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Tess Ikonomou

HISTORICAL FACTS: Push for jury trials in defamation cases | History Defined

Independent MP Zoe Daniel wants parties in a defamation suit to be able to choose a trial by jury. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Independent MP Zoe Daniel has pledged to lobby for law reform allowing people locked in a defamation battle to fight it out in front of a jury in the Federal Court.

Ms Daniel, representing the federal seat of Goldstein in Melbourne, released a statement on Thursday announcing she will push for legislation enabling a trial by jury.

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