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Lehrmann’s condition for Spotlight interview: no questions about night of alleged rape
A former Seven producer has given fresh evidence in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial that he was alarmed when the accused rapist purchased cocaine and sex workers and agreed to give an interview to Spotlight as long as he was not asked about the night at the centre of the allegations.
Judge wants explanation for broadcaster’s failure to hand up Lehrmann communications
A judge presiding over a defamation case by Bruce Lehrmann on Thursday asked lawyers for the Seven Network to explain why it had taken eight months to hand over communications with the accused rapist in answer to a subpoena by Ten. 
Judgment delayed in Lehrmann case as Ten wins bid to present new evidence
Network Ten has won a bid to reopen its defence in a defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann, just two days before a judge was set to deliver his decision, after a former producer at Seven claimed the accused rapist lied about leaking thousands of pages of text messages between Brittany Higgins and her former partner. 
Three defamation cases against John Pesutto to be heard together
Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto will face three defamation cases at the same time -- one by former Liberal MP Moira Deeming and two by anti-trans activists over last year’s ‘'Let Women Speak' rally, which was crashed by neo-Nazis.
Lisa Wilkinson’s husband seeks costs in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case
Author Peter FitzSimons is seeking costs from Bruce Lehrmann for complying with a subpoena in the former Liberal staffer's defamation case against Network Ten and FitzSimons' wife Lisa Wilkinson over the network's airing of allegations that Lehrmann raped ex-colleague Brittany Higgins.
Credibility of Lehrmann, Higgins central to judge’s looming ruling in defamation case
Did Bruce Lehrmann rape colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019? That is the primary question in the case to be decided by the Federal Court early next month, and the credibility of the two principal protagonists is central to answering that question.
Pesutto to face more defamation suits by organisers of anti-trans rally
Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto is facing the threat of two more defamation suits by organisers of last year's anti-trans 'Let Women Speak' rally, which was crashed by neo-Nazis.
Brittany Higgins’ statements in $2.4M settlement deed in spotlight in Lehrmann case
A judge preparing to deliver his decision in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case against Ten has sought clarity from the TV network on submissions addressing alleged inconsistencies in Brittany Higgins' settlement deed with the Commonwealth, querying whether the alleged rape victim should be recalled to the stand.
Pauline Hanson’s history of ‘hateful’ comments admissible in case over ‘piss off’ tweet
Mehreen Faruqi can include evidence of senator Pauline Hanson’s allegedly "hateful" comments on race and ethnicity in a trial over the One Nation leader’s tweet saying the deputy Greens leader should “piss off back to Pakistan".
Brittany Higgins’ rape claim doesn’t get more persuasive if court rejects Lehrmann’s story, his lawyers say
The court might find Bruce Lehrmann's story implausible, but that doesn't mean Brittany Higgins' alleged rape is the only possible alternative to what happened in Parliament House five years ago, Lehrmann's lawyers have