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Goliath News Corp is wounded but challenges remain

In one of the world’s most tightly held media industries, one smaller voice struck a blow for freedom of expression, writes Alexandra Wake

Newsroom.co.nz

SBS staff to vote on new pay deal as unions push for career progression and improved rostering

A new pay classification system and rostering have emerged as two key issues for unionised staff at the SBS.

Crikey

‘Kicking our futures down the road’: a child is a child, not a criminal, Crikey readers say

Crikey readers agree it’s a crime that the age of criminal responsibility is so low and that Indigenous children suffer the most from this injustice.

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Police probe Mark Latham tweet as independent MP prepares to sue for defamation

NSW MP Alex Greenwich has engaged lawyers after Mark Latham doubled down on homophobic attacks against him.

Crikey

One Goliath is wounded but challenges remain

In one of the world’s most tightly-held media industries, one smaller voice struck a blow for freedom of expression.

360info

‘Systematically spreading lies’: Turnbull and Burrow laud watchdog’s Sky News climate crackdown

Foxtel now has four months to undertake an internal review and report back to the regulator with its findings.

Crikey

The inside story of Murdoch v Crikey: how it began

Now that the legal smoke has cleared, let’s look back at how this whole David v Goliath stoush got started.

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Julian Assange’s Belmarsh prison blues

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spent four years mostly inside his UK maximum-security prison cell for a case his wife Stella describes as ‘99% politics and 1% law’, and the divide between the rich and poor in Sydney grows ever wider.

Crikey

Private Media is banking on Lachlan Murdoch paying at least 80% of its legal costs

$400,000 is still in play as Crikey’s publisher moves to convince the Federal Court that Lachlan Murdoch should pay indemnity costs.

Crikey

Rupert Murdoch’s news empire knowingly lied. Can we just pause to take in how extraordinary that is?

Fox News, one of the world’s most powerful media organisations, effectively admitted it broadcast untrue information. What happens now?

The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch could well have won his Crikey lawsuit, so why did he drop it?

Late last week, Lachlan Murdoch dropped his defamation claim against key figures behind online publication Crikey.

The Conversation

Marles’ silence on his mystery golf buddy speaks volumes about Labor’s ministerial standards

Few people are digging into the identity of the defence minister’s US golf links host.

Crikey

Bernard Keane on Lachlan Murdoch dropping his defamation case against Crikey

With Lachlan Murdoch ceasing his litigation against Crikey, Bernard Keane reflects on what motivated us in a battle against a media behemoth, and why it continues to matter.

Crikey

‘Stupidly dangerous’: AUKUS won’t cause a Chernobyl but experts are still worried

The Greens dubbed them ‘floating Chernobyls’. Hyperbole, perhaps, but experts say there are real reasons to fear the nuclear submarines.

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Murdoch's decision to drop Crikey defamation case is 'best case scenario' for everyone

The legal to and fro surrounding the 2021 US Election has seen Fox News retreat from its second defamation case this week.

The Guardian - AU

The mouse that roared: how a little Australian website stared down Murdoch’s millions

Incensed by an opinion piece, Lachlan Murdoch came at Crikey with guns blazing. But in the end he walked away – for the second time in a week

The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch’s decision to drop the Crikey defamation suit atones for the misjudgment of suing in the first place

Discontinuation of defamation proceedings was no less remarkable than the decision to sue the minnow publisher

The Independent UK

Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation suit against Australian outlet after Fox News’ Dominion settlement

‘Murdoch sued us, and then dropped his case. We are proud of our stand. We won’

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Fox News libel settlement with Dominion may be a ‘bargaining chip’ for other litigants

Other parties with their eyes on Fox News might use its recent settlement with Dominion to their advantage.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Crikey claims victory as Murdoch drops lawsuit; Queensland doubles EV rebate; and frustrating AFL coverage

Media scion discontinues case days after Fox News settled with Dominion in a separate lawsuit in the US

AFP

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch drops January 6 defamation case

Sydney (AFP) - Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch on Friday abruptly dropped a high-profile defamation case against an Australian website that accused his family and firm of fuelling the 2021 US Capitol riots.

Crikey

Yes, Colbert, our name is funny — unlike this bit of racist cringe comedy

Stephen Colbert’s famously a bright guy, so it’s surprising that in a segment mentioning Crikey, a gag using First Nations culture was given the green light.

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan ends Australian defamation suit

Fox Corp. chief executive Lachlan Murdoch has dropped his defamation lawsuit against Australian news website Crikey

Crikey

‘We are proud of our stand’: a statement on Lachlan Murdoch withdrawing his case against Crikey

A statement from Private Media CEO Will Hayward and chairman Eric Beecher.

AFP

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch drops January 6 defamation case in Australia

Sydney (AFP) - Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch on Friday dropped a high-profile defamation case against an Australian website that accused his family's conservative media empire of fuelling the 2021 US Capitol riots.

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