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Bruce Lehrmann given go-ahead by Federal Court to sue journalists and media outlets over Brittany Higgins interviews

Bruce Lehrmann sought permission to lodge a late defamation application against news media outlets. (ABC News: Donal Sheil)

The Federal Court has given the go-ahead to former Liberal Party adviser Bruce Lehrmann's plan to sue media outlets over interviews they conducted with Brittany Higgins.

In the interviews — which Mr Lehrmann argues identified him — Ms Higgins alleged she was raped in a parliamentary office in 2019.

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