Barilaro v Shanks-Markovina

Barilaro v Google
CourtFederal Court of Australia
Full case name John Barilaro v Google LLC[1]
Citation[2022] FCA 650
Case history
Prior actions
Court membership
Judge sittingSteven Rares
Keywords
  • Practice and procedure
  • Constitutional law
  • Parliamentary privilege

Barilaro v Shanks-Markovina & Google was a defamation court case before the Federal Court of Australia in 2021 and 2022.[2][3] The case revolved around claims that two videos published on the friendlyjordies YouTube channel brought the then Deputy Premier of New South Wales, John Barilaro, into public disrepute, odium, ridicule, and contempt.[4] Barilaro resigned his seat representing Monaro, citing this case being ongoing as a reason, causing a by-election in that seat.[5][6] Barilaro originally filed the lawsuit against the first respondent, Jordan Shanks-Markovina, as the videos' author, and the second respondent, Google, as their publisher via its YouTube service. The case against Shanks-Markovina was settled in November 2021, with Shanks-Markovina apologising in court for allegedly offensive remarks made in the videos. The case against Google began on 21 March 2022, and concluded on the 24th.[2] The judge found in favour of Barilaro on 6 June.

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