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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Christopher Knaus

Ten and News Corp aim to prove Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations in defamation case

The Network Ten logo is displayed on a building in Sydney
Network Ten and News Corp are being sued by Bruce Lehrmann for defamation over their reporting of Brittany Higgins’ allegations in February 2021. Photograph: Paul Miller/AAP

News Corp and Network Ten will both seek to prove the truth of Brittany Higgins’ allegations of rape and say their experienced journalists took great effort to verify and corroborate a story of clear public interest, according to defence documents filed on Tuesday.

Lehrmann is suing both media companies and star journalists Lisa Wilkinson and Samantha Maiden over their initial reporting of Higgins’ allegations in February 2021.

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