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ClubsNSW drops contempt charges against Friendlyjordies over pokies whistleblower

Interview by YouTuber Jordan Shanks with Troy Stolz sparked legal proceedings but the clubs lobby has sought leave to withdraw the charges

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Chris Dore’s exit from News Corp lifts lid on behaviour at governor general’s residence

Dore was promoted to editor-in-chief of the Australian despite alleged behaviour and remained in post until WSJ event. Plus: Friendlyjordies’ fire scare

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Revealing the potential new hosts of Channel Ten’s The Project

From a ’90s puppet to SBS newsreader and fashion icon Lee Lin Chin, there’s no shortage of potential new hosts of the flailing news program.

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Friendlyjordies takes YouTube hiatus after home ‘firebombed’

YouTuber Friendlyjordies says he’ll go on ‘indefinite hiatus’ after his home was set ablaze under suspicious circumstances.

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Getting off Scott free

Taxpayers will have to fork out for former prime minister Scott Morrison’s legal fees when he appears before the robodebt royal commission, and the NSW flood crisis is the most expensive natural disaster in history.

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Afternoon Update: Labor stings RBA governor on wages remark; Friendlyjordies’ home ‘firebombed’; and the world’s oldest meal

RBA governor Philip Lowe says it is ‘best [to] avoid’ pushing wages up even as workers suffer real wage cut due to inflation

The Guardian - AU

Friendlyjordies’ Jordan Shanks and ClubsNSW whistleblower face criminal contempt proceedings

Clubs lobby is seeking charges of contempt against the YouTuber and Troy Stolz over interview

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ClubsNSW warned Friendlyjordies that whistleblower interview was in contempt of court

Club lobby said refusal to delete YouTube video would make ‘matters worse’ for former employee Troy Stolz

The Guardian - AU

PRGuy unmasks himself in video with Friendlyjordies after legal threat by Avi Yemini

Jeremy Maluta reveals he is behind pro-Labor Twitter account but says he has no media experience or connection to Daniel Andrews

The Guardian - AU

Australia Offers a Terrifying Vision of an Internet Without Section 230

What happens when YouTube and Facebook can be held liable for their users’ speech?

Reason

Law and border

Good morning, early birds. The Australian Federal Police says that foreign governments are helping Australian drug cartels and crime groups, and the CSIRO reports that there is 29% less plastic pollution on our coastlines. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

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‘Powerful’ US laws could shield Google from paying John Barilaro defamation damages, experts say

Tech giant was ordered to pay $715,000 over YouTube videos but academics say courts may struggle to enforce it

The Guardian - AU

John Barilaro's win is a reminder for Google to take legal threats seriously, expert says

Google's decision to ignore repeated requests to take down racist videos targeting the former New South Wales deputy premier demonstrates the tech giant's attitude towards defamation laws, one legal expert says.

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Barilaro ruling ‘a real turning point’ in social media defamation debate

A ruling that Google must pay $715,000 to John Barilaro over a series of defamatory YouTube videos could impact how social networks operate in future.

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John Barilaro To Be Paid $750K In His Defamation Case Against Google Over Friendlyjordies Vids

The videos were apparently "plainly racist in its depictions of Mr Barilaro."

The Guardian - AU

Friendlyjordies: John Barilaro to be paid $715,000 by Google over YouTube videos

Tech giant and comedian Jordan Shanks may face contempt of court charges over videos published during trial

ABC News

Judge lambasts Google for failing to take down Friendlyjordies videos that former MP John Barilaro complained were 'offensive'

A Federal Court judge has criticised Google for sitting back while video after video was published by YouTuber Friendlyjordies about former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro and failed to act despite complaints from the former MP.

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Friendlyjordies producer's charges dropped

NSW police have been ordered to pay friendlyjordies producer Kristo Langker's costs after dropping all charges of him stalking and intimidating John Barilaro.

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