Replies to post #253273 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[F6]

Janice -- yup, truth must be an absolute defense

(at least leaving aside genuine legally-protected privacy realms such as personal medical records and the like [breaches/publications of which are subject to other/their own law beyond any potential defamation-type action])

[fuagf]

Must have not been in the public interest, eh. I can't find any specific cases of that in Australia.

For a private person guess it comes down to a right of privacy v the public interest.