A Federal Court judge says Daily Mail Australia showed a lack of responsibility and basic professionalism in defaming Erin Molan when the online news site portrayed the broadcaster as a racist.
Justice Robert Bromwich said a payment of $150,000 in damages should sufficiently meet the "sting" of the June 2020 online article that referred to her saying "hooka looka mooka hooka fooka" on 2GB in May 2020.
The publisher says it is disappointed by the result of the judgment and is considering an appeal.
