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Miklos Bolza

Pauline Hanson appeals defamation loss

Pauline Hanson has appealed her $250,000 defamation loss against ex-senator Brian Burston. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is challenging a court's decision ordering her to pay $250,000 for defaming Brian Burston despite the former senator having sexually harassed his staff.

Her appeal, launched on Monday, takes issue with an October 19 decision by Federal Court Justice Robert Bromwich finding Ms Hanson defamed Mr Burston through "seriously damaging" comments made on Nine's Today Show in March 2019.

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