Mirabella is suing weekly newspaper the Benalla Ensign and its editor Libby Price in the Victorian county court over an April 2016 article about an encounter with Indi member Cathy McGowan. Schoff said the Benalla Ensign admits Mirabella did not push McGowan. Six months later, after the federal election, the Benalla Ensign acknowledged McGowan was not pushed. “It is substantially true that Ms Mirabella pushed a politician to prevent him from having a photo being taken with Ms McGowan,” he said. Mirabella appeared emotional as she described her entry into politics and her family background from the witness box on Thursday afternoon.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2018 08:07 UTC