Did Karl Stefanovic’s 7-Eleven boat sail too close to the wind?
In the true spirit of our Australian cricketers, Australian supporters have never been short of a sledge. Karl Stefanovic’s role as host of Channel Nine’s Today…
UPDATED: Nature of injunction might explain why Giedo van der Garde dropped Sauber attack
On the eve of the 2015 Formula 1 season in Melbourne, the Twitter feed of the Supreme Court of Victoria was enlivened with news of a…
#HockeyFairfax defamation case: Federal Court won forum shopping competition, but why, and how?
In May 2014, Treasurer Joe Hockey issued defamation proceedings against the publishers of the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times and their online services…
Foiled again: Greyhound Racing Victoria shows it means business, loses injunction
Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) likely breathed a big sigh of relief on 28 February 2015. That was when Awesome Project came second in Heat 8 at…
It is a question of proof: Greyhound Racing Victoria lift on suspensions explained
“Shut the whole greyhound racing industry down”, say some. For others: “It’s a small aberrant group doing this, but not us”. These are just some of…
Reading between the lines? How live baiting is treated in greyhound racing rules
“It’s widely known that if you give a dog a live animal to kill, on occasion I’ve heard of cats being used – this makes the…
Four Corners greyhound racing scandal: The court of opinion is not a court of law
I never believed the contemptuous description of greyhounds as ‘dish lickers’. Greyhounds are beautiful animals, their noble history explained in this Animals Australia post. In any…
Flirting with fakery – How photos tell ‘the real story’ in women’s magazines
Much has been written about the effect of women’s magazines on body image, thanks to the wonders of photoshop. Yet, the extent we embrace fiction in…
We defend Charlie Hebdo’s right to speak, but in Australia, its humour might be unwelcome and illegal
Since the murderous attack on those behind the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, people in democratic countries around the world have reaffirmed their commitment to concepts…
How I lost 7 kg in 60 seconds, or can photos really lie?
It had been a tremendous Christmas week. Pork, chicken or duck? I decided I liked all three at the same time. New York cheese cake? It…
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