'Too much is at stake': Why the Claremont trial is so important to get right

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, 23rd February, 2019 AM News Update [Supreme Court Justice Stephen Hall was selected to preside over Mr Edwards' trial. ]( ['Too much is at stake': Why the Claremont trial is so important to get right]( It's one of the biggest stories in WA's history, but the media landscape has changed drastically in the past decade. Here's all you need to know about the legalities of reporting on the trial of Bradley Robert Edwards. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top Stories [Food fight: Vegan activists' beef a bridge too far for this father]( I need to address something that I actually did not really want to make public, but I will, because a line has well and truly been crossed. 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