own journey.

Exclusive: A senior officer told Karen Iles they believed her statement, including names, photos, maps and diary excerpts, had been destroyed

02/08/2022

⚠️⚠️⚠️Litigants beware [especially politicians ☠️] because Clive Palmer's case confirms that your chances of seeking substantial damages for defamation are diminished:
1⃣ if the defamation is an exchange between political combatants
2⃣ if there are already well-entrenched perceptions about your character & reputation; and
3⃣ where you have taken advantage of the opportunities created by publication of the impugned matters to respond forcefully in public to advance yourself politically.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/02/clive-palmer-and-mark-mcgowan-ordered-to-pay-damages-to-each-other-in-defamation-case Duncan Mark Mckenzie Fine

Federal court rules Palmer pay WA premier $20,000, while United Australia party chair is awarded $5,000 after both found liable for defamation

26/03/2022

Should the Anti-trolling laws require social media platforms to take down defamatory material?

A judge said he was “dumbfounded” by Google’s behaviour, but the federal government is bent on protecting big media.

22/09/2020

Federal MP Anne Webster, her husband, and the not-for-profit organisation they founded to support young mothers, have been awarded a total of $875,000 in defamation payouts over a series of "vile" and "unjustifiable" online posts made to Facebook earlier this year.

Conspiracy theorist ordered to pay $875,000 for online posts about Nationals MP Anne WebsterABC Mildura-Swan Hill / By Christopher TestaPosted Dr Anne Webster has been awarded aggravated damages of $350,000 over a series of defamatory online posts.(Supplied: National Party of Australia)Federal MP An...

21/02/2020

News report that referred to a “coward punch” lands media group with $100,000 in damages.

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20/02/2020

Another successful case against google for a defamatory online review.

An Adelaide lawyer who lost 80 per cent of his clients after someone he’d never met posted a negative online review of his business has won a $750,000 defamation payout.

17/02/2020

Finally the Australian Federal court investigates anonymous google reviews

An Australian federal court judge is demanding Google release details of the identity of those who post “malicious anonymous reviews” damaging to businesses and individuals.

10/12/2019

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27/07/2019

The ACCC has called for more protection from the major digital platforms. It found:

1. The market power of Google and Facebook has distorted the ability of businesses to compete on their merits in advertising, media and a range of other markets

2. The digital advertising markets are opaque with highly uncertain money flows, particularly for automated and programmatic advertising

3. Consumers are not adequately informed about how their data is collected and used and have little control over the huge range of data collected

4. News content creators are reliant on the dominant digital platforms, yet face difficulties in monetising their content

5. Australian society, like others around the world, has been impacted by disinformation and a rising mistrust of news.

The dominance of the leading digital platforms and their impact across Australia’s economy, media and society must be addressed with significant, holistic reform, according to the final report of the ACCC’s Digital Platforms Inquiry released today. The report contains 23 recommendations, spannin...