The Latest Breaking News from Shaun McElwaine

Liberal MP tipped off editor with Groth couple 'gossip'

Lawyers have traded arguments over whether a series of stories by a major tabloid newspaper about a political power couple fell foul of privacy laws.

AAP · Nov 6, 2025

Sam Groth’s ambition to be premier meant articles on relationship with wife ‘not idle gossip’, News Corp claims

Court told new privacy laws shouldn’t apply to Herald Sun stories alleging Victorian MP’s wife was underage at start of relationship

The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2025

News Corp had no first-hand source suggesting Sam Groth’s wife underage at start of relationship, MP’s lawyer tells court

Australia’s new privacy laws to be tested as Victorian Liberal MP and wife Brittany Groth sue over Herald Sun articles

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2025

Court dismisses climate case against Plibersek

The Federal Court has found the federal environment minister isn't obliged to act on evidence that coal mines will harm natural wonders such as the reef.

AAP · Oct 11, 2023

Sydney pro-Palestine rally to go ahead without NSW police approval – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2023

Kanye West's lawsuit against Melbourne restaurant College Dropout Burgers thrown out

A burger shop in Melbourne's north-east embroiled in a lawsuit with rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, has succeeded in having the case thrown out.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023

Federal Court Dropout: Kanye’s burger case thrown out

The US rapper formerly known as Kanye West has had a lawsuit against a Melbourne burger restaurant named after a 2004 album thrown out.

The New Daily · Mar 3, 2023

Kanye West goes quiet on lawsuit against Melbourne burger shop, court hears

The superstar rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, appears not to be pursuing his lawsuit against a family burger business which shares the name of his debut album.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023