Ex-Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach has dropped a new bomb on Channel 7 sending a concerns notice regarding comments purportedly made by a number of the network’s executives. The concerns notice names Seven chief executive James Warburton, Kerry Stokes’ longstanding right-hand man Bruce McWilliam and producer and blogger Robert McKnight, andContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann’s failed defamation suit against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson can be summarised in 16 damning words. In a historic decision on Monday, Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that Ten and Wilkinson had proved Mr Lehrmann did rape his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019. ConcludingContinue Reading
That was the succinct description from a senior Channel Seven figure of the weeks of turmoil that have rocked the network. On Wednesday, it emerged that Seven ordered two separate investigations into claims a small number of staffers at its top-rating breakfast show Sunrise had engaged in fraud. The SydneyContinue Reading
Victoria’s Liberal opposition leader John Pesutto will fight three linked defamation cases later this year over his response to a controversial rally in Melbourne. Weeks out from Christmas last year, Victorian MP Moira Deeming launched defamation proceedings against the party leader after she was expelled over her involvement in theContinue Reading
The Federal Court judge overseeing Victorian MP Moira Deeming’s defamation case against the state Liberal leader has urged her to revisit the “stark” number of alleged imputations. Ms Deeming launched defamation proceedings against John Pesutto after the party leader expelled her from the Victorian Liberals last year. Across a seriesContinue Reading
A Federal Court judge has ordered a man to front court after it is alleged he unlawfully posted multiple videos to YouTube depicting Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial. Towards the end of the five-week hearing earlier this month, Justice Michael Lee ordered tech giant Google to reveal who was behind anContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann has admitted to taking cocaine on the night he learned he was the subject of sexual assault allegations, telling a court he “spiralled” after watching Brittany Higgins’ The Project interview. Mr Lehrmann took to the witness stand in the Federal Court on Monday where he was grilled aboutContinue Reading
Attempts to resolve a defamation matter between independent MP Alex Greenwich and former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham have failed, with the politicians set to come face-to-face when the matter goes to trial. Mr Greenwich claims Mr Latham painted him as someone who “goes to schools to groom childrenContinue Reading
The Australian Federal Police and war crimes investigators will have access to restricted documents in Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case as the soldier is investigated over allegations he broke the rules of engagement in Afghanistan. Earlier this year, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled some of the imputations against MrContinue Reading
An actor suing a production company for failing to act on accusations of sexual harassment is seeking $2 million in compensation, alleging she was discriminated against and victimised after speaking out. Christie Whelan Browne launched legal proceedings in Sydney’s Federal Court on Friday over allegations stage company Oldfield Entertainment breachedContinue Reading