Dirty Politics

The shock - horror response sparked by news of a publicly-funded ‘sex scandal’ TV drama was almost as stale as the decade-old affair it was based on.

No one expected the level of intensity and brazenness used by a blogger, a former politician and a PR man in the saga that became known as "dirty politics". 

The police apology to Nicky Hager has helped clarify - at last - important principles of journalistic privilege and protection for sources. But it’s the third time in recent years that state agencies…

Whether to report on false rumours about the PM’s partner created a quandary for the media. Could they report on slurs designed to do damage without playing into the hands of rumour-mongers?

Investigative journalist Nicky Hager has filed proceedings with the Human Rights Review Tribunal over his bank's sharing of his private information with police.

A police pay-out to the daughter of journalist Nicky Hager recognises the search of her bedroom and belongings was invasive and wrong, their lawyer says.

Police will not be appealing Nicky Hager's High Court victory late last year which found the warrant used to search his home was "fundamentally unlawful", the journalist says.