Trad wins defamation case against 2GB at

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Trad wins defamation case against 2GB at

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As they say, a day is a long time in politics! So much for the penalty
imposed on 2GB by the ACMA for the cronulla riots episode being just "counselling"
Obviously that hasnt worked.
The trouble is nearly all our regulaters are just toothless tigers.All noise and no action.
It seems these days if you have money and power you can do what you like.
I don't know that we need to go completely overboard, American-style, whenever a talk show host makes a poorly-thought out comment on race. We probably wouldn't have any broadcasters left.
Broadcasters have certain social responsibilities – it's part of the deal when you get a license – and Jones utterly failed to discharge his. A two week suspension would have been the least 2GB could have done to send the message that its broadcasters have to be kept to a certain standard of behaviour. Anyone foolish or malign enough to explicitly, or even implicitly, condone violence, should not be on the airwaves.

But 2GB did nothing, of course. Because Jones is the station's cash cow, with a seemingly unbreakable connection to the hearts and minds of – well, not Struggle St, but to people who are doing quite well for themselves, actually, but think they've come from Struggle St, and resent anyone who they think might take their hard-earned gains away from them. Like migrants. The Howard Battlers, in other words. And that's why the Prime Minister's only too happy to jump into the trench alongside Brigadier Jones, both blowing their dogwhistles furiously, from the same score
Howard has effectively given Jones licence to say what he wants without consequence.
It just goes to show the arrogance of Alan Jones and John Howard. Jones should have been sacked or suspended for his comments but it only highlights the contempt 2GB has towards its listeners and its belief that it is untouchable. Howards comments demonstrate that this government is more concerned about their mates than public interest and law and order. It's good to see that 'mateship' is alive and well especially in the halls of power.
Yes, of course Jones had the right to say what he did, but does that really make it right? Absolutely not. Jones sits behind his microphone (or should that be on his high horse?) and preaches like a minister, when anyone with half a brain can see him for what he really is... a hate monger!

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As they say, a day is a long time in politics! So much for the penalty
imposed on 2GB by the ACMA for the cronulla riots episode being just "counselling"
Obviously that hasnt worked.
The trouble is nearly all our regulaters are just toothless tigers.All noise and no action.
It seems these days if you have money and power you can do what you like.
I don't know that we need to go completely overboard, American-style, whenever a talk show host makes a poorly-thought out comment on race. We probably wouldn't have any broadcasters left.
Broadcasters have certain social responsibilities – it's part of the deal when you get a license – and Jones utterly failed to discharge his. A two week suspension would have been the least 2GB could have done to send the message that its broadcasters have to be kept to a certain standard of behaviour. Anyone foolish or malign enough to explicitly, or even implicitly, condone violence, should not be on the airwaves.

But 2GB did nothing, of course. Because Jones is the station's cash cow, with a seemingly unbreakable connection to the hearts and minds of – well, not Struggle St, but to people who are doing quite well for themselves, actually, but think they've come from Struggle St, and resent anyone who they think might take their hard-earned gains away from them. Like migrants. The Howard Battlers, in other words. And that's why the Prime Minister's only too happy to jump into the trench alongside Brigadier Jones, both blowing their dogwhistles furiously, from the same score
Howard has effectively given Jones licence to say what he wants without consequence.
It just goes to show the arrogance of Alan Jones and John Howard. Jones should have been sacked or suspended for his comments but it only highlights the contempt 2GB has towards its listeners and its belief that it is untouchable. Howards comments demonstrate that this government is more concerned about their mates than public interest and law and order. It's good to see that 'mateship' is alive and well especially in the halls of power.
Yes, of course Jones had the right to say what he did, but does that really make it right? Absolutely not. Jones sits behind his microphone (or should that be on his high horse?) and preaches like a minister, when anyone with half a brain can see him for what he really is... a hate monger!

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Slyvia says elsewhere

That's the usual misunderstanding of a defamation trial.

First the jury decides whether the statements are defamatory. For
example, the statement "you are a human being" is typically not
defamatory, but the statement "you are a habitual traffic offender"
pretty much always would be. Not that it is defamatory even if the
person really is a habitual traffic offender.

The next stage is where the judge decides whether the defendant has a
defence. One such defence is truth. Thus if the person defamed above
really is a habitual traffic offender, then their case for defamation
would fail despite the jury's verdict.

So far, in the 2GB case, only the first stage has been completed.

Sylvia.

Mr Sheen says elsewhere

Trad won the battle but will indeed lose the war.