ABC, Fairfax Media, News Corp, Seven, Nine, and Macquarie Media and all seeking leave of the court to have a say in the appeal by Bauer Media of the decision granting Rebel Wilson $4.5m in damages following her claim of defamation last year.
My personal view is that defamation payouts should not be held back, that Australian courts should be able to detriment payouts in the millions if they judge the harm to warrant it. The risk of such penalties should / could result in more accurate news reporting by media outlets.