Lawyers accuse business figures of defamation after Facebook post, media release attack Nelmes, Bath

Michael Parris
September 19 2019 - 4:30am
UNREPENTANT: Catherine Henry says she would be happy to defend a defamation claim, but the council withdrew the threat of legal action on Wednesday.
UNREPENTANT: Catherine Henry says she would be happy to defend a defamation claim, but the council withdrew the threat of legal action on Wednesday.

Lawyers acting for lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes and City of Newcastle chief executive officer Jeremy Bath have threatened defamation action against three people linked to the city's two marginalised business groups.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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