Melbourne Press Club

Journalists, lawyers and the defamation trial of the century

Peter Bartlett, Partner Emeritus at MinterEllison, discusses the relationship between journalists and media lawyers during the BRS defamation case.

Defamation law reform: where next?

MPC Event

It’s been two years since significant reforms to Australian defamation law. In this seminar, which builds on a forum in 2022, experts on law reform, defamation and journalism reflect on how the laws are working, and what further reforms are needed.

Defamation Nation - Current cases and the reform agenda

MPC Event

Is defamation law reform working for plaintiffs, the media or the public?

The Defamation Threat

MPC Event

Facing a real challenge to free speech

Journalists jailed then bailed as Thai court hears defamation charges

Taking a stand against attempts to silence the media in Thailand, former Age and News Limited senior journalist Alan Morison spent five hours in a small prison cell crowded with 90 prisoners, including a man who admitted killing his girlfriend.

Nick McKenzie: telling the truth about a national hero

MPC Event

It was a military scandal revealed in a series of stories about the real face of one of the nation’s most famous SAS soldiers and culminated in what’s been called the ‘Defamation Trial of the Century’.