Peter Dutton’s defamation suit over ‘rape apologist’ tweet ripe for settlement, judge says

Baker McKenzie 2021-06-16 9:28 pm By Miklos Bolza | Sydney

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Federal politician Peter Dutton has been ordered into mediation in his defamation case against a refugee activist over a tweet calling the defence minister a “rape apologist”, with a judge saying the case could be settled without a trial.

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