Sweet undefamable, you

ICAC has made three separate corruption findings against former NSW Minister for Resources Ian MacDonald. He's pretty much a journalist's dream. Misuse of ministerial power, dodgy deals, prostitutes, the works.

It was a bit surprising then that he sued the ABC for defamation over a news broadcast last year that falsely claimed he made millions of dollars from a coal deal with Eddie Obeid. The ABC broadcast a correction the next day but MacDonald filed suit regardless, saying his reputation was gravely injured.

It's now reported that the ABC is defending the claim on the basis that, among other things, MacDonald's reputation was so bad already that it couldn't get any worse. Genius.