Adani Australia has been ordered to pay a $2000 fine and make a public apology after losing a defamation case against an anti-fossil fuels activist, Scott Daines.
Adani was found to have falsely accused Scott Daines and other members of the Frontline Action on Coal of throwing rocks and damaging Adani workers’ cars after a protest in October last year.
When Daines initially contacted Adani in response to defamatory Facebook posts, they agreed that they would post an apology. However, they did not post the apology on Adani’s official Facebook page. Their original apology to Mr Daines had been posted on a secret page with 50 followers.