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	Podcast:		Please Explain
	Episode:		Crikey! Lachlan Murdoch claims online publisher defamed him over Capitol riots
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:11:32
	Publish Date:		2022-08-24 06:09:01
	Description:		News Corp co-chairman Lachlan Murdoch has filed defamation proceedings against Crikey, alleging it accused him of being complicit with Donald Trump in the deadly 2021 Capitol riots. Crikey had published an analysis piece by political editor Bernard Keane that labelled the Murdoch family "unindicted co-conspirators" of Trump following the riots. The lawsuit could be the first test of new defamation laws in force across much of Australia that require plaintiffs to show a publication has, or is likely to cause, serious harm to their reputation. Murdoch’s lawyers claim the Crikey article meets that test, because of the alleged “allegations of criminality” and so-called “sensational language used” in the analysis piece. Crikey’s publishers have welcomed the lawsuit, saying the outlet will not be silenced. Today on Please Explain, legal affairs and investigative reporter Michaela Whitbourn joins Bianca Hall to discuss this most unusual case. Click to subscribe https://subscribe.theage.com.au/ or https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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