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News Corp loses Geoffrey Rush defamation appeal, ordered to pay record damages

The full bench of the Federal Court has rejected The Daily Telegraph's appeal in its defamation case with Geoffrey Rush.

Geoffrey Rush and Eryn Jean Norvill in Sydney Theatre Company’s King Lear. (Image: Heidrun Löhr/ Sydney Theatre Company)

Sniffing for a scoop

ACT 1: As the Me Too movement sweeps across the globe, a reporter from The Daily Telegraph starts hunting for a story...

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Publish and be damned

ACT 2: With Geoffrey Rush's lawyer threatening legal action, the team at The Daily Telegraph make the fateful decision about whether to publish...

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Tabloid journalism may be cheeky and brash, but it must also be fair

BEST PRACTICE: The Geoffrey Rush case has shown us once again that all forms of media — from tabloid to broadsheet — must be rigorous, careful and committed to the truth.

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Rush of blood set back Me Too, tarnished a superstar and star in the making

ME TOO MOVES BACKWARDS: In its rush to publish its Me Too story, The Daily Telegraph set back the movement in Australia.

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Deaths in June prove the world could end the pandemic, but won’t

COVID-19 has been suppressed in more than 20 developed countries, but that doesn't mean it's under control globally.

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Victoria’s lockdown begins, SA vaccine trial, and US hoards coronavirus drug

The latest on Melbourne's lockdowns, states borders and more of the latest coronavirus news

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Like much ‘reform’, the GST is about powerful interests, not the national interest

For 20 years the GST has been little more than a tool for the powerful to get ahead.

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Keep the bastards honest: Australia needs political advertising reform

Australia needs stronger laws to rein in political deceit — all that is missing is the political will to make that happen.

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Back in the slot: pokies’ return reveals the extent of gambling addiction across the states

As many businesses remain shuttered, pressure from clubs and pubs have led to the premature reopening of pokies venues around Australia.

Tips and Murmurs: God forgive Pell … Bolt back at it again … throwing the baby out with the Macbath water

George Pell says the Catholic Church is at greater risk of financial corruption than sexual misconduct, and Andrew Bolt picks a new (old) target. Plus other tips and murmurs from the Crikey bunker.

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Ghislaine Maxwell arrested and charged

Ghislaine Maxwell, the long-time confidante of deceased accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested by the FBI, and the Australian Federal Police have reportedly asked prosecutors to consider charging journalist Dan Oakes for publishing classified information concerning possible war crimes in The Afghan Files.

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Go inside the media trial of Geoffrey Rush in Inq’s companion podcast

THE PODCAST: Introducing the companion podcast to Inq's groundbreaking investigation, Geoffrey Rush: Trial by Media.

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The appeal

ACT 10: The Daily Telegraph's legal team delivers one final twist as the story comes to a close...

Geoffrey Rush speaks to the media after Justice Wigney found in his favour (Image: AAP/Paul Braven)

The judgment

ACT 9: Justice Wigney leaves no doubt as to his assessment of The Daily Telegraph's reporting or the credibility of the witnesses...

Actor Eryn Jean Norvill leaves court after giving evidence (Image: AAP/Brendan Esposito)

Cordelia

ACT 8: Eryn Jean Norvill takes the stand as the case reaches its climax...

Victoria’s pariah status, US numbers set more records, and the mutation arrives

In Virus Watch, Victorians take COVID-19 interstate, US numbers keeps getting worse, plus more of the latest coronavirus news

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Behind the lines: a communique from the Victorian resistance

Who would have guessed that running a quarantine via the party's neoliberal profit motive could go so horribly wrong!

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COVID’s silver lining: flu deaths down and likely to stay down

Australians have taken good hygiene to heart — social distancing, handwashing and getting the flu vaccine have had a huge effect.

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Victoria locks down as other states relax, a new COVID test, and the US mask debate

As most states ease restrictions today, Victoria takes drastic measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Plus more of the latest virus news.

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Twenty years on, GST’s lies hide a more banal truth — and reveal the impact of vested interests

While neoliberals are celebrating 20 years of the GST, there's no evidence it delivered the kind of benefits promised at the time. And, as always, it reflects the power of vested interests.

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Rush of blood set back Me Too, tarnished a superstar and star in the making

In its rush to publish its Me Too story, The Daily Telegraph set back the movement in Australia.

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Tips and Murmurs: praise for Dyson Heydon … Pyne on disloyalty … Jerry Hall donates

Some legal notes on praise for Dyson Heydon, the Murdoch woman and Trump, plus more tips and murmurs.


Welcoming Hongkongers a no-brainer for a country in desperate need of migrants

There could be no better time than now to open our doors to Hong Kong people eager to flee the monstrous Beijing regime.

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Memo to Albo: good oppositions don’t lose byelections

When it comes to winning the Eden-Monaro byelection, the stakes are much higher for Labor than the Coalition.

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Last drinks: taking in the final night before lockdown

Though the venues were teeming, here was a distinct nervous energy in Melbourne's nightspots on the eve of the city's second lockdown.

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The extremely serious consequences for Australia in Cold War 2.0

Australia's defence update has found us a nemesis. But a war between the US and China would be extremely serious for Australia.

After the Rush decision, one truth remains: the Tele deserved to lose

DEFAMATION LAW: The Daily Telegraph's recklessness in reporting on Geoffrey Rush has caused incalculable harm.

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News Corp’s newest climate convert is a career contrarian

The 'energy expert' (who has no formal scientific qualifications) says he wants to blow 'hysteria and alarmism' away — but with fans and followers like his, that's blowin' in the wind.

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Is racism at Sky a mistake or a business model? Here’s the evidence, you decide

A short history of other racist segments Sky News should apologise for.

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Colour only screen deep: is SBS failing its own diversity test?

Is SBS' staff diversity being reflected at the most senior levels of the broadcaster?