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Setka fails to knock out Abbott's defamation defence

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Sky News will be able to rely on John Setka's alleged participation at rallies and blockades when they fight the CFMEU official's defamation action against them, after the Victorian Supreme Court refused to strike out parts of their defences.

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