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Sneesby’s resignation from Nine points to host of problems besetting commercial TV networks

Mike Sneesby’s resignation as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company completes a cleanout at the top of an organisation besieged by the consequences of cultural toxicity.

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'Cast of thousands' headlined Reynolds defamation trial

Prime ministers, TV hosts, journalists, MPs and staffers were among the who's who of mentions and witnesses in the Linda Reynolds defamation trial.

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Judge Drags Bruce Lehrmann’s Lawyer For Missing Deadline: ‘What’s This Got To Do With Me?’

Bruce Lehrmann's lawyers have received a pasting from a judge after requesting a late extension to file an appeal for his defamation loss.

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Bruce Lehrmann breaches orders in defamation appeal

An appeal by Bruce Lehrmann against his defamation loss to Network Ten has hit a snag, with his lawyer telling a court he is still chasing funds.

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Lehrmann wants to recover legal costs to pay for new counsel

He wants to fund lawyers in bid to overturn sexual assault findings.

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Afternoon Update: retiring Shorten channels Sinatra; Harris and Trump agree debate rules; and con artist to star in hit show

Plus, new Māori queen crowned

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Afternoon Update: Australia’s economy weakest in decades bar Covid; NSW Liberals deny ‘stuff-up spiral’; and spider brains shrink

And the US Open semi-finals take shape

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Morning Mail: senator’s X post targeted by eSafety, Higgins’ home for sale, waratah in danger

Tweet by UAP’s Ralph Babet about Wakeley church stabbing was among those that X was asked to delete

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Linda Reynolds’ Lawyer Says Brittany Higgins Used Her Trauma As ‘Catch-All Excuse’ For ‘Lies’

Lawyers for Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds have made their closing submission in her defamation case against Brittany Higgins today, where they attacked the former staffer’s “litany of lies” and how she used her trauma as a “catch-all excuse”. The high-profile defamation case between the senator and her former staffer is…

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Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz put French home up for sale for A$690,000

The house near Bordeaux, which has a pool and is set in more than an acre of land, is being sold to pay legal fees

The Guardian - AU

Senator 'needs to nail Higgins' lie', trial told

Linda Reynolds' lawyer says Brittany Higgins must be restrained from further defaming his client, as the high-profile case draws to a close.

AAP

Afternoon Update: Higgins accused of ‘visceral hatred’ of Reynolds; a dramatic yacht rescue; and a golden age for Australian tennis?

Lawyers for Western Australia senator Linda Reynolds and her former employee Brittany Higgins began their closing arguments this week

The Guardian - AU

Higgins' claim not workplace sexual harassment: lawyer

Linda Reynolds' lawyer has told a defamation trial Brittany Higgins' alleged rape in parliament house wasn't workplace sexual harassment.

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Afternoon Update: severe weather hits Australia’s south-east; nationwide strike in Israel; and a Bluey coin rush

Falling tree kills woman as dangerous weather sweeps across Victoria and Tasmania and into NSW

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Higgins' lawyers label Reynolds 'an unreliable witness'

Senator Linda Reynolds is using a defamation lawsuit to besmirch Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz over her political demise, a court has been told.

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Courageous truth or fiction: trial probes Higgins saga

A trial that pits Senator Linda Reynolds against Brittany Higgins over a series of social media posts has become much more than a defamation case.

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Morning Mail: renewables crucial to reliable power, Paralympics open, inside the new MDMA therapy

Electricity authority says supplies won’t fail if wind and solar power projects are rolled out in time

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Phone messages contradict Higgins' claims, court told

A defamation trial pitting a senator against Brittany Higgins has received evidence about the ex-staffer's movements before and after her alleged rape.

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Why Is Linda Reynolds Suing Brittany Higgins? A Legal Expert Weighs In On The ‘Ridiculous’ Case

If defamation cases are so risky and expensive, why did Linda Reynolds start one against her former staffer Brittany Higgins?

The Guardian - AU

Ministers rack up $1m more in taxpayer-funded robodebt legal expenses, with Scott Morrison topping list

Former prime minister’s robodebt expenses hit $461,445, while Linda Reynolds incurs $166,700 in costs related to Brittany Higgins’s rape allegation

AAP

Higgins' police report detailed to defamation trial

A police report detailing Brittany Higgins' night out with friends before she was allegedly raped in Parliament House have been read at a defamation trial.

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Higgins hit with fresh lawsuit over $2.4 million trust

Senator Linda Reynolds has renewed legal proceedings to dissolve the trust protecting Brittany Higgins' multimillion-dollar commonwealth payout.

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View from The Hill: New watchdog won’t stop bad behaviour in parliament

The extensive fallout from the rape of then Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in a ministerial office continues to reverberate through both the legal and political systems, long after that fateful night in Parliament House in 2019.

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'I was toxic', Higgins said about Reynolds relationship

A journalist who broke the story about Brittany Higgins' alleged rape has testified in a defamation trial pitting Senator Linda Reynolds against her ex-staffer.

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