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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Former mp s win against 40 000 fine for facebook posts - The Untold Story

Former federal MP Andrew Laming has won his appeal against a fine for breaching campaigning rules. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Former Liberal MP Andrew Laming has won a High Court case against a $40,000 fine imposed over three illegal campaign messages posted on social media. 

He was the Liberal MP for Bowman, in southeast Queensland, when he posted on the "Redland Hospital: Let's fight for fair funding" Facebook page ahead of the 2019 federal election. 

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