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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Josh Butler and Christopher Knaus

Linda Reynolds sends formal defamation complaint to Brittany Higgins’s partner David Sharaz

Liberal senator Linda Reynolds
Lawyers for Liberal senator Linda Reynolds are seeking an apology and damages over tweets by David Sharaz, the partner of Brittany Higgins. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has sent a formal defamation complaint to David Sharaz, the partner of former government staffer Brittany Higgins, over tweets her lawyers claim caused damage that “cannot be underestimated”.

Lawyers for the Reynolds have threatened to take the case to Western Australia’s supreme court as they pursue an apology and damages from the journalist, claiming he made “inaccurate and professionally damaging” criticisms of her online.

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