Judge rebukes Pauline Hanson staffer James Ashby for being ‘evasive’ during defamation trial

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Judge rebukes Pauline Hanson staffer James Ashby for being ‘evasive’ during defamation trial
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One Nation senator’s chief of staff told court he didn’t ‘want to appear evasive’ and eventually said Senate speech was a warning to Brian Burston after presiding justice accused him of avoiding the question

A federal court judge has accused James Ashby of being “evasive” during his evidence in a defamation trial between his boss Pauline Hanson and formerAshby, Hanson’s longtime chief of staff, was called to give evidence on Tuesday over his role in what Burston claims were a series of allegations of sexual harassment made against himOne of Burston’s key complaints in the case is a speech given in parliament by Hanson on 12 February 2019.

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