http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/news-ltd-apologises-to-barbara-ramjan-over-tony-abbott-punch-story-20130805-2r8si.html#ixzz2b5hw9JzM
In a remarkable twist that could reignite debate about Mr
Abbott's alleged punching of a wall after losing a student election in
the late 1970s, News Ltd's barrister read an extended apology in the NSW
Supreme Court on Monday on behalf of The Australian to the alleged victim of the intimidation, Barbara Ramjan, as part of a settlement of a defamation action.
In an essay by former Fairfax Media journalist David Marr,
released last September, Ms Ramjan said that in 1977, after she beat Mr
Abbott for the presidency of the Sydney University Student
Representative Council, he put his face close to hers and punched the
wall either side of her head.
