Joe Hockey, Fairfax Media defamation case ends with neither party lodging an appeal

By Jane Lee
Updated August 14 2015 - 9:13pm, first published 8:47pm
Joe Hockey outside the Federal Court during the defamation trial proceedings. Photo: Ben Rushton
Joe Hockey outside the Federal Court during the defamation trial proceedings. Photo: Ben Rushton

Treasurer Joe Hockey's legal stoush with Fairfax Media has ended, with neither side opting to appeal a court decision to award him compensation for two tweets and a poster it ruled were defamatory.

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