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Advertisement “A critic is entitled to dip his pen in gall for the purpose of legitimate criticism,” NSW’s ninth Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Jordan, opined in a 1940s defamation case involving an unflattering newspaper review of an obscure detective novel. “No one need be mealy-mouthed in denouncing what he regards as twaddle, daub or discord.” Regrettably, “twaddle” and “daub” – the latter connoting fakery – have fallen out of modern usage. But Sir Frederick’s observation echoes through decades of Australian defamation cases involving opinions, from cartoons and culinary reviews to gossip columns and Media Watch broadcasts. Businesswoman Elaine Stead, right, won her defamation action against The Australian Financial Review and its columnist Joe Aston, left. ....
minus But now to the courts and a major setback for the Fin Review’s most colourful, controversial and costly columnist: SARAH HARRIS: … the former boss of a venture capital company, who was called a “feminist cretin”, has been awarded $280,000 in damages in a defamation case. - Studio 10, Ten Network, 28 January, 2021 Ouch. So, who penned the abusive line? Yes, the notorious Joe Aston, famous for delivering his column from Los Angeles and for the nasty way in which he can carve up his victims: ROSS GREENWOOD: He’s been vigorous. He is a no-holds-barred columnist for the Financial Review, he’s probably one of the most read columnists in the Financial Review. But in this case Justice Lee said he’d overstepped, effectively bullying Elaine Stead, who was a director of Blue Sky. ....
Crown shuffling the deckchairs ahead of Bergin report Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Former judge, Patricia Bergin will hand down her report into Crown Resorts this week. Illustration: John Shakespeare Credit: Crown Resortsâ tense wait for Patricia Berginâs verdict on its suitability to operate a Sydney casino is coming to an end: the former judge is set to hand her report to the NSW gaming regulator on Monday. But it might be another fortnight before the public â and Crown executives â are able to read Berginâs recommendations, given the Independent Liquor and Gaming Regulator wants to consider the findings in private before making the report public. ....
Rupert Murdoch attacked ‘a wave of censorship that seeks to silence conversation’ while receiving an award from the UK-based Australia Day Foundation. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Rupert Murdoch’s lifetime achievement award from the UK-based Australia Day Foundation was presented to him from a virtual gala event at Australia House in London and had all the hallmarks of an official honour. The 89-year-old was wearing a large medal on a green ribbon around his neck and standing next to an Australian bottle of wine when he accepted the gong in a pre-recorded video. Perhaps unsurprisingly, some people thought the media baron had been recognised by the Australian honours system. ....