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Victorian MP Moira Deeming has won her defamation claim against Liberal leader John Pesutto with an award of $300,000 in damages.
The rally
Moira Deeming, a First-term Liberal MP attended and was one of a series of speakers at a rally held on the steps of Victoria’s parliament in March 2023.
The rally was co-organised by the UK gender-critical activist Kellie-Jay Keen, as part of Keen’s “Let Women Speak” tour of Australia and New Zealand last year, which held rallies in several cities about how the push for transgender rights was negatively impacting women. The rally was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis, who performed the Sieg Heil salute on the front steps of parliament.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law, Defamation, Legal profession 7 Comments on Debacle after Bruce Lehrmann charges dropped
Bruce Lehrmann, the former parliamentary political staffer who was accused of raping a colleague named Brittany Higgins at Parliament House has had all charges dropped again him.
This occurred after the trial had to be postponed because Lisa Wilkinson gave a speech at The Logie Awards, and when the trial finally took place, the jury had to be discharged because of juror misconduct.
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Former Attorney General Christian Porter has lost his appeal of a restraint against Defamation specialist Sue Chrysanthou SC representing him in his claim against the ABC.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Defamation 3 Comments on Christian Porter withdraws defamation case against the ABC
Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has agreed to discontinue his claim for damages against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) after the national broadcaster published a number of articles and programs about allegations he had raped a member of his debating team in the late 1980s.
The outcome comes days after after Porter lost high profile defamation silk Sue Chrysanthou SC, who was restrained from acting for Porter because she had previously advised a witness in the case.
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