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'Different outcome' possible with victim law reforms

An advocate who spent years pursuing her alleged abuser believes her case may have turned out differently if state government law reforms had been in place.

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Brittany Higgins criticises federal inaction as Victoria moves to protect victim-survivors’ counselling records

Exclusive: State government commits to strengthening laws as Higgins labels Albanese government’s response to women’s safety issues ‘disheartening’

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Lisa Wilkinson: ‘Evelyn was my safe place. She was my refuge’

The TV presenter turned author on the toll the past five years have taken and how telling the story of Australia’s only Titanic survivor helped her navigate them

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Bruce Lehrmann’s High Court Bid Rejected, Ending Defamation Fight With Network Ten

CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses rape. Bruce Lehrmann has officially run out of legal options in his defamation case against Network 10 and journalist Lisa Wilkinson, after the High Court dismissed his final attempt to appeal on Thursday. In a short judgment published online, the High Court wrote simply: “Special…

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Bruce Lehrmann loses last-ditch legal effort to appeal defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson

The high court has dismissed his bid to clear his name of findings that, on the balance of probabilities, he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019

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Higgins' relief as Lehrmann rape finding stands forever

A refusal by Australia's highest court to hear Bruce Lehrmann's appeal against his defamation loss brought finality to a painful chapter, Brittany Higgins says.

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Trial date set for Lehrmann rape allegations

A trial date can now be revealed for ex-federal ministerial staffer Bruce Lehrmann who has been charged with raping a woman he met at a regional nightclub.

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Trial date set for Lehrmann rape allegations

A trial date has been set for ex-federal ministerial staffer Bruce Lehrmann who has been charged with raping a woman he met at a regional nightclub.

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Reynolds, govt set for mediation over Higgins payout

Former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds is suing the Commonwealth over the handling of a $2.4 million settlement paid to former staffer Brittany Higgins in 2022.

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Ex-PM ensnared in legal battle over Higgins scandal

Former aide Fiona Brown will enter mediation with the Commonwealth after alleging the then-prime minister let her down after Brittany Higgins' rape claim.

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Bruce Lehrmann makes last-ditch legal effort to appeal defamation loss

Former Liberal staffer alleges initial findings against him were ‘compromised’ in latest chapter of high-profile legal case

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Lehrmann escalates 'compromised' rape finding fight

A finding Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House was infected by a judge doing his own research, the nation's highest court has been told.

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The Brittany Higgins' saga and its trail of destruction

Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann are household names five years after a rape claim that smashed reputations, lined lawyer pockets and made waves nationwide.

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David Sharaz bankrupted by Linda Reynolds in federal court days after his wife Brittany Higgins

Former journalist’s estate be sequestrated after he was ordered in September to pay Reynolds $92,000 for social media posts found to be defamatory

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Brittany Higgins' husband bankrupted by former senator

David Sharaz has joined his wife as a bankrupt after former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds's application to have him declared insolvent was granted by a court.

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Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt after Linda Reynolds wins defamation case

Former defence minister’s application to have former staffer bankrupted has been approved in a Western Australian court

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Afternoon Update: Labor’s travel perks troubles widen; Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt; and a flamingo egg cup furore

Prime minister says he has asked expenses watchdog to provide advice on overhauling travel perks for MPs

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'Not a victory': Brittany Higgins bankrupted by ex-boss

Ex-senator Linda Reynolds' bid to have Brittany Higgins bankrupted has succeeded, but the former politician says it's not a victory.

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Lehrmann inquiry head can't shake corruption finding

The head of a forensic review into Bruce Lehrmann's criminal prosecution breached public trust by leaking witness statements and other documents to media.

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Linda Reynolds vows to fight until ‘bitter end’ to defend reputation in Brittany Higgins saga

Former Liberal senator says ‘justice is not cheap’ and ‘if I lose everything, it will have been worth it’

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'Respect' frustrates Reynolds' pursuit of Higgins' cash

A judge has reserved his decision over ex-senator Linda Reynolds' application to bankrupt Brittany Higgins after she lost a bruising defamation battle.

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Bruce Lehrmann an ‘inspiration’? Only to litigants whose cases have crashed and burned

Lehrmann failed to retrieve what was left of his well-munched hat when he appealed against the defamation judgment that found he raped Brittany Higgins

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Bruce Lehrmann dodges conviction over drunken joyride

After failing to overturn a damaging defamation judgment, Bruce Lehrmann has dodged serious consequences on a car charge in a magistrates court.

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Five takeaways from Bruce Lehrmann’s failed defamation case appeal

What the appeals judges said about the former Liberal staffer’s knowledge of Brittany Higgins’ lack of consent and the reasonableness of Lisa Wilkinson’s journalism

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Afternoon Update: federal court rules Lehrmann knew Higgins didn’t consent; MH370 search to resume; and a $46m egg

Bruce Lehrmann loses his appeal against a defamation judgment which found he raped Brittany Higgins

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