‘I apologise’:AEC finds Andrew Laming’s Facebook posts breached electoral laws
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‘I apologise’:AEC finds Andrew Laming’s Facebook posts breached electoral laws

Australia’s election watchdog is taking legal action against Liberal National MP Andrew Laming for five social media posts in the lead-up to the last election that did not declare they were authorised by the Queensland politician.

  • byAnthony Galloway andRob Harris

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PM’s office flags ‘options’ with Laming after staffer’s teen shooter pic
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PM’s office flags ‘options’ with Laming after staffer’s teen shooter pic

Scott Morrison’s office raised “serious concerns” with Bowman MP Andrew Laming after a staffer posted a photo dressed as US teen Kyle Rittenhouse to social media.

  • byMatt Dennien
Andrew Laming withdraws apology over online trolling claims
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Andrew Laming withdraws apology over online trolling claims

The LNP backbencher previously expressed “regret and deep apologies” for any hurt his behaviour may have caused but now claims the accusations against him were fabricated.

  • byNick Bonyhady
ABC boss defends decision to pay Louise Milligan’s $200,000 defamation costs
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ABC boss defends decision to pay Louise Milligan’s $200,000 defamation costs

David Anderson told a Senate hearing the ABC agreed to pay journalist Louise Milligan’s legal costs when she was sued by Andrew Laming because it feared costs blowing out to $700,000.

  • byLisa Visentin
Auditor-General finds ‘no policy or precedent’ for ABC to pay Louise Milligan’s legal costs
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Auditor-General finds ‘no policy or precedent’ for ABC to pay Louise Milligan’s legal costs

The Auditor-General was looking into whether it was appropriate for the ABC to pay $79,000 damages plus legal costs to MP Andrew Laming to settle a defamation case.

  • byLisa Visentin
Andrew Laming sues Nine for defamation for ‘making him appear to be a lecherous pervert’
Defamation

Andrew Laming sues Nine for defamation for ‘making him appear to be a lecherous pervert’

The Liberal MP argues the broadcaster wrongly suggested he took a photo up a woman’s skirt,damaging his reputation and leading to a police investigation.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
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Coalition opposition to proof of vaccination status growing
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Coalition opposition to proof of vaccination status growing

Retiring Liberal MP Andrew Laming warns that vaccine certificates risk taking the decision-making process away from health experts and placing them in the hands of “virtue-signalling baristas”.

  • byRob Harris
Louise Milligan agrees to pay Andrew Laming $79,000 in damages over tweets
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Louise Milligan agrees to pay Andrew Laming $79,000 in damages over tweets

Milligan’s employer,the ABC,was not sued over the defamatory tweets but is expected to pick up the bill.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
LNP selects only man in five-way preselection race to replace Laming on ballot
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LNP selects only man in five-way preselection race to replace Laming on ballot

Federal Liberal MP Andrew Laming will be replaced by Henry Pike after he was preselected as the sole male candidate to contest the Queensland seat of Bowman.

  • byCloe Read
Federal Liberal MP Andrew Laming threatens 10 MPs and journalists with legal action
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Federal Liberal MP Andrew Laming threatens 10 MPs and journalists with legal action

Dr Laming has threatened defamation action against at least 10 journalists and politicians over their comments about his decision to photograph a woman restocking a fridge.

  • byLisa Visentin
Assistant minister for women supporting only man in five-way Liberal preselection contest
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Assistant minister for women supporting only man in five-way Liberal preselection contest

Queensland senator Amanda Stoker has thrown her support behind Henry Pike in the race to replace outgoing Liberal-National MP Andrew Laming for the seat of Bowman.

  • byRob Harris