‘Horribly offensive’: Peter Dutton tells court of hurt at rape apologist tweet

Baker McKenzie 2021-10-06 3:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

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Defence minister Peter Dutton has given evidence of his “hurt” at trial in a defamation case over a tweet accusing him of being a rape apologist, while the judge presiding over the hearing has warned lawyers for the tweeter to act as solicitors not “supporters”.

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