Victorian Liberty副领袖Sam Groth起诉《先驱太阳报》, 指控与质疑其关系时限的文章有关的隐私和诽谤指控。 Victorian Liberal deputy leader Sam Groth sues Herald Sun over privacy and defamation claims tied to articles questioning his relationship timeline.

维多利亚自由党副领袖萨姆·格罗斯 (Sam Groth) 起诉"先驱太阳报" (Herald Sun) 发表在7月底的文章, 质疑他与妻子布列塔尼 (Brittany) 之间的关系的时间表, Victorian Liberal deputy leader Sam Groth is suing the Herald Sun over articles published in late July that questioned the timeline of his relationship with his wife, Brittany, triggering a landmark legal test of Australia’s new federal privacy law. Groths声称这些仍在网上的报道是诽谤性的和侵犯隐私的,认为这些报道不是合法新闻,而是“可耻的八卦 ” 。 他们的法律团队要求披露记者的消息来源,以证明没有可信的证据支持对不当行为的指控。 The Groths claim the stories, which remain online, were defamatory and breached privacy, arguing they were not legitimate news but “salacious gossip.” Their legal team is demanding disclosure of the journalist’s sources to prove no credible evidence supported claims of misconduct. News Corp认为,一位知名公众人物的头版政治报道符合受保护新闻的资格。 News Corp contends the front-page political coverage of a prominent public figure qualifies as protected news. 联邦法院法官Shaun McElwaine(Shaun McElwaine)将在11月6日前就隐私问题是否可以在审判前作出决定作出裁决,调解定于11月7日进行,10天的审判定于2026年5月11日进行。 Federal Court Justice Shaun McElwaine will rule by November 6 on whether the privacy issue can be decided before trial, with mediation set for November 7 and a 10-day trial scheduled for May 11, 2026. 该案例将确定媒体豁免在多大程度上适用于政治敏感报道。 The case will determine how broadly the media exemption applies to politically sensitive reporting.