Books

• Rolph, D., Pilkington, T., Eldridge, J. (2024). Australian Tort Law in the 21st Century. Alexandria: The Federation Press.
• Rolph, D. (2024). Rolph on Defamation, 2nd edition. Pyrmont NSW: Thomson Reuters.
• McDonald, B., Rolph, D., Crossley, P., Turton, G. (2023). Cases on Torts - 7th edition. Alexandria: The Federation Press.
• Rolph, D. (2023). Contempt. Alexandria: The Federation Press.
• Parkes, R., Busuttil, G., Mullis, A., Blackburn, T., Rolph, D., Scott, A., Browne, L. (2022). Gatley on Libel and Slander - 13th Edition. Sweet & Maxwell.
• Rolph, D., Vitins, M., Bannister, J., Joyce, D., Bosland, J., Douglas, M., Gill, J. (2022). Media Law: Cases, Materials and Commentary - Third Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Rolph, D., Varuhas, J., Crossley, P., Douglas, M. (2021). Balkin and Davis Law of Torts - 6th Edition. Sydney: LexisNexis.
• McDonald, B., Anderson, R., Rolph, D. (2017). Cases on Torts - 6th Edition. Australia: Federation Press.
• Rolph, D. (2016). Defamation Law. Sydney: Thomson Reuters.
• Rolph, D., Vitins, M., Bannister, J., Joyce, D. (2015). Media Law: Cases, Materials and Commentary - Second Edition. Australia: Oxford University Press.
• Rolph, D., Vitins, M., Bannister, J. (2010). Media Law: Cases, Materials and Commentaries. Australia: Oxford University Press Australia.
• Rolph, D. (2008). Reputation, Celebrity and Defamation Law. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate. [More Information]

Edited Books

• Rolph, D. (2019). Landmark Cases in Defamation Law. Oxford: Hart Publishing.

Book Chapters

• Rolph, D. (2024). Contempt of Court and the Media. In Alan Robertson (Eds.), Enduring Courts in Changing Times: Celebrating the 2024 Bicentenaries of the Supreme Courts of New South Wales and Tasmania, (pp. 434-446). Sydney: Australian Academy of Law.
• Rolph, D. (2024). Injurious Falsehood: A Tort Resurgent. In John Eldridge, Tim Pilkington and David Rolph (Eds.), Australian Tort Law in the 21st Century, (pp. 245-262). Alexandria: The Federation Press.
• Rolph, D. (2024). Media Regulation and Press Freedom in Australia. In Paul Wragg and Andras Koltay (Eds.), Global Perspectives on Press Regulation, Volume 2: Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania, (pp. 273-302). Oxford: Hart Publishing.
• Rolph, D. (2023). Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd (2001). In Paul Wragg and Peter Coe (Eds.), Landmark Cases in Privacy Law, (pp. 107-136). Oxford: Hart Publishing.
• Farinha, D., Rolph, D. (2022). The Implied Freedom of Political Communication and Defamation Law in the Mason High Court. In Barbara McDonald, Ben Chen, Jeffrey Gordon (Eds.), Dynamic and Principled: The Influence of Sir Anthony Mason, (pp. 316-339). Sydney, NSW: The Federation Press.
• Rolph, D. (2021). The Ultimate Sanction: The Purpose and Role of Contempt in Private Law Litigation. In Elise Bant, Wayne Courtney, James Goudkamp, Jeannie Paterson (Eds.), Punishment and Private Law, (pp. 131-152). Oxford: Hart Publishing. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2020). Liability of internet intermediaries for defamation: beyond publication and innocent dissemination. In Andras Koltay, Paul Wragg (Eds.), Comparative Privacy and Defamation, (pp. 271-289). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2019). Bonnard v Perryman (1891). In David Rolph (Eds.), Landmark Cases in Defamation Law, (pp. 27-57). Oxford: Hart Publishing. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2019). Sir Owen Dixon's Contribution to Australian Defamation Jurisprudence. In John Eldridge, Timothy Pilkington (Eds.), Sir Owen Dixon's Legacy, (pp. 215-233). Sydney: The Federation Press.
• McDonald, B., Rolph, D. (2018). Remedial Consequences of Classification of a Privacy Action: Dog or Wolf, Tort or Equity? In Jason N E Varuhas, N A Moreham (Eds.), Remedies for Breach of Privacy, (pp. 239-264). Oxford: Hart Publishing. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2018). The Role of Legal History in Australian Legal Education. In Kevin Lindgren, Francois Kunc, Michael Coper (Eds.), The Future of Australian Legal Education: A Collection, (pp. 315-321). Sydney: Thomson Lawbook Co. (Thomson Reuters).
• Rolph, D. (2017). The Interaction Between Defamation and Privacy. In Kit Barker, Karen Fairweather, Ross Grantham (Eds.), Private Law in the 21st Century, (pp. 463-478). Oxford: Hart Publishing. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2016). Mining for Drama: House of Hancock, Gina Rinehart and the Law. In Michelle Arrow, Jeannine Baker and Clare Monagle (Eds.), Small Screens: Essays on Contemporary Australian Television, (pp. 138-156). Melbourne: Monash University Publishing.
• Rolph, D. (2016). Vindicating reputation and privacy. In Andrew T. Kenyon (Eds.), Comparative Defamation and Privacy Law, (pp. 291-308). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2015). Anonymity and defamation. In Greg Martin, Rebecca Scott Bray, Miiko Kumar (Eds.), Secrecy, Law and Society, (pp. 198-216). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2015). Racial discrimination laws as a means of protecting collective reputation and identity. In Matthew Rimmer (Eds.), Indigenous Intellectual Property: A Handbook of Contemporary Research, (pp. 477-494). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. [More Information]
• Kumar, M., Rolph, D. (2014). An Appetite for Suppression: Non-Publication Orders, Open Justice and the Protection of Privacy. In Dieter Dorr, Russell L. Weaver (Eds.), Perspectives on Privacy: Increasing Regulation in the USA, Canada, Australia and European Countries, (pp. 149-170). Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter GmbH. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2014). Australia. In Paul Lambert (Eds.), International Handbook of Social Media Laws, (pp. 205-224). Haywards Heath: Bloomsbury Professional.
• Rolph, D. (2014). Building and rebuilding reputations: Reflections on the role of defamation law in the life of a celebrity. In Kathy Bowrey, Michael Handler (Eds.), Law and Creativity in the Age of the Entertainment Franchise, (pp. 103-122). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2014). Looking Again at Photographs and Privacy: Theoretical Perspectives on Law's Treatment of Photographs as Invasions of Privacy. In Anne Wagner, Richard K. Sherwin (Eds.), Law, Culture and Visual Studies, (pp. 205-224). Dordrecht: Springer. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2013). The Sources of Defamation Law. In Justin T Gleeson, James A Watson, Elisabeth Peden (Eds.), Historical Foundations of Australian Law: Volume II Commercial Common Law, (pp. 106-126). Sydney: Federation Press.
• Rolph, D. (2012). Politics, Privacy and the Public Interest: A Case Study from Australia. In D Dorr and R Weaver (Eds.), The Right to Privacy in the Light of Media Convergence: Perspectives from Three Continents, (pp. 65-87). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2011). Defamation. In Sappideen, C and Vines, P (Eds.), Flemings The Law of Torts, (pp. 613-682). Sydney: Thomson Reuters.
• Rolph, D. (2010). The Mechanical Eye: Looking, Seeing, Photographing, Publishing. In Geoffrey Sykes (Eds.), Courting the Media: Contemporary Perspectives on Media and Law, (pp. 75-98). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Journals

