TREASURER Joe Hockey has won $200,000 in a defamation case against Fairfax Media.

The Federal Court today decided Fairfax had defamed Mr Hockey with a newsstand poster and two tweets relating to a story it published on May 5, 2014, with the headline ‘Treasurer for Sale’.

The company will need to pay Mr Hockey $120,000 in damages for the poster and $80,000 for the tweets.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/treasurer-joe-hockey-wins-200k-in-defamation-case-against-fairfax-media/story-e6frf7jo-1227421995510

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Treasurer Joe Hockey wins $200k in defamation case against Fairfax Media

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