Jul 20, 2026 – 7.00pmSenior Liberal Andrew Hastie has made an appearance on the opening day of a high-profile defamation trial over a covert recording that has pitted a prominent Perth businessman against Nine Newspapers and several politicians.Property developer Greg Poland sued Nine Publishing, the publisher of The Australian Financial Review, for damages in the West Australian Supreme Court in 2019 over two articles published by its masthead WAtoday, which he claims were defamatory.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles