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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Penry Buckley

Afternoon Update: Reynolds wins Higgins defamation case; one dead in school bus crash; and the first AFL player to come out as bisexual

Linda Reynolds, right, has won her defamation case against Brittany Higgins in the Western Australian supreme court.
Linda Reynolds, right, has won her defamation case against Brittany Higgins in the Western Australian supreme court. Composite: AAP

Good afternoon, readers. In an end to a protracted legal battle, Linda Reynolds has won her defamation case against her former staffer Brittany Higgins in the Western Australian supreme court.

The state supreme court judge Paul Tottle ruled on Wednesday that the former defence minister’s reputation was damaged by social media posts published by Higgins in 2022 and July 2023. Higgins has been ordered to pay Reynolds $315,000 in damages with an additional $26,109.25 in interest.

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