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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus and Amanda Meade

Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: ‘can’t be any doubt’ sex occurred on night of alleged rape, court told

Bruce Lehmann
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehmann arrives to the federal court in Sydney for his defamation trial against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Defence lawyers in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial have used their closing arguments to describe the former Liberal staffer as a “fundamentally dishonest man”, suggesting his repeated mistruths about the events of March 2019 suggest he might be a “compulsive liar”.

Lisa Wilkinson’s lawyer also told the court there “can’t be any doubt in anyone’s mind that there was sex” on the night Brittany Higgins was allegedly raped.

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