Pauline Hanson ordered to pay $250,000 damages for defaming Brian Burston
Former sentaor launched the defamation suit in 2020 over what he said were false claims of sexual harassment made on TV, social media and via text
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The One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, will have to pay $250,000 in damages after defaming former senator Brian Burston on the Today Show by falsely claiming he sexually abused a female staffer in his parliamentary office.
In the federal court on Wednesday, Justice Robert Bromwich ordered Hanson pay the penalties after “seriously damaging” Burston’s reputation on the Nine Network.
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