Dutton wins Twitter 'rape apologist' claim

By Luke Costin
Updated November 24 2021 - 1:50pm, first published 1:47pm
The Federal Court has ruled Peter Dutton was unlawfully defamed by a refugee advocate's tweet.
The Federal Court has ruled Peter Dutton was unlawfully defamed by a refugee advocate's tweet.

Peter Dutton has won a defamation claim over a tweet dubbing him a "rape apologist" with a judge ruling it was a step too far from the facts.

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