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Which Australian politicians have tried to sue for defamation over the past decade?

Defamation is one of the great Australian pastimes. Crikey took a look back at which politicians have decided to take their tiffs into court.

Crikey

The week in review: the Matildas’ public holiday debate was ultimately moot – but let’s not live in the past à la Barnaby Joyce

In a week that left Joyce even more red-faced than usual, he wasn’t the only politician to find himself as a man out of time

The Guardian - AU

‘So happy’: Pauline Hanson sings ‘Ave Maria’ to celebrate court win

The One Nation leader has had a big week, winning a court case that will cost an ex-colleague nearly seven figures, and dividing and conquering the party’s NSW branch.

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Pauline Hanson appeals defamation loss with sexual abuse claims

She is appealing a court order to pay former colleague Brian Burston $250,000.

Newcastle Herald

Pauline Hanson set to appeal order to pay Brian Burston $250K in defamation damages

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is challenging a court's decision ordering her to pay $250,000 for defaming Brian Burston despite the former Hunter senator having sexually harassed his staff.

Newcastle Herald

Pauline Hanson appeals defamation loss

Pauline Hanson has appealed a Federal Court judgment ordering her to pay $250,000 for defaming ex-senator Brian Burston.

AAP

Hanson to pay $250k for defaming former Hunter senator Brian Burston

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson will have to pay $250,000 in damages after defaming former senator Brian Burston despite a judge finding he sexually harassed female staff.

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Pauline Hanson ordered to pay former colleague Brian Burston $250,000 over sex abuse allegation

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is ordered to pay former senator Brian Burston $250,000 over a defamatory television interview in which she falsely alleged he sexually abused a female staffer in his office.

ABC News

Pauline Hanson to pay $250k for defamation

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has to pay $250,000 for defaming ex-senator Brian Burston, but he still faces her sexual discrimination case against him.

AAP

Text message to wife shows Hanson meant to do Burston harm: court

Mr McClintock said the text message Senator Hanson sent to Mr Burston's wife on Valentine's Day showed she "detested my client and wanted to do him harm".

Newcastle Herald

Former Hunter senator 'serial text pest', One Nation staffer tells court

Mr Burston's barrister Bruce McClintock SC asked One Nation chief of staff James Ashby if it was appropriate to call his client a "traitorous c***" in a response.

Newcastle Herald

Judge rebukes Pauline Hanson staffer James Ashby for being ‘evasive’ during defamation trial

One Nation senator’s chief of staff told court he didn’t ‘want to appear evasive’ and eventually said Senate speech was a warning to Brian Burston after presiding justice accused him of avoiding the question

The Guardian - AU

Brian Burston ‘deranged and disturbing’

One Nation chief of staff James Ashby testified that Brian Burston had a revolving door of staff who he allegedly sexually harassed and then unfairly dismissed.

Crikey

Ashby says Brian Burston was a 'text pest'

One Nation chief of staff James Ashby testified that Brian Burston had a revolving door of staff who he allegedly sexually harassed and then unfairly dismissed.

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Former Hunter senator Brian Burston made "filthy" offer of sex to staffer, court hears

Former Hunter senator Brian Burston offered to console a distraught staffer with the best sex of her life, his defamation trial has been told.

AAP

Senator offered staffer sex, trial told

Brian Burston sacked a staffer after she told him to stop his infatuation with a colleague he had described as "hot", a defamation trial has been told.

AAP

Burston 'sexualised, humiliated' worker

Former One Nation senator Brian Burston's staffer has testified at the defamation trial he launched that he regularly sexually harassed her.

Crikey

Burston ‘sexualised, humiliated’ worker

Former One Nation senator Brian Burston’s staffer has testified at the defamation trial he launched that he regularly sexually harassed her.

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Burston sent mocking texts to James Ashby

Former One Nation senator Brian Burston agrees he goaded his old colleague James Ashby, the defamation trial he launched against Pauline Hanson has been told.

The Guardian - AU

Defamation trial hears ‘malicious’ text message Pauline Hanson sent former senator’s wife

Brian Burston, who represented One Nation from 2016 to 2018, is suing his former leader for what he says were accusations of sexual harassment against him

AAP

Ex-senator felt portrayed as a 'pervert'

Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has taken the stand at a defamation trial against Pauline Hanson over claims of sexual harassment of staffers.

Crikey

Ex-senator felt portrayed as a ‘pervert’

Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has taken the stand at a defamation trial against Pauline Hanson over claims of sexual harassment of staffers.

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