• Rolph, D. (2022). A serious harm threshold for Australian defamation law. Australian Bar Review, 51(2), 185-210.
• Rolph, D. (2022). Freedom of Speech and Defamation Law. Australian Law Journal, 96(10), 761-774.
• Rolph, D. (2022). Who is a publisher of Facebook comments? The High Court of Australia's decision in Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller. Communications Law Bulletin, 27(1), 37-40.
• Rolph, D. (2021). Before the High Court - Liability for the Publication of Third Party Comments: "Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller". Sydney Law Review, 43(2), 225-240.
• Rolph, D. (2021). Liability for third party comments on social media pages. Journal of Media Law, 13(2), 122-134. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2021). The Concept of Publication in Defamation Law. Torts Law Journal, 27, 1-28.
• Rolph, D. (2019). Defamation, Race and Racism. Australian Feminist Law Journal, 45(2), 351-371. [More Information]
• Rolph, D. (2019). Recent Developments in Australian Defamation Law. Commercial Law Quarterly, 33(1), 3-8.
• Rolph, D. (2019). Triviality, Proportionality and the Minimum Threshold of Seriousness in Defamation Law. Media and Arts Law Review, 23(3), 280-306.
• Rolph, D., Douglas, M. (2018). Movie Star Wars: Bauer Media Strikes Back, or a Lost Hope? Entertainment Law Review, 29(8), 265-270.
• Rolph, D., Douglas, M. (2018). Rebel Wilson's Pitch Perfect Defamation Victory. Entertainment Law Review, 29(2), 37-41.
• Rolph, D. (2017). The Ordinary, Reasonable Search Engine User and the Defamatory Capacity of Search Engine Results in Trkulja v Google Inc. Sydney Law Review, 39(4), 601-611.
• Rolph, D. (2016). A critique of the Defamation Act 2013: lessons for and from Australian defamation law reform. Communications Law, 21(4), 116-122.
• Rolph, D. (2013). Defamation by social media. Precedent, 117, 16-21.
• Rolph, D. (2013). Juries in the 21st Century by Jacqueline Horan Federation Press, 2012, 244 pp (ISBN 9781862878945). Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 25(2), 721-724.
• Rolph, D. (2013). Towards an Australian Law of Privacy: The Arguments For and Against. Communications Law Bulletin, 31(4), 9-14.
• Rolph, D. (2012). Irreconcilable Differences? Interlocutory injunctions for defamation and privacy. Media and Arts Law Review, 17(2), 170-200.
• Rolph, D. (2012). Playing Away From Home: Sportspeople, Privacy and the Law. Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Journal, 6(1), 35-62.
• Rolph, D. (2012). Splendid Isolation? Australia as a Destination for 'Libel Tourism'. Australian International Law Journal, 19, 79-96.
• Rolph, D. (2012). The interaction of remedies for defamation and privacy. Precedent, 108, 14-17.
• Rolph, D. (2011). Corporations' Right to Sue for Defamation: An Australian Perspective. Entertainment Law Review, 22(7), 195-200.
• Rolph, D. (2010). Publication, innocent dissemination and the internet after Dow Jones & CO INC v Gutnick. UNSW Law Journal, 33(2), 562-580.
• Rolph, D. (2009). Are Juries Necessary? The Role of Juries in Defamation Trials. Precedent, 92, 10-14.
• Mowbray, J., Rolph, D. (2009). It's A Jungle Out There: The Legal Implications of Underbelly. Communications Law Bulletin, 28(1), 10-16.
• Rolph, D. (2009). Showing Restraint: Interlocutory Injunctions in Defamation Cases. Media and Arts Law Review, 14(3), 255-291.
• Rolph, D. (2008). A Critique of the national, uniform defamation laws. Torts Law Journal, 16(3), 207-248.
• Rolph, D. (2007). Preparing for a Full-Scale Invasion? Truth, Privacy and Defamation. Communications Law Bulletin, 25 (3/4), 5-8.
• Rolph, D. (2006). A Carton of Milk, A Bump to the Head and One Legal Headache: Vicarious Liability in the High Court of Australia. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 19(3), 294-305.
• Rolph, D. (2006). Dirty pictures: Defamation, reputation and nudity. Law Text Culture, 10, 101-134.
• Rolph, D. (2006). Uniform at Last? An overview of uniform, national defamation laws. Precedent, 76, 35-38.
• Rolph, D. (2005). No Worries? Employers' Duty of Care for Negligently Inflicted Stress. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 18(3), 344-356.
• Rolph, D. (2005). Review - Gillooly, M, 'The Third Man: Reform of the Australian Defamation Defences'. Sydney Law Review, 27(4), 761-764.
• Rolph, D. (2004). Simple Questions, Difficult Juries: Perversity In Australian Defamation Trials After John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Rivkin. Commercial Law Quarterly, 18(3), 9-20.
• Handler, M., Rolph, D. (2003). 'A real pea souper': The panel case and the development of the fair dealing defences to copyright infringement in Australia. Melbourne University Law Review, 27(2), 381-422.
• Rolph, D. (2003). A clearly inappropriate forum? Jurisdiction, internet defamation and the high court of Australia. Media and Arts Law Review, 11, 59-71.
• Weatherall, K., Rolph, D. (2003). Dow Jones v Gutnick: Strum und Drang or Storm in a teacup? - Part 1. Internet Law Bulletin, 6(1), 7-11.
• Weatherall, K., Rolph, D. (2003). Dow Jones v Gutnick: Strum und Drang or Storm in a teacup? - Part 2. Internet Law Bulletin, 6(2), 18-22.
• Rolph, D. (2003). Peverse jury verdicts in New South Wales defamation trials. Torts Law Journal, 11, 28-50.
• Rolph, D. (2002). The Message, not the Medium: Defamation, Publication and the Internet in Dow Jones & Co Inc v Gutnick. Sydney Law Review, 24, 263-280.

