If a story would not stand up in court, it should not be published.  

It certainly should not be published by a publically-funded national broadcaster, and followed by outrageous social media slurs.  

And yet, the(ir) ABC has been desperately trying to clean egg off their face this week as it emerged that Managing Director David Anderson apologised to Christian Porter over Louise Milligan and Sally Neighbour tweets.

The Australian reported Anderson offered a face-to-face apology dubious social media posts in the messy aftermath of the defamation suit launched by former attorney general.