Beyond Pesutto, What About the Media’s Role in the Deeming Defamation Case?

In early December, Moira Deeming MP won a defamation case for being labelled a ‘Nazi.’
Beyond Pesutto, What About the Media’s Role in the Deeming Defamation Case?
Independent MP Moira Deeming (centre) speaks to media outside the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne, Australia on Dec. 12, 2024. AAP Image/Joel Carrett
Crystal-Rose Jones
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A lawyer says media outlets should also be responsible for sparking the two-year-long Moira Deeming drama that resulted in a major defamation case against Victoria’s former opposition leader.

Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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