Teaching academic, author of acclaimed defamation law textbooks, leading media law barrister in Australia and the UK, Dr Matt Collins QC packs a lot into his day … He agreed to spare some of his time to discuss defamation, privacy, celebrity, journalists’ sources, and free speech, just for starters GLJ: I wanted to start by asking you what you see as the major flaws in Australian defamation law, and how you might go about correcting them. [read post]