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Public interest defence used successfully for first time

Wednesday, 29 October 2025    Books+Publishing
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Australian defamation laws have weighed on the minds of Australian editors and publishers for decades. So does the new public interest/responsible reporting defence, introduced in 2021, make their work easier? Anna Spies of Simpsons Solicitors shares with Books+Publishing the ramifications of a recent landmark ruling. In 2020, the Council of...

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