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Due to the publicity the Diaries were now generating, the extensive amount of published extracts, and concerns that Latham had recorded other interviews, in particular with another ABC program, Lateline, Enough Rope pushed to have the interview broadcast four days early on Thursday 15 September at 8. 30pm with a simultaneous broadcast on some ABC radio stations.

However, when the time came to broadcast, the ABC announced that the interview would not be shown due to a legal injunction sought by News Limited ( owner of The Australian ), which had the rights to publish extracts from the Diaries.

Reports on the night said any broadcast by the ABC was a breach of confidentiality between News and the book's publisher, MUP, the newspaper publisher having signed to an A $ 80, 000 deal to publish excerpts of the book in the weekend newspapers.

However, at 10. 30pm, the ABC aired the Denton interview after the Supreme Court of New South Wales lifted the injunction.

Justice Harry Palmer said the publication of large parts of the book in News Limited newspapers largely destroyed the value of the material.

Due to the last-minute changes, the edition of ABC's Lateline program scheduled for 10. 30pm featuring another interview with Latham ( also subject to the short-lived injunction ) was aired the following night.