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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Amanda Meade

Deliberate lies and a ‘vexing’ photograph: Justice Lee’s take on the key players of the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case

Composite image of Lisa Wilkinson and Bruce Lehrmann
Lisa Wilkinson and Bruce Lehrmann. Justice Michael Lee found on the balance of probabilities that Lehrmann had raped Higgins in 2019. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

When Justice Michael Lee handed down his verdict in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson, he spoke a lot about the credibility of the witnesses.

He said it was normal for human beings to misremember or lie about some things but tell the truth about others, and he noted that just because someone lied about one thing, didn’t mean everything they said must be rejected.

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