Australian law says the media can't spin lies – 'entertainment magazines' aren't an exception
- Written by Andrew Dodd, Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne

In a recent ruling the Australian Press Council has given a signal to gossip magazines it is OK to make up and publish rubbish about people, so long as the stories aren’t “blatantly incorrect”.
This is despite the council’s own guidelines stating all member publications must strive for accuracy and avoid being...