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Lachlan Murdoch sues Australian news site for defamation

Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch has filed a defamation lawsuit against an Australian news site over an opinion piece he says accused him of being complicit in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

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Lachlan Murdoch accuses Australian news site Crikey of using legal threat to attract subscriptions

Lawyers for Murdoch say an ad in the New York Times sought to ‘humiliate’ the Fox Corporation chief executive

The Guardian - AU

Murdoch v Crikey highlights how Australia's defamation laws protect the rich and powerful

There is no better example of how Australia’s defamation laws enable the rich and powerful to intimidate their critics than Lachlan Murdoch suing Crikey.com over a comment piece concerning Fox News, Donald Trump and the Washington insurrection of January 6 2021.

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The events of January 6, and the role of Fox and the Murdochs, must be scrutinised

The part played by the Murdochs and Fox News in the events of January 6 2021 is a crucial matter of public interest. Why should that be off limits?

Crikey

‘This case will have global importance’: Malcolm Turnbull leads the charge against Murdoch’s decision to sue Crikey

Political figures warn about the Murdochs’ power in Australia, voicing their support for a royal commission and for Crikey.

Crikey

Lachlan Murdoch sues Australia’s Crikey for defamation

Fox News boss sues Crikey over article linking the Murdoch family to the January 6 Capitol riots in the US.

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Murdoch slams ‘baseless’ Crikey article

Lachlan Murdoch has sued over a Crikey opinion piece about Donald Trump and the January 6 Capitol riots, calling the article baseless and defamatory.

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The flurry of support for li’l old, tinsy us

With Crikey talking up freedom of the press and functioning democracies and such, we appreciate some big names keeping us humble.

Crikey

Fox News complaint about Four Corners still unresolved

In 2021, Fox News escalated a complaint over the Four Corners series ‘Fox and the Big Lie’. Today, nearly eight months later, it remains on the shelf.

Crikey

Australia’s defamation laws favour the reputations of the rich and powerful. Why?

Changes to defamation law in Australia are supposed to give publishers a ‘public interest’ defence. But no one wants to be the test case.

Crikey

Aus Media Outlet Crikey Invited Lachlan Murdoch To Sue Them And He Just Did

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch has launched defamation proceedings against the Australian parent company of Crikey after they invited him to.

Pedestrian.tv

Man of letters: Crikey readers tell Lachlan Murdoch to put up or shut up. So he did

Crikey stands by its journalism despite Lachlan Murdoch’s lawsuit. And our readers do too.

Crikey

Murdoch sues small Australian news outlet for defamation

Sydney (AFP) - Fox News boss Lachlan Murdoch has sued a small Australian media outlet for defamation over an opinion piece that linked his media empire to the US Capitol riots.

AFP

Battling but bound together: why the Murdochs and Trumps are the best of frenemies

The two powerful families are entangled in a strange, codependent relationship that stretches back decades.

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Crikey

A statement: ‘We stand by our reporting and we welcome Lachlan Murdoch’s writ.’

Lachlan Murdoch has filed a defamation suit against Crikey. We look forward to testing what honest public debate means in Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Morrison privileges push rejected, Kyrgios faces new legal action, Murdoch sues Crikey

Wednesday: Scott Morrison has been spared being referred to the privileges committee over his secret ministries – for now. Plus: a young dancer who wants ballet to be ‘more noisy’.

Crikey

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Former PM Scott Morrison will not have to front up to the privileges committee over his many extra portfolios, and research shows skyrocketing rents are making the shortage of workers a lot worse.

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Lachlan Murdoch sues publisher Crikey's owners for defamation

The News Corp and Fox chairman launches proceedings in the Federal Court after Crikey challenged him to sue the publisher this week.

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The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch files defamation action against Australian independent news outlet Crikey

Claim lodged by co-chairman of News Corp names news website, politics editor Bernard Keane and editor-in-chief Peter Fray as respondents

Crikey

Murdoch sues Crikey for defamation

Lachlan Murdoch has launched defamation proceedings in the Federal Court against the operators of Crikey news and some of its journalists.

Crikey

Crikey’s Murdoch move ripples around the nation — and the world

Despite a few notable gaps in coverage here in Australia, Crikey’s decision to encourage Lachlan Murdoch’s legal action against us is getting a lot of attention around the globe.

Crikey

Murdochs’ freedom of speech — complicated, changeable and essential to business

For a generation of Murdochs, spanning more than a century of reporting, the freedom to speak unencumbered has been integral to business.

Crikey

Truth is actually truth — and there is every chance Murdochs’ Fox may soon discover its costly consequences

Fox News pushed a baseless lie that voting machine company Dominion was specifically set up to fix elections. It’s a course of action that could cost more than a billion dollars.

Crikey

American media calls out Murdoch influence on January 6 riots — in stark terms

The idea that the Murdochs are linked to the January 6 insurrection is unexceptionable in the United States: some of its highest-profile commentators have called it out.

Crikey

A huge bet, for sure, but we believe a free press is worth fighting for

CEO Will Hayward explains why Crikey isn’t backing down in the face of legal threats from Lachlan Murdoch.

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