Fairfax Media

Few in the media grasped the power of Keating’s Redfern speech that day in 1992 | Amanda Meade
As a junior Sydney Morning Herald reporter, I got to write the ‘first rough draft of history’ that day – but not everyone saw it that way
Amanda Meade
09, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM

Daily Telegraph’s ‘inaccurate’ reporting taken into account by judge when sentencing paedophile | The Weekly Beast
‘Sensational’ reporting by News Corp and 2GB should be considered as additional punishment when deciding sentence, judge says. Plus: the AFR’s kiss of death
Amanda Meade
11, Nov, 2022 @1:47 AM

Sydney Morning Herald caught in the Crikey crossfire as letter to Lachlan Murdoch knocked back | The Weekly Beast
The SMH and Age refused to accept Crikey’s ad citing competition for subscriptions. Plus: Bolt gets behind Avi Yemini
Amanda Meade
26, Aug, 2022 @3:28 AM

Ben Roberts-Smith was targeted after being awarded Victoria Cross, his barrister tells court
Closing submissions begin in the former SAS soldier’s long-running defamation trial against three newspapers
Ben Doherty
18, Jul, 2022 @7:51 AM

Missing witness and a change of government: the latest delays in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case
Trial held up due to Covid and fall of Kabul now waits for evidence release by new attorney general and reappearance of Person 27
Ben Doherty
27, May, 2022 @2:57 AM

The election outcome exposes a gaping disconnect between News Corp and voters | Malcolm Farr
Unable to convince Australians to follow its course, News Corp’s failed campaign demonstrates its political impotence
Malcolm Farr
22, May, 2022 @6:39 AM

Clementine Ford wins defamation suit against Sydney Morning Herald and Age
Newspapers agree to pay former columnist around $60,000, including $20,000 in legal costs, in response to comments made by the mastheads’ executive editor
Elias Visontay
05, Apr, 2022 @1:42 AM

Reporters deliver ‘a fraction of the horror’ from Ukraine’s war zone to Australia’s lounge rooms | The Weekly Beast
Seven’s Chris Reason among Australian journalists reporting from Kyiv despite ongoing danger. Plus: Age columnist walks after Claire Lehmann furore
Amanda Meade
18, Mar, 2022 @2:30 AM

Ben Roberts-Smith: how the soldier’s newspaper defamation suit went from battlefield to backyard
This has been a brutal and uncompromising trial – and it still has many weeks to run
Ben Doherty
19, Feb, 2022 @7:00 PM

Playing chicken: Chris Kenny and South Australia’s chief health officer see who blinks in Covid clash | The Weekly Beast
Sky News host unleashes barrage of questions at SA press conference. Plus: feathers ruffled at ‘Big Bird bandits’ court appearance
Tory Shepherd
02, Jul, 2021 @1:35 AM

The winner is … John B Fairfax as the Walkley donor’s Nine quip leads to nervous laughs | Weekly Beast
The descendant of the Fairfax founder, who is also donating $1m to the Walkleys, had some thoughts about how things had changed since the sale of the business to Nine. Plus: Aunty’s new top lawyer
Amanda Meade
18, Jun, 2021 @2:35 AM

Ben Roberts-Smith: Afghan civilians to testify via video link in former soldier's defamation case
Fairfax Media’s case bolstered after court agrees witnesses would have little hope of travelling to Australia to give evidence
Christopher Knaus
01, Apr, 2021 @7:02 AM
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