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Miklos Bolza and Tom Wark

Ex-PM ensnared in legal battle over Higgins scandal

Scott Morrison was asked in parliament about claims his staffer had not supported Brittany Higgins. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Ex-prime minister Scott Morrison is among dozens of people being sought by government lawyers as they build a defence against a compensation claim by Brittany Higgins' former boss.

The former Liberal leader was ensnared in Fiona Brown's case after she alleged he made a false statement to parliament after the Higgins rape scandal erupted in 2021.

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