With more lawsuits potentially looming, should politicians be allowed to sue for defamation?
- Written by Brendan Clift, Lecturer in Law, The University of Melbourne
Western Australia Senator Linda Reynolds is already embroiled in a bruising defamation fight against her former staffer Brittany Higgins. Now, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is reportedly considering suing independent MP Zali Steggall after she told him to “stop being racist”.
It has become impossible to miss the fact that our political...
