Australia’s Defence Minister Peter Dutton Wins Defamation Case Against Gay Refugee Activist
Defence Minister Peter Dutton won his defamation case against an unemployed gay refugee activist who had referred to him as a “rape apologist” on social mediaA Federal Court indicated that it would order gay refugee activist Shane Bazzi to pay $35,000 as damages to Dutton. The minister had sued Bazzi over a tweet published on February 25, that said: “Peter Dutton is a rape apologist.”Bazzi, a prominent voice during the 2017 national Marriage equality vote, who is presently unemployed had raised over $157,000 through crowdfunding to fight the defamation case by Dutton. Following the verdict, Bazzi posted on : “We are very disappointed with the outcome. We will be taking time to consider our options.