The ACCC would like closer scrutiny of digital platforms such as Facebook and Google – in particular with regards to user privacy, market power and operational algorithms.
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Judge’s decision means the media cannot identify a suspect until they are arrested. This may be challenged on appeal.
A trend of defamation cases going digital has led to a review of defamation law in New South Wales.
George Pell’s current committal hearing engages the principle of ‘open justice’ and some of its most important exceptions.
Rebel Wilson’s large damages award for defamation is a salutary lesson that defaming a celebrity with an international profile can lead to a substantial payout for the economic harm done.
When an investigation is active, the press are subject to legal reporting restrictions.
The proposed anti-siphoning changes certainly shift the economic balance from free-to-air to pay-TV, as well as from government intervention in the sport TV market to more open market play.
In many cases, a reference will contain negative things about its subject. This is part of a reference’s design: the referee should give a full and frank assessment.
EU law needs to recognise that privacy and free expression are matters of colliding rights which can’t be wished away.
The revelation that PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel financed the Hulk’s lawsuit against Gawker raises important questions in the battle between privacy and a free press.
When Channel Nine was implicated in an illegal ‘child recovery’ operation, many would have assumed the media regulator would investigate. Yet Australian broadcasting standards are so limited there will probably be no independent inquiry at all.
The government wants to push the biggest overhaul of Australia’s media laws in a generation through parliament before the election.
Indonesia’s media landscape may be a model which Australia is emulating as it looks to change media ownership laws. There are positives to this, but also causes for concern.
Media pictures of the children of celebrities are now clearly off limits – unless their parents consent to publication.
Treasurer Joe Hockey has declared he does not regret suing Fairfax for defamation, despite being hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket.
Hulk Hogan is suing Gawker for $100 million in a case that not only could bankrupt the media empire known for its gossip but could erode the First Amendment as well.
Hockey v Fairfax illustrates that recent legal and technological developments still pose challenges for defamation law, which has not been reformed to keep pace with these changes.
The elephant in the room in the just-concluded defamation case between Joe Hockey and Fairfax Media was the actual story being attacked. Media organisations ought to be able to instigate the debate without fear of reprisals by litigious politicians.
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has been awarded $200,000 in damages for a partial win in his defamation case against Fairfax Media.
It is hard to inquire about a suppression order you do not know exists because discussion of its existence and contents has been suppressed.
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Professor of Law, University of Sydney
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Professor of Journalism and Social Media, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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University Teacher in Journalism, University of Sheffield
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Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Co-Director, Centre for Media Transition, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Media and Communication, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Law, The University of Western Australia
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Honorary Professor of Media Law, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Lecturer, Media Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific., Australian National University
