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Lange V ABC
''Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation''. is a High Court of Australia case that upheld the existence of an implied freedom of political communication in the Australian Constitution, but found that it did not necessarily provide a defence to a defamation action. The High Court extended the defence of qualified privilege to be compatible with the freedom of political communication. Background The plaintiff, David Lange, who was the Prime Minister of New Zealand, was the subject of a report on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation current affairs program ''Four Corners''. He brought defamation proceedings in respect of that broadcast. In April 1990, the defendant broadcast on its ''Four Corners'' program a report which had been broadcast the previous night in New Zealand on Television New Zealand's ''Frontline'' program. The program alleged that the New Zealand Labour Party, then in government, had come to be improperly under the influence of large business interests as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Court Of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system. It exercises original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified in the Constitution of Australia and supplementary legislation. The High Court was established following the passage of the ''Judiciary Act 1903'' (Cth). Its authority derives from chapter III of the Australian Constitution, which vests it (and other courts the Parliament creates) with the judicial power of the Commonwealth. Its internal processes are governed by the ''High Court of Australia Act 1979'' (Cth). The court consists of seven justices, including a chief justice, currently Stephen Gageler. Justices of the High Court are appointed by the governor-general on the formal advice of the attorney-general following the approval of the prime minister and Cabinet. They are appointed permanently until their mandatory retirement at age 70, unless they retire earlier. Typically, the court operates by receiving applicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Corners (Australian TV Program)
''Four Corners'' is an Australian investigative journalism/current affairs (news format), current affairs documentary television program. Broadcast on ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC TV, it premiered on 19 August 1961 and is the longest-running Australian television program in history. The program is one of only five in Australia inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. History ''Four Corners'' is based on the concept of British current affairs program ''Panorama (TV series), Panorama''. The program addresses a single issue in depth each week, showing either a locally produced program or a relevant documentary film, documentary from overseas. The program has won many awards for investigative journalism. Including 23 Logie Awards and 62 Walkley Awards. It has broken high-profile stories. A notable early example of this was the show's 1962 exposé on the appalling living conditions endured by many Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal Australians living in rural New South Wales. Found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Constitutional Law
Australian constitutional law is the area of the law of Australia relating to the interpretation and application of the Constitution of Australia. Legal cases regarding Australian constitutional law are often handled by the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian judicial system. Several major doctrines of Australian constitutional law have developed. Background Constitutional law in the Commonwealth of Australia consists mostly of that body of doctrine which interprets the Commonwealth Constitution. The Constitution itself is embodied in clause 9 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, which was passed by the British Parliament in 1900 after its text had been negotiated in Australian Constitutional Conventions in the 1890s and approved by the voters in each of the Australian colonies. The British government did, however, insist on one change to the text, to allow a greater range of appeals to the Privy Council in London. It came into force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lange V Atkinson
''Lange v Atkinson'' 9972 NZLR 22 (HC), 9983 NZLR 424 (CA), 0001 NZLR 257 (PC), 0003 NZLR 385 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding defamation claims in tort. Background Joe Atkinson, a political columnist, wrote an article critical of former prime minister David Lange and the 4th Labour Government which was published in the October 1995 issue of ''North & South'' magazine. Lange found the article defamatory, and sued Atkinson, and the magazine's publisher ACP for defamation, upon which they filed a defence of qualified privilege. Lange spent the next 4 years trying to get their defence struck out. The Court of Appeal's final hearing in Lange v Atkinson (No. 2) remains the leading case on the law of qualified privilege in New Zealand and affirmed that qualified privilege extends to publications concerning the conduct of publicly elected officeholders and those seeking such office. See also Besides featuring in NZ case law for defamation, David Lange also featured in Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Law Journal Reports
Law reports covering the decisions of Australian Courts are collections of decisions by particulars courts, subjects or jurisdictions. A widely used guide to Case citation#Australia, case citation in Australia is the ''Australian Guide to Legal Citation'', published jointly by the ''Melbourne University Law Review'' and the ''Melbourne Journal of International Law''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Law Reports in Australia Australian case law, List of Law Reports in Australia Case law reporters of Australia, Australian law-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Law Reports
