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  On 24 November 2021, the Federal Court handed down its decision in the matter of Dutton v Bazzi, in which the former Minister for Home Affairs (and current Minister for Defence) sued an individual for defamation in relation to a tweet. The court found that Peter Dutton had been defamed and that Mr Bazzi’s defence of fair comment failed. It awarded Dutton $35,000 in compensation. The alleged defamation Ms Bazzi was an unemployed refugee activist who published a tweet on 25 February 2021. The tweet read ‘Peter Dutton is a rape apologist’ and contained a link to… Read More