another occasion, where Langker had approached Barilaro while Langker was heading to Macquarie University. Langker's lawyer Mark Davis contested the police's accounts, and he denounced the timing of the arrest being soon after the defamation lawsuit commenced and criticised the use of the FPU. In August 2021 it was revealed that Barilaro had been in contact with the FPU regarding Shanks for at least six months prior to Langker's arrest. This contradicted what Barilaro had earlier told Sky News Australia host Tom Connell, saying that he had not requested the FPU become involved in the matter. In October 2021 John Barilaro resigned as Deputy Premier of New South Wales and as the member for Monaro, citing his defamation case against Shanks as a "big reason" for the decision. In November 2021, Barilaro settled the defamation case with Shanks, and Shanks issued the following apology: "Mr Shanks accepts that some of the videos he posted were offensive to Mr Barilaro. Mr Shanks understands that Mr Barilaro has been hurt, and apologises to him for that hurt." Shanks was required to pay $100,000 in legal costs and Barilaro received no damages from the settlement. Shanks agreed to edit some of the contested videos, which would remain online, and to stop selling merchandise featuring Barilaro after Barilaro's retirement from politics. As of 10 March 2022, the NSW Police dropped all charges against Langker who is considering taking civil action against the police. Conduct of the NSW Fixated Persons Unit has been brought into question with Attorney General Mark Speakman being questioned over the case in budget estimates. Speakman refused to further comment, conceding that the matter may appear before Law Enforcement Conduct Commission. On 6 June 2022, the Federal Court judge awarded Barilaro $715,000 in defamation damages from Google for the YouTube videos, and referred Shanks and Google for possible prosecution for contempt of court. ClubsNSW In 2020, Troy Stolz was a compliance officer employed by gambling lobby group Clubs NSW. Stolz contacted journalists and federal MP Andrew Wilkie, alleging that clubs in NSW were engaged in widespread non-compliance with anti-money laundering laws. Following this, ClubsNSW terminated Stolz' employment. Stolz sued for unfair dismissal and ClubsNSW counter-sued for unlawful use of confidential information. Stolz has been described as a whistleblower, and suffers from terminal bone cancer. In 2021, Shanks uploaded multiple videos to the friendlyjordies channel where he criticised ClubsNSW, including a video