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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: Lehrmann’s $450,000 payout, Hamas leader’s house ‘surrounded’, Taylor Swift speaks out

Bruce Lehrmann has received almost $450,000 in payments from the ABC and News Corp
Bruce Lehrmann has received almost $450,000 in payments from the ABC and News Corp. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Morning everyone. The Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial has gripped the nation in the past two weeks, and it has also brought to light other legal actions with court documents last night revealing that News Corp paid him a $295,000 settlement for its original reporting of the rape allegation, which he has strenuously denied. We have all the details, plus the Israeli ambassador’s fears about antisemitism in Australia, and the latest developments from Gaza where Israel claims to be closing in on Hamas’s top leader amid house-to-house fighting. Plus, Taylor Swift, Time person of the year.

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