Shane Bazzi wins appeal in defamation case over Peter Dutton tweet

Refugee advocate Shane Bazzi brought the appeal after being ordered by the federal court in November to pay $35,000 in damages to the defence minister

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Refugee advocate Shane Bazzi has won an appeal overturning a ruling that he defamed Peter Dutton in a tweet labelling him a rape apologist".

Last year, the federal court found Bazzi's tweet, which read Peter Dutton is a rape apologist", was defamatory.

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