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The Daily Telegraph lost its Geoffrey Rush defamation appeal. What does this mean?

  • Written by Judith Ireland, Deputy Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation, Australia
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Sydney newspaper the Daily Telegraph has lost its appeal against a defamation decision that awarded actor Geoffrey Rush almost A$3 million.

Last year, Rush was awarded a record $2.9 million after he sued Nationwide News, the publisher of the Daily Telegraph.

This was over allegations the newspaper published regarding...

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