SYDNEY, Oct 7 Australia is moving with new urgency to redraft its defamation laws after a court ruling that publishers can be liable for public comments on online forums like Facebook sent shockwaves through the media industry and beyond. Since the ruling, CNN, which is owned by AT&T Inc,.
Australia's prime minister lambasted social media on Thursday as "a coward's palace", saying platforms should be treated as publishers when defamatory comments by unidentified people are posted, pouring fuel on a raging debate over the country's libel laws.
A young university student who gave a one-star review of a high-profile criminal law firm despite never having been a client has been sued for $300,000.
Queensland-based firm Nyst Legal sued Jaimyn Mayer, 23, along with search engine giant Google over the review - which was blank apart from the one-star rating.
The law firm, run by Chris Nyst and his son Brendan, launched a defamation action in the Brisbane District Court in August 2020 shortly after the review was posted.
Mr Mayer admitted he had never had dealings with Nyst Lawyers but left the Google review after someone the firm did represent threatened to sue a female friend.
âIs he a real doctor?â $700k lawsuit over alleged slurs A doctor who alleges he was defamed by slurs about his professionalism is suing a Queensland hospital and former colleague for more than $700,000.
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Subscriber only A DOCTOR who was sacked less than three weeks after starting work at a Queensland hospital and was the subject of questions about if he were a real doctor is suing for more than $700,000. Psychiatrist Dr Babak Akbari has launched a defamation and injurious falsehood action in the District Court after colleagues allegedly complained about him, questioning if he was a real doctor .
âIs he a real doctor?â $700k lawsuit over alleged slurs A doctor who alleges he was defamed by slurs about his professionalism is suing a Queensland hospital and former colleague for more than $700,000.
News by Greg Stolz
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Subscriber only A DOCTOR who was sacked less than three weeks after starting work at a Queensland hospital and was the subject of questions about if he were a real doctor is suing for more than $700,000. Psychiatrist Dr Babak Akbari has launched a defamation and injurious falsehood action in the District Court after colleagues allegedly complained about him, questioning if he was a real doctor .