Afternoon Update: Brittany Higgins cross-examination continues; Smithsonian returns Indigenous remains; and first LGBTQ+ couple legally weds in south Asia

Brittany Higgins arrives at the federal court of Australia in Sydney. Bruce Lehrmann has brought a defamation case against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson over an interview with Higgins on Ten’s The Project. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Good afternoon. Brittany Higgins was back in the witness box today, where she was cross-examined over a white pencil dress she wore on the night of the alleged rape.

Bruce Lehrmann has brought a defamation case against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson over an interview with Higgins on Ten’s The Project in which she alleged she was raped by a Liberal staffer in Parliament House. Network Ten and Wilkinson are defending the case and Higgins is a witness for the defence.