Two former detainees of youth detention centres in the Northern Territory can’t rejoin a class action against the NT government after settling their claims, despite the “unsatisfactory” circumstances surrounding their exclusion from the proceedings, a judge has found.
A refugee activist has hit back at a defamation lawsuit brought by Peter Dutton over a tweet calling the defence minister a ārape apologistā, saying it was fair comment on Duttonās response to the issue of sexual violence in Australia and offshore detention centres.
Defence minister Peter Dutton has brought defamation proceedings against a refugee activist who labelled Dutton a “rape apologist” on Twitter, but the activist says he was expressing an honest opinion and says politicians should have thicker skins.