David Leyonhjelm loses defamation appeal over 'sexist', 'puerile' comments

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Former senator David Leyonhjelm will have to pay Sarah Hanson-Young $120,000 in damages after the full Federal Court on Wednesday slammed defamatory comments he made about her in 2018 as “obviously sexist”, “puerile”, “pungent” and “boys’-own locker-room gossip” .
The Greens senator praised the decision, which dismissed an appeal by Mr Leyonhjelm of an earlier defamation finding, as “a timely and crucial message that women deserve to be safe and respected” and that politicians “are not above the law”.
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, centre, and her barrister, Sue Chrysanthou, SC, left, outside court. 
Joel Carrett
The comments arose in media interviews made after Mr Leyonhjelm’s “stop shagging men” attack on Ms Hanson-Young in the Senate, and included claims that she was a “misandrist” who thought “all men are rapists”.

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