Jul 22, 2026 – 7.31pmThe explosive covert recording at the centre of a high-profile defamation trial in which several politicians, including senior Liberal Andrew Hastie, have become embroiled has been aired for the first time after a last-ditch suppression bid failed.Lawyers for Nine Entertainment, publisher of The Australian Financial Review, on Wednesday successfully sought to cross-examine Perth developer Greg Poland in open court on a leaked 46-minute recording of a 2019 meeting at the Subiaco Hotel, which formed the basis of two articles by masthead WAtoday and triggered a seven-year civil case in the West Australian Supreme Court.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
‘There’s a way of doing things’: Covert tape played in defamation case
A covert recording at the centre of a defamation trial in which several politicians have become embroiled has been aired for the first time.
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