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Matilda

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2. Sarah Hanson-Young is now suing Leyonhjelm for defamation,
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:01 PM
Jul 2018

after he continued to repeat his remarks on TV and radio shows, and refused to apologise. Without parliamentary privilege to protect him, he's now vulnerable to legal action.

Both parties have started Go-Fund-Me accounts, with Sarah way ahead, having currently raised $45,000 towards her legal fees.

But Leyonhjelm really doesn't care, because he's just playing to his base. Although he was elected on 0.10% of the total Senate vote, thanks to our Preferential Voting system, he got in. All he needs to get back next time is to rally those few nutters again and he's home. And it's extraordinary how many women-haters there are out there, happy to jump on his bandwagon.

Edited to add: Malcolm Turnbull finally did call out Leyonhjelm for his remarks, and was told to "stop being a pussy".

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