Businesswoman awarded $280,000 after columnist defamed her

Wednesday January 27, 2021

A judge has found that Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston defamed venture capitalist Elaine Stead, dismissing a defence of “honest opinion”.

Venture capitalist Elaine Stead.

Federal Court judge Michael Lee said venture capitalist Elaine Stead was entitled to $280,000 damages over the defamation.

Joe Aston described the former Blue Sky Alternative Investments director as a “feminist cretin” who “set fire to other people’s money”.

Lee said the pleaded defence of “honest opinion” had not been made out by either Nine’s Fairfax…

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