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Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys loses defamation case against ABC over animal cruelty report – The Guardian
Judge says ABC program made assertions by V’landys look ‘rather foolish’ but chief executive was not defamed in racehorses story
Racing NSW chief executive Peter Vlandys has lost his defamation case against the ABC over a report showing graphic footage of retired racehorses being slaughtered at a Queensland abattoir.
While the 7.30 program titled The Final Race did not portray the chief executive in a positive light, it did not defame him, federal court justice Michael Wigney said.
Vlandys said late on Friday he would appeal the courts decision.
He sued the broadcaster and journalist Caro Meldrum-Hanna over the October 2019…
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