Australian Consolidated Press Ltd v Uren

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
Neutral Citation[1966] HCA 37
Date1966
Year1966
CourtHigh Court
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Contempt, defamation, and the dissemination of online poison: part one
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 6 July 2022
    ...should be imposed on our freedom to express opinions about those in public office. Background In Australian Consolidated Press Ltd v Uren [1966] HCA 37, Windeyer J said that "a man who chooses to enter the arena of politics must expect to suffer hard words at John Barilaro was the Deputy Pr......
1 books & journal articles
  • Involuntary Detention and the Separation of Judicial Power
    • United Kingdom
    • Federal Law Review No. 35-1, March 2007
    • 1 March 2007
    ...common law of tort in Australia, see Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd (1966) 117 CLR 118 and Australian Consolidated Press Ltd v Uren (1966) 117 CLR 185. In contrast, 'aggravated' damages are theoretically compensatory, and are awarded for indignity suffered by the plaintiff. 207 Mahony v......

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