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Now hold on a moment. They are saying that The Daily Telegraph lost a defamation suit because they can be easily sued... that is not exactly true. The issue her

Now hold on a moment. They are saying that The Daily Telegraph lost a defamation suit because they can be easily sued... that is not exactly true. The issue here is that a News Limited publication - one with a reputation for smearing people, inaccuracy, bias and essentially a political mouthpiece of the conservative LNP - was not able to substantiate the claims made in their story. Everything else is pretty spot on, unfortunately.

sjy 7y ago
Regardless of whether you agree with the outcome in that case, Australia's defamation laws are more plaintiff-friendly than those of countries like the US and UK, and have been subject to criticism for years [1], independent of the more recent debate over national security laws. [1] https://theconversation.com/social-media-and-defamation-law-pose-threats-to-free-speech-and-its-time-for-reform-64864 https://theconversation.com/social-media-and-defamation-law-... [2] https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-s-defamation-laws-are-ripe-for-overhaul-20181207-p50kwk.html https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-s-defamation-laws-...