Judgement day has arrived for the Benalla Ensign, after former Indi MP Sophie Mirabella successfully sued the newspaper for defamation.
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Judge Michael Macnamara will make his ruling on the compensation to be paid to Mrs Mirabella when the case resumes in Melbourne County Court on Wednesday.
A jury earlier this month ruled the 2016 story claiming she pushed political opponent and Indi MP Cathy McGowan, at a Benalla nursing home event, damaged her reputation.
Mrs Mirabella has asked for between $300,000 and the cap of $389,500 to compensate for her damaged reputation, but lawyers for the Ensign argued the amount should be less than $100,000.
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