Conferences

• Rolph, D. (2014). Protecting or Compelling Disclosure of Journalists' Sources: A Case-Study of Judicial Perceptions of the Media. Sydney Law School - National University of Singapore Symposium 2014, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
• Kumar, M., Rolph, D. (2013). An Appetite for Suppression: Non-Publication Orders, Open Justice and the Protection of Privacy. Privacy Discussion Forum 2013: The Johannes Gutenberg University Faculty of Law, Mainz, Germany: Presentation.

Magazine / Newspaper Articles

• Rolph, D., Douglas, M. (2017). Rebel Wilson's $4.5 million win a sobering reminder that defaming a celebrity can be costly. The Conversation. [More Information]
• Rolph, D., Douglas, M. (2017). The Damages Award in Wilson v Bauer Media. Communications & Media Law Association (CAMLA) Communications Law Bulletin, 36(3).
• Rolph, D., Douglas, M. (2015). A headline too far could blunt useful criticism. The West Australian. [More Information]

Reference Works

• Rolph, D. (2011). Defamation. Halsbury's Laws of Australia. Australia: LexisNexis.
• Rolph, D. (2011). Negligence. Halsbury's Laws of Australia. Australia: LexisNexis.
• Rolph, D. (2009). Media and Communications. Halsbury's Laws of Australia. Australia: LexisNexis.
• Rolph, D. (2008). Contempt. Halsbury's Laws of Australia. Australia: LexisNexis.
• Rolph, D. (2008). Limitation of Actions. Halsbury's Laws of Australia. Australia: LexisNexis.
• Rolph, D. (2007). Tort. Halsbury's Laws of Australia. Australia: LexisNexis.