Crikey’s defence tests ‘public interest’
Independent online news site Crikey will rely on a "public interest" defence against defamation action brought by media mogul Lachlan Murdoch.
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Suspect shot UK reporter: Brazil police
Brazilian investigators say a man has confessed to shooting dead UK reporter Dom Phillips and his companion Bruno Pereira, and led officers to their bodies.
Qld journalists sources partially shielded
Queensland journalists won't face prosecution for refusing to name confidential sources in court after the state passed media shield laws.
New host of ABC 7.30 revealed
ABC investigative journalist Sarah Ferguson will replace the long time host of ABC's current affairs program Leigh Sales.
Qld columnist panned after Nazi analogy
The Anti-Defamation Commission has called for an end to Nazi analogies after a columnist compared Queensland public servants to Joseph Goebbels.
Qld cop to face trial over tip-off claim
A detective who allegedly passed on sensitive information about a counter-terrorism raid has been committed to stand trial in a Brisbane court.