The Australian Law Reports are a series of law reports which report cases from the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of the states and territories exercising federal jurisdiction. The reports are not officially authorised. After each authorised series they are the most often cited series of law reports in Australia. They were previously called the Australian Argus Law Reports. See also * Commonwealth Law Reports The Commonwealth Law Reports (CLR) () are the authorised reports of decisions of the High Court of Australia. The Commonwealth Law Reports are published by the Lawbook Company, a division of Thomson Reuters. James Merralls AM QC was the ed ... * List of Law Reports in Australia References {{Australia-law-stub Law of Australia Case law reporters of Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleman V Power
Coleman may refer to: Places Antarctica * Coleman Glacier (Antarctica) * Coleman Peak, Ross Island Canada * Coleman, Alberta * Coleman, Ontario * Coleman, Prince Edward Island United Kingdom * Coleman, Leicester, England United States * Coleman, Arkansas * Coleman, California * Coleman, Georgia * Coleman, Florida * Coleman, Michigan * Coleman, Missouri * Coleman, Ohio * Coleman, Oklahoma * Coleman, Texas * Coleman, West Virginia * Coleman, Wisconsin * Coleman Branch, a stream in Tennessee * Coleman City, California * Coleman County, Texas * Coleman Glacier (Washington) * Coleman Township, Holt County, Nebraska People * Coleman (surname) * Coleman Wong (2004), Hong Kong tennis player * Jamye Coleman Williams (1918–2022), American activist and writer Other uses * Coleman (brand), a manufacturer of camping gear * Coleman Manufacturing Company, a North Carolina textile mill * Coleman Medal, an Australian Football League award See also * Colman (disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCloy V NSW
Jeffrey Raymond McCloy is an Australian property developer, who served Lord Mayor of Newcastle between 2012 and 2014. Before entering politics, he ran his own construction company, which built John Hunter Hospital. In 2008 he won the Hunter Business Chamber 2008 Business Person of the Year, and in 2009 he won the City of Newcastle Medal. McCloy campaigned for the removal the rail line through the centre of Newcastle and, despite being nominally an independent, supported Liberal candidates in the Council ward elections. Polling day in 2012 was marked by controversy when the running mate of an opposing candidate switched sides to support McCloy. In 2012, McCloy met the then Opposition Leader (and future Prime Minister of Australia) Tony Abbott to discuss the future of the Newcastle CBD. In 2013, he held a joint press conference with Abbott and Newcastle victims of the Bali bombings in support of Abbott's proposed legislation to assist victims of terrorism overseas. McCloy opp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral Sea, Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are Enclave and exclave, enclaves within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. , the population of New South Wales was over 8.3 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Almost two-thirds of the state's population, 5.3 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a British penal colony in 1788. It originally comprised more than half of the Australian mainland with its Western Australia border, western boundary set at 129th meridian east in 1825. The colony then also includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephens V West Australian Newspapers Ltd
Stephens is a surname. It is a patronymic and is recorded in England from 1086. Notable people with the surname include: *Alexander H. Stephens (1812–1883), Vice President of the Confederate States *Alison Stephens (1970–2010), British mandolinist * Ann S. Stephens (1813–1886), American dime novelist *Anne Stephens (WRAF officer) (1912–2000), director of the Women's Royal Air Force *Annie Fitzgerald Stephens (1844–1934), American landowner and grandmother of Margaret Mitchell *Arran Stephens (born 1944), Canadian author and organic food advocate * Brandon Stephens (other), multiple people *Bret Stephens (born 1973), Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, editor, and columnist * Charles Stephens (other), multiple people *Clara Bloodgood, born Clara Stephens (1870–1907) American stage actress, granddaughter of Ann S. Stephens * Eliza Stephens (1757–1815), English governess, later emigrated to Russia * Eric John Stephens (1895–1967), Australian f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theophanous V Herald & Weekly Times Ltd
''Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd''. is a landmark Australian judgment of the High Court. The matter related to implied freedom of political communication that the High Court has inferred, rests in the Australian constitution. Background Andrew Theophanous had been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1980. In 1992, he was the chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Standing Committee on Migration. ''The Herald and Weekly Times'' published an article by Bruce Ruxton, "Give Theophanous the shove", which stated that Theophanous "appears to want a bias shown towards Greeks as migrants". Theophanous sued the Herald & Weekly Times and Ruxton for defamation. Decision The judgment held that there was an implied constitutional freedom to publish material discussing government and political matters as well as the way that members of the Parliament of Australia conducted their duties and their suitability for office. Significance J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
