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Corruption watchdog investigates Lehrmann inquiry head

The ACT Integrity Commission will investigate the conduct of Walter Sofronoff, who led a board of inquiry into the criminal prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann.

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Afternoon Update: Bruce Lehrmann ordered to pay Ten’s legal costs; former AFL player dies at 29; and voice to parliament book wins award

Costs of failed defamation trial estimated to be between $8m and $10m

The Guardian - AU

Sharaz position in Reynolds defamation fight unclear

Brittany Higgins's fiance David Sharaz says he can't afford a defamation trial against Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds but he may fight her over damages.

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Lehrmann ordered to pay significant chunk of Ten's legal fees

'There are no real winners in this litigation.'

The Canberra Times

Bruce Lehrmann ordered to pay almost all of Channel Ten’s defamation case costs

Ten’s legal team had argued Lehrmann should pay all its costs because suing The Project for defamation was ‘deliberately wicked and calculated’

The Guardian - AU

Bettina Arndt passed hat around for accommodation, cash and new friends for Bruce Lehrmann

So-called men’s rights activist claims Lehrmann is a victim but says she stopped short of chipping in for his legal defence. Plus: SMH columnists at war

The Guardian - AU

'No real winners': Lehrmann to pay most of Ten's costs

Bruce Lehrmann will have to pay indemnity costs to Network Ten after a judge ruled allegations he raped Brittany Higgins were substantially true.

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Bruce Lehrmann had no-win, no-fee deal with lawyers, federal court told

Court hears former Liberal party staffer also had no agreement for a third party to cover costs of his defamation lawsuit

The Guardian - AU

Lehrmann lawyers to receive no payment for failed case

Bruce Lehrmann's lawyers agreed not to charge any fees if he lost a defamation suit against Ten and Lisa Wilkinson, which led to him being declared a rapist.

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QLD police removes Indigenous advisory

The First Nations advisory group to Queensland’s police force has been sacked, Josh Frydenberg wants campus protests cleared out, and China has fired flares at an Australian Navy helicopter.

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‘Allegedly’: Do journalists actually not believe women?

As the media reporting on gendered violence comes under more and more scrutiny amid a gendered violence crisis, we clarified why journalists use the language they do.

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Feelgood story turns bad as Sky humiliates Indigenous teenager who caught $1m barramundi

Peter Stefanovic interview with teenager who won Northern Territory tourism competition turns sour. Plus: Daily Telegraph embraces Chat GPT

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann granted extension to consider appeal of defamation ruling in Network Ten case

Justice Michael Lee labels Ten lawyer’s comments outside court following judgment ‘discourteous’ and ‘misleading’

The Guardian - AU

Lehrmann granted time extension to launch defamation judgment appeal

Question remains about millions in legal fees.

The Canberra Times

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Sharaz bows out of defamation fight with Reynolds

Brittany Higgins's fiance David Sharaz says he can't afford to continue to fight Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds' claims that he defamed her.

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Politicians and companies still ‘take out the trash’. Does it work in the modern age?

Politicians and companies attempt to hide bad PR during large news or cultural events. It’s the equivalent of ‘dumping the body in the dead of night’.

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Basil Zempilas promises to ban social media for under 16s in front of a cavalcade of right-wing stars

The ‘Australia: The Road Ahead’ conference featured no shortage of libertarian ‘thought leaders’. But what was their agenda?

The Canberra Times

Lehrmann ordered to pay Wilkinson's husband

Bruce Lehrmann racks up another loss post-defamation trial.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Climate denial’ ad pulled from The Australian after being labelled ‘deceptive’

Advertisement from IPA-linked Climate Study Group claimed fossil fuel use would not damage the environment. Plus: Janet Albrechtsen holds forth on the importance of not taking sides

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann to pay Peter FitzSimons thousands in legal costs

Lehrmann will pay the columnist $4,616 to cover cost of producing documents during failed defamation case against Channel Ten and Lisa Wilkinson

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Seven faces the music, an Insta-famous pooch in defamation hot water, and complaints are the way to go

This week in Media Briefs: Seven settles a defamation case, and a cavoodle returns to court.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Defence suicide plea, AFP reviews Lehrmann leaks, Trump’s $1.2bn bonus

Royal commission chief says recognition of problem has been missing in ADF; questions over evidence from former Liberal staffer’s criminal trial

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: why legal costs could run to $10m

How does a 24-day civil trial end up costing so much, and who gets the money?

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Ten says Lehrmann lawsuit ‘deliberately wicked’; Beau Lamarre’s lawyer flags mental health defence; and the return of acai

Network says defamation case an abuse of process and that Lerhmann should pay its legal fees

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Ten wants costs for 'deliberately wicked' Lehrmann case

Network Ten has sought costs from Bruce Lehrmann, saying the ex-Liberal staffer gambled with his defamation case to conceal his rape of Brittany Higgins.

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