The judge overseeing the case involving former President Trump's hush money payments has decided to loosen the gag order, allowing Trump to publicly attack witnesses and jurors involved in the trial. However, protections for court staff and their families will remain in place until after Trump is sentenced.

Network Ten is requesting that Bruce Lehrmann pay $200,000 in security against the cost of his appeal. The network has asked the court to dismiss Lehrmann's appeal if he fails to comply with this order. In April, Justice Michael Lee ruled that Lehrmann was not defamed by Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten in relation to an interview with Brittany Higgins on The Project. During the interview, Higgins alleged that she was raped by a staffer. Justice Lee found that Lehrmann had raped Higgins on a minister's couch in Parliament House in 2019.