I must have misheard the news! If he won costs plus a settlement...

I must have misheard the news! If he won costs plus a settlement of cash, how did he lose?
I know a lot of labor supporters on here detest the LNP, but you can't claim the ABC won if it cost them a bucket load of our money and an editorial stating they regret the article!
Btw I think he's a twat but that doesn't give permission to tar him with a rapists brush based on a 20 year old claim with more holes than a Swiss cheese. He has stated he'll run at the next election, so a large number of the comments on this thread are already shot to pieces. He should not lose his seat based on this rubbish reporting, but in the performance of the government in general, he'll struggle to keep his seat.