by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2019
Front page pic of politician in gun crosshairs offensive, press council says
The Sunshine Coast Daily's front-page image of Queensland's leader in gun crosshairs was offensive without being in the public interest,...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2019
Australian media exec sues Daily Telegraph over ‘sadistic executive’ claims
The Australian Daily Telegraph called an Australian media executive "incompetent," a "sadistic executive," and "the smiling assassin" behind costly "management...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2019
Silverchair frontman denies brothel is ‘second home,’ sues Australian paper
The Australian Sunday Telegraph claimed musician Daniel Johns spent so much time at a brothel called the Kastle that it...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2019
Organ harvest claims false, Radio New Zealand settles with Chinese businessman
Radio New Zealand made some sensational claims about Chinese businessman Donghua Liu, who lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Now, nearly...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2019
Actor suing Daily Telegraph over rape claims
Australian actor John Jarratt sued and then quickly dropped his suit against the Daily Telegraph and its reporter Jonathan Moran...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2019
Australian paper wrongly called group anti-coal, didn’t contact before publication
The Australian Courier-Mail failed to contact the subject of an article before publication and wrongly characterized it as an "anti-coal"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 22, 2019
Australia’s Alan Jones says Jacinda Ardern comments ‘wrong’ & ‘careless’
Australian broadcaster Alan Jones called New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern "gormless," a "complete clown," "a joke" and called for...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 20, 2019
Australian news outlets that aired NZ mosque attacks won’t be punished
Australian news outlets technically may have broken press guidelines when they published live video of the New Zealand mosque attacks,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2019
Australian columnist calls Greta Thunberg ‘deeply disturbed’
Australian columnist Andrew Bolt called teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg "deeply disturbed" and commented, "I have never seen a...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2019
News outlets liable for comments on their Facebook pages, Australian judge rules
If someone posts a defamatory comment on a news outlet's Facebook page, then the news outlet is still responsible? That's...