Mike Kelly defamation case ends with apology to Lynton Crosby and Mark Textor

By Michael Inman
Updated July 1 2015 - 4:08pm, first published 3:10pm
Former federal Labor MP Mike Kelly has apologised for a tweet sent in 2011 Photo: Rohan Thomson
Former federal Labor MP Mike Kelly has apologised for a tweet sent in 2011 Photo: Rohan Thomson
Lynton Crosby, left, and Mark Textor said they would drop the case if Dr Kelly apologised. Photo: Supplied
Lynton Crosby, left, and Mark Textor said they would drop the case if Dr Kelly apologised. Photo: Supplied

All it took was an apology to end a protracted defamation battle between a former Labor politician and conservative pollsters over a tweet.

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