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Draft defamation laws aim to protect public-interest journalism, reduce court backlogs

Defamation, Law and order, explainer,

Australia's top legal officers have unanimously agreed to a set of draft laws aimed at better protecting public-interest journalism and reducing frivolous lawsuits. They say the proposals, if passed into legislation, will modernize Australia's defamation laws.


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By Evan Young

Presented by Margarita Vasileva

Source: SBS



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Australia's top legal officers have unanimously agreed to a set of draft laws aimed at better protecting public-interest journalism and reducing frivolous lawsuits. They say the proposals, if passed into legislation, will modernize Australia's defamation laws.



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