DiscoverLate Night Live - Separate stories podcastHow privacy law is taking over from defamation suits
How privacy law is taking over from defamation suits

How privacy law is taking over from defamation suits

Update: 2025-09-23
Share

Description

Journalist and former presenter of Media Watch, Richard Ackland, looks at how Australia's privacy laws are being used in place of expensive defamation cases in the wake of the Brittany Higgins/Linda Reynolds case, and how that might impact journalism going forward.

  • Guest: Richard Ackland AM, journalist, publisher, lawyer
  • Producer: Ali Benton
Comments 
00:00
00:00
1.0x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

How privacy law is taking over from defamation suits

How privacy law is taking over from defamation suits

Australian Broadcasting Corporation