Editorial in the Australian that targeted ABC’s Louise Milligan was inaccurate and unfair, press council finds

The Murdoch broadsheet breached three standards in the article, which caused unnecessary distress and was not in the public interest, body says

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An editorial in the Australian newspaper which targeted the ABC journalist Louise Milligan was inaccurate, unfair, lacked balance, caused unnecessary distress and was not in the public interest, the Australian Press Council has found.

The Murdoch broadsheet breached three of the general principles of the regulator when it accused Milligan, a former employee of the newspaper, of bad, lazy, deceitful journalism" in the 2021 article Greatest enemy of truth is those who conspire to lie.

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