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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sarah Martin

‘Historic’ settlement for women allegedly sexually harassed by former high court justice Dyson Heydon

Former high court justice Dyson Heydon
An independent investigation in 2020 found former high court justice Dyson Heydon had sexually harassed six complainants; Heydon has denied ‘any allegation of sexual harassment’. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

The commonwealth has reached a “historic” financial settlement with three women who were found to have been sexually harassed by the former high court justice Dyson Heydon after an independent investigation.

The attorney general, Michaelia Cash, announced the compensation payout on Monday, along with an apology to the three women who have been negotiating with the commonwealth since the findings of an independent investigation undertaken by Vivienne Thom were released in 2020.

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