Student who leaked Frances Abbott scholarship details motivated by sense of injustice, court told

By Louise Hall
Updated October 24 2014 - 7:13pm, first published 2:01am
Frances Abbott with her father Tony Abbott and Leanne Whitehouse at an exhibition at the Whitehouse Design Institute.
Frances Abbott with her father Tony Abbott and Leanne Whitehouse at an exhibition at the Whitehouse Design Institute.

The Sydney student who leaked information about a fashion school scholarship controversially awarded to the daughter of Prime Minister Tony Abbott sincerely believed she was acting in the public interest and was unaware she was breaking the law.