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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Amanda Meade

Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer accuses The Project of not checking ‘credibility’ of Brittany Higgins claims

Bruce Lehrmann
Bruce Lehrmann is seen during a break during his defamation trial at the federal court of Australia in Sydney on Tuesday. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

The Project producer Angus Llewellyn has been cross-examined in the federal court about whether the program checked the credibility of what Brittany Higgins told them before her interview with Lisa Wilkinson was broadcast on Ten.

Bruce Lehrmann brought the defamation case against Network Ten and Wilkinson over the interview, in which Higgins alleged she was raped by a Liberal staffer in Parliament House in March 2019. Network Ten and Wilkinson are defending the case.

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