Treasurer says although he ‘paid a price’ for his defamation action, ‘someone has to stand up for what is right and I will achieve it. I will not be bullied by anyone’ Joe Hockey has said he was standing up to “bullies” by taking legal action against Fairfax Media over its Treasurer for sale” article.
Fairfax has been ordered to pay 15% of the treasurer’s legal fees as well as $200000 in compensation after Hockey won a defamation case against it in June.
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Source: theguardian.com