Bruce Shapiro's USA, Nepal in the aftermath of revolution, and Ackland on defamation

23/09/2025 54 min
Bruce Shapiro's USA, Nepal in the aftermath of revolution, and Ackland on defamation

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The fallout of the Charlie Kirk assassination continues, with dozens of academics fired for their comments and Jimmy Kimmel returning to the air. Kirk was memorialised in a huge public event, in which Trump declared "hate" for his political opponents. In Nepal, the country is rebuilding its politics after a flash "Gen Z revolution" toppled the government and caused its aged leader to flee. Will Nepal be ready for elections by March? Here at home, the cost of suing for defamation can be prohibitive — and a new Australian tort of privacy came into effect in June.

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