Elizabeth Cullen and Sophia Forrest in 'Bali 2002' (Image: Tony Mott)

What do changes to defamation law mean for those looking to tell stories based on real people and events?

With Australia’s notoriously strict defamation laws undergoing a shake up in the past couple of years and dramatic retellings of recent history becoming increasingly popular, has the state of play for creatives wanting to base projects on real events and people changed? IF weighs up the views of producers and legal experts to find out.

Whether it be The Claremont Murders, Bali 2002 or the Underbelly franchise, dramatised versions of real-life events have become an i...