Former Senator David Leyonhjelm has lost his bid to overturn a ruling that he defamed Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, meaning he will have to pay $120,000 in compensation.
The Federal Court found Mr Leyonhjelm defamed Senator Hanson-Young by suggesting she was a misandrist and a hypocrite in Parliament and in media interviews in 2018.
Senator Hanson-Young was awarded $120,000 in compensation, which she pledged would go to charity.
But Mr Leyonhjelm unsuccessfully appealed that decision to the Full Court of the Federal Court.
More to come.
