Leyonhjelm rapped by medicines regulator for horse medicine tweets

Sally Whyte
Updated February 10 2021 - 9:28am, first published 4:00am
Former senator David Leyonhjelm was threatened with a huge fine. Picture: Getty Images
Former senator David Leyonhjelm was threatened with a huge fine. Picture: Getty Images

Former senator David Leyonhjelm has been forced to take down a tweet about an unproven treatment for COVID-19, after the federal medicines regulator threatened him with a $1.11 million dollar fine over breaking medical advertising rules.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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