The game was dismal. The zingers were slightly better.
The Fox Corporation chief executive is “enthusiastic” about his defamation case against Crikey proceeding to trial as soon as possible,the Federal Court heard.
The online news outlet has confirmed it will seek to rely on new provisions in NSW defamation law,including a serious harm test and public interest defence.
The constitutional monarchists are really pulling in the big guns
News Corp co-chair Lachlan Murdoch’s decision to sue Crikey over an article is just as bizarre as the small publisher choosing to effectively goad him into doing so.
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The former prime ministers both dropped $5000 for Crikey’s legal defence.
At first,the online publisher took a conciliatory approach towards Lachlan Murdoch,the scion of a media empire,but in August the worm turned.
There was,no doubt,much to discuss in Holt St between the prime minister and News Corp bosses.
It’s not only the crossbench that will be angered by Labor allowing offshore oil and gas exploration. This announcement will restart the climate wars.
What do you get when you mix a thin-skinned billionaire,a self-righteous publisher and an elbows-out defamation lawyer? We’re about to find out.