'Mud can stick', Keneally tells court in Hanson-Young defamation trial

Labor senator Kristina Keneally has told the Federal Court "throwing mud" can stick and it is inappropriate to use a person's sexual activity as a "weapon" in political debate, as Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young sues former politician David Leyonhjelm over remarks made following a heated Senate debate.

She also argued Mr Leyonhjelm's comments painted her as a "hypocrite" in that she "claimed that all men are rapists but nevertheless had sexual relations with them", and a "misandrist, in that she publicly claimed that all men are rapists".Outside Parliament, Senator Hanson-Young had characterised Mr Leyonhjelm's "stop shagging men" comment as "slut-shaming", but did not sue directly over this claim.

In his opening remarks at the commencement of a week-long hearing on Monday, Senator Hanson-Young's barrister Kieran Smark, SC, said Mr Leyonhjelm had raised the defence of truth, "among other defences"."He is saying, or he is seeking to prove true, that Senator Hanson-Young had made the absurd claim that all men are rapists, and as a result she is both sexist and a hypocrite," Mr Smark said.

news_australian She should know. KKeneally has been throwing a lot of mud in this election campaign. auspol

Not to be conspiratorial. But the timing is good for free advertising during the election.

news_australian Well yeah, she would know

So KK should stop throwing it.

Truth can hurt as well.

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