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Good afternoon, I'm Joe Brown with your 6 o'clock news update on this, Friday, 27 November.
A milestone in Canberra today as the Model High Court saw its first case, Whytiederp v Doggie015. Leader of the emerging Australian Fascist Party, Whytiederp is seeking defamation damages against current High Court Justice, and Former Prime Minister, The Hon. doggie015. Rebecca Stevens has more:
> The Honourable Justice wrote an opinion piece in the Model Press newspaper, and made some allegedly defamatory comments against the Fascist Party and its leader, Whytiederp. The piece has since been removed from the Model Press' website, due to a successful injunction by Whytiederp. ABC Radio National asked if the Model Press could release a transcript to us, however a spokesperson declined, stating they would "risk further legal action" if they did so.
> After the injunction was successful, Whytiederp then moved to have the allegedly defamatory material removed permanently, and to seek nominal damages of 15 cents.
> - Rebecca Stevens, ABC Radio National, Canberra
In an unrelated but similar legal move, the Australian Progressives, one half of the Labor-Progressives Coalition, released a cease and desist notice that was sent to the offices of the Australian Greens. Tim Keith has the details:
> Acting Opposition Leader TheWhiteFerret made some allegedly defamatory comments on former Greens members that defected to the Progressives, a group that includes both the current House Speaker Zagoarth and Senate President Freddy926, as well as Health Minister Team_Sprocket.
> ABC Radio National has been able to obtain the comments in question, which read:
>> "a large part of the current coalition government are actually two-timing, opportunistic weasels that were originally Greens."
> The Progressives' notice threatened legal action if the material was not removed, however the Acting Opposition Leader quickly removed it, so as to not dissuade voters in the upcoming House By-Elections and Half-Senate Elections.
> - Tim Keith, ABC Radio National, Canberra
Moving on now to the cricket, where Australia has taken many a Kiwi wicket at the first ever day-night test match at the Adelaide Oval. As always, you can catch the Summer's cricket on ABC Grandstand.
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