ACT pays damages to Linda Reynolds over ex-DPP's 'defamatory' claims The ACT has also apologised to the West Australian senator. The Canberra Times · Mar 3, 2024
'Obsessed' Higgins told Ten not to settle with Lehrmann Brittany Higgins took the '"extraordinary" position of only helping Ten defend a defamation suit if they did not pay Bruce Lehrmann damages, his lawyers say. AAP · Mar 1, 2024
Lehrmann trial may hit Reynolds-Higgins defamation case Mediation talks between Senator Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins could be derailed by credibility issues raised at Bruce Lehrmann's defamation trial. AAP · Feb 15, 2024
Liberal senator Linda Reynolds to step down at election Liberal senator and former defence minister Linda Reynolds is pulling the pin on her parliamentary career, announcing she won't recontest the next election. AAP · Feb 12, 2024
Perth Mint getting act together but still breaching law A parliamentary committee has been told Perth Mint is getting its act together but continues to breach money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws. AAP · Feb 2, 2024
Reynolds and Higgins defamation case returns to court Lawyers for Senator Linda Reynolds, Brittany Higgins and her partner have appeared in court to sort out key dates in preparation for a joint defamation trial. AAP · Jan 30, 2024
A minister’s office and two different stories: the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial comes to a close Brittany Higgins says she was raped. Lehrmann denies it. After weeks of evidence the judge must decide who he believes The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2023
Brittany Higgins told ‘complete falsehoods’ amid ‘political hit job’, Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyers say as defamation trial ends Judge concludes case and reserves his decision after more than four weeks of evidence The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2023
Coalition ministers ‘covering themselves’ by ordering Brittany Higgins incident be reported to police, court hears Former Liberal staffer Fiona Brown tells Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial she defied Linda Reynolds and Alex Hawke’s orders as she did not want to take ‘agency’ from Higgins The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2023
Ministers 'covering themselves' after Higgins incident Two ministers reportedly tried to protect themselves by insisting police be told of Brittany Higgins' alleged rape before she chose to speak up about it. AAP · Dec 19, 2023
Lehrmann proceedings day 18 – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023
Brittany Higgins told senior colleague she remembered Bruce Lehrmann on top of her, defamation trial hears Linda Reynolds’ then chief of staff Fiona Brown was first to interview pair after alleged rape, which Lehrmann has always denied The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023
Afternoon Update: Israel rebuffs US plea; Christmas price shock; and Curb Your Enthusiasm’s last act As pressure mounts on Biden administration over Gaza, Israel tells its closest ally it still needs ‘months’ to defeat Hamas The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023
'Cheap, nasty' Reynolds involved in cover-up: Wilkinson Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has given evidence in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial, accusing Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds of "deplorable" conduct. AAP · Dec 13, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2023 Network Ten producer tells Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial he ‘did not have proof’ of some claims in ‘explosive’ Brittany Higgins story Released text messages show Lisa Wilkinson believed The Project had a political story of an ‘extraordinary cover-up’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023 An alleged rape in Parliament House is in court again – and Australia can’t look away An allegation of rape, fiercely denied, in a ministerial office is being interrogated by weeks of testimony and cross-examination in a defamation trial brought by the accused
The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2023 Michaelia Cash claims PM denied her right to defend herself before government paid $2.45m to Brittany Higgins Liberal senator claims she was not allowed to participate in process that led to personal injury settlement between federal government and Higgins
The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2023 Bruce Lehrmann had ‘bad vibes’ and wasn’t someone former colleague wanted to spend time with, court hears Nikita Irvine also says Brittany Higgins seemed ‘sad’ and told her about alleged assault in Parliament House
AAP · Dec 7, 2023 Liberal senator sues ex-ACT prosecutor Shane Drumgold Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has launched defamation action against the ACT government and former chief prosecutor Shane Drumgold over a letter.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2023 Afternoon Update: Bruce Lehrmann had ‘bad vibes’, court hears; Israel and Hamas fight house-to-house; and a fruit-and-veg guide for December An aide to Senator Linda Reynolds tells the federal court Bruce Lehrmann was not the ‘sort of person I would have socialised with’
AAP · Dec 6, 2023 Higgins 'very broken' after alleged parliamentary rape A close confidant of Brittany Higgins has told a court she was sobbing in his arms days after being allegedly raped by Bruce Lehrmann on a minister's couch.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2023 Colleague raised Bruce Lehrmann’s treatment of Brittany Higgins weeks before alleged rape, court hears Former Liberal staffer Nicky Hamer tells Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial she resigned from Linda Reynolds’ office over alleged behaviour
The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2023 Afternoon Update: former Liberal staffer gives evidence in Lehrmann defamation case; US to place visa bans on some Israeli settlers; and first summer heatwave Scientists warn many of the gravest threats to humanity are drawing closer as carbon pollution heats the planet
AAP · Dec 6, 2023 Higgins, Lehrmann 'quite touchy' before alleged rape Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins were touching each other and kissing passionately before her alleged rape on a senator's couch, a court has been told.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2023 Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: two lives in the balance over the rape allegations dividing Australia In a dramatic week in court, Lehrmann was cross-examined for the first time over the allegation he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in Canberra, which he strenuously denies