Controversy
Network Ten and The Panel have been parties to a number of media law cases. They are in a long running dispute with the Nine Network in the Federal Court of Australia regarding an episode of The Panel and its broadcast of footage from Nine shows. Several appeals and related decisions have been made in the Federal Court (FCA), the Full Court of the Federal Court (FCAFC) and the High Court of Australia (HCA):
- 1st FCA 108
- 2nd FCA 841
- 3rd FCAFC 146
- 4th HCA 14
- 5th FCAFC 53
- 6th FCAFC 194
In its first year, the show gained some notice when Rob Sitch uttered the word "fuck", then taboo for a live program, on air when inquiring about television presenter Donna Gubbay. Gubbay had presented a story on her program E! News where she introduced a story about panelist Kate Langbroek with the words "Who the hell is Kate Langbroek". After playing the footage, Sitch retorted "who the hell is Kate Langbroek? Well, who the fuck are you?"
In an episode in mid-2001, footage from Channel Seven's then-popular game show The Weakest Link was used in a segment to mock a contestant's imminent departure from the show.
In 2003 Langbroek faced some criticism after breastfeeding her first born child live on air shortly after giving birth.
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