️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Joe Hockey claims an article caused his family great distress, describing the moment his 'elderly and frail' father broke down in tears while speaking at a court appearance.<unk>Joe Hockey claims an article caused his family great distress, describing the moment his 'elderly and frail' father broke down in tears while speaking at a court appearance. The Liberal Politician told the Federal Court that he was 'devastated' when he saw the headline 'Treasurer for Sale' splashed across the front page of a major Fairfax newspaper.<unk> The Liberal Politician told the Federal Court that he was 'devastated' when he saw the headline 'Treasurer for Sale' splashed across the front page of a major Fairfax newspaper. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> I was most concerned for my wife, and my children, and for my father,<unk>he told the court, glancing out to the body of the courtroom, where his wife Melissa Babbage sat staring straight ahead, her heels crossed. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> <unk> <unk> Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey (right) arrives at Federal Court with his wife Melissa Babbage (left) to give evidence in his defamation case against Fairfax Media.<unk> Sydney Morning Herald <unk> Darren Goodsir <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Joe Hockey, pictured with his family, claimed his young daughter asked him 'whether someone was trying to buy me' 'The only thing you walk out of politics with is your reputation,' he continued. If, in the eyes of your own family, as there was in the phone call with my father, there's a doubt - a brief doubt - then what've you got?' He broke down in tears when I called him<unk> Mr Hockey claimed. Mr Hockey entered the witness box in Sydney on Monday afternoon to testify in his high-profile defamation suit against the publishing giant.<unk> Mr Hockey entered the witness box in Sydney on Monday afternoon to testify in his high-profile defamation suit against the publishing giant.<unk> Mr Hockey entered the witness box in Sydney on Monday afternoon to testify in his high-profile defamation suit against the publishing giant.<unk> Court action centres on stories run in Fairfax Media's flagship newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age last year under the headline 'Treasurer for Sale'.<unk> Court action centres on stories run in Fairfax Media's flagship newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age last year under the headline 'Treasurer for Sale'.<unk> Court action centres on stories run in Fairfax Media's flagship newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age last year under the headline 'Treasurer for Sale.'<unk> The Canberra Times<unk> used another headline. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk>
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Mr Hockey claims that there was a 'clear allegation of corruption' within the North Sydney Forum, a political fundraising party in his electorate.<unk> Mr Hockey claims that there was a 'clear allegation of corruption' within the North Sydney Forum, a political fundraising party in his electorate.<unk> Mr Hockey claims that there was a 'clear allegation of corruption' within the North Sydney Forum, a political fundraising party in his electorate.