[russellw]

It has come to my attention that threats have been made against at least one poster in this thread to sue them for defamation.

I want to make it quite clear (in case others receive the same threat) that Australian law provides a very clear defence in a defamation suit of justification, that is, the material published was substantially true.

There is no doubt that this thread would meet all three elements necessary to be found defamatory (it's published, it identifies an individual and it is likely to damage reputation) but this defence only requires the publisher to prove it to be true in substance or not materially different from the truth. As we are the publisher (not the posters) we rely on the accuracy of the posts to meet that standard.