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Google Australia not a publisher: Rana v Google Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 60

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

In asserting that it is not a publisher of its search engine results, Google has at last had a win, of sorts, in the Federal Court. But the win was not as emphatic as Google would have liked, and certainly … Continue reading →

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Scottish comic wins serious jury verdict: Frankie Boyle v The Daily Mirror

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

In England, Frankie Boyle is a controversial Scottish comedian who swears a lot, grows fuzzy red beards and gets in trouble because he doesn’t know when he has crossed the line.  While he would have been happy to have been … Continue reading →

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High Court rules on Replying to an Attack: Harbour Radio P/L v Trad [2012] HCA 44

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

On 18 December 2005, about a week after the Cronulla Riots, Keysar Trad was one of the speakers at a “peace rally” in front of 5000 people at Hyde Park in Sydney. He said this: “I never lost my faith … Continue reading →

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The defamation you have when you do not have a defamation: Eatock v Bolt [2011] FCA 1103

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Andrew Bolt, columnist for the Herald Sun newspaper, wrote two articles in 2009 entitled “It’s so hip to be black” and “White Fellas in the Black”. It referred to what he called a “trend” of fair skin aboriginal people who … Continue reading →

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