Louise Milligan

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Louise Milligan
Born
Ireland
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Reporter and author
Years active2004–present

Louise Milligan is an Australian investigative reporter for the ABC TV 7.30 and Four Corners programs. As of March 2021, she is the author of two award-winning non-fiction books. Her first novel was published in 2024.

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Career

Born in Ireland, Milligan grew up in the Roman Catholic faith. [1] She graduated from Monash University with an Arts/Law degree. [2] Early in her career she was High Court reporter for The Australian . She subsequently spent seven years reporting for Seven News before joining ABC News . [3]

Melbourne University Press (MUP) published Milligan's first book, Cardinal, in May 2017. A month later MUP withdrew the book from bookshops across Victoria in response to Victoria Police charging Cardinal George Pell with historic sex assault. [4] Cardinal was returned to Victorian bookshops in February 2019. [5] The charges against Pell were withdrawn in February 2019 for the "swimmers trial" and he was acquitted in April 2020 regarding the cathedral trial.

In 2019, she was invited to give the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law annual lecture. Her talk was titled "A journalist's defence of trial procedures". [6]

In March 2024 Milligan published her first novel, Pheasants Nest, a crime fiction thriller. [7]

Defamation suits

In 2021, the Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter commenced defamation proceedings against Milligan for an article published on 26 February 2021 which he says made a false rape allegation against him. [8] Porter discontinued the action in May 2021 after the ABC agreed to post an editorial note to the original publication and to pay mediation costs. [9]

In 2021, federal MP Andrew Laming commenced defamation proceedings against Milligan for four tweets sent on March 28, 2021. [10] He alleged one tweet implied he admitted to illegally taking a photo of a woman's underwear as she bent over in Brisbane in 2019. In August 2021 Milligan agreed to pay Laming approximately $130,000 in damages and fees. [11] [12]

Awards and recognition

Reporting awards

Book awards

Bibliography

Books

Interviews

Critical studies and reviews of Milligan's work

Witness

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  2. 1 2 "Alumni pick up awards across the globe". Monash University . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Speakers". Monash University, School of Media, Film & Journalism. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "MUP withdraws Cardinal from Victorian shops". Books+Publishing . 30 June 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Cardinal available in Victoria after suppression order lifts". Books+Publishing. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "2019 The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law / King & Wood Mallesons Annual Lecture". Castan Centre for Human Rights Law . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pheasants Nest (Louise Milligan, A&U)". Books+Publishing. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Grattan, Michelle. "Christian Porter sues ABC and reporter Louise Milligan for defamation". The Conversation . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  9. ↑ Maiden, Samantha (31 May 2021). "Shock twist in Porter's defamation case". news.com.au. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  10. ↑ McGowan, Michael (28 June 2021). "Andrew Laming targets MPs, journalists with legal letters in campaign to remove tweets". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Wells, Jamelle (10 August 2021). "ABC journalist Louise Milligan agrees to pay MP Andrew Laming $79,000 in defamation settlement". ABC News . Australia. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. ↑ James Madden; Sophie Elsworth (11 August 2021). "Milligan tweet costs ABC $130K in Laming settlement" . The Australian . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "2016 Quills: Coverage of an Issue or Event". Melbourne Press Club . Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Previous winners". Sport Australia . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Law Reporting Award". Sir Owen Dixon Chambers. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "ABC's Louise Milligan wins Press Freedom Medal". ABC.net.au . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "Australian Press Council awards 2019 Press Freedom Medals". Australian Press Council . 30 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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  19. ↑ "Davitt Awards 2018 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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