Ex-pollie’s court loss over ‘shagging’ jibe
Former Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm has failed in a bid to overturn his court loss in a defamation case brought by Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
Mr Leyonhjelm was ordered to pay Ms Hanson-Young $120,000 and interest in the Federal Court of Australia in 2019.
The court found he had defamed her in media interviews following a heated dispute in the Senate in which he told Ms Hanson-Young to "stop shagging men".
The ruling was upheld in a majority Full Federal Court decision on Wednesday.
Justices Michael Wigney and Wendy Abraham dismissed the appeal and ordered Mr Leyonhjelm pay Ms Hanson-Young's costs.
But Justice Steven Rares said he disagreed and would have ruled in Mr Leyonhjelm's favour.
Originally published as Ex-pollie's court loss over 'shagging' jibe
