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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Amanda Meade

Nine apologises and agrees to pay damages to Andrew Laming in defamation settlement

Andrew Laming during a division as the house of representatives
Nine Entertainment has agreed to pay Andrew Laming an undisclosed amount, and apologise for a story broadcast on Nine News Queensland, as part of a defamation settlement. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Former Liberal National MP Dr Andrew Laming has reached a confidential settlement in a defamation case he brought against Nine over a broadcast in March last year.

Nine Entertainment has agreed to pay Laming an undisclosed amount and apologise for the story on Nine News Queensland which falsely accused him of taking an “upskirting” photograph of a woman while she was on her knees stacking a bar fridge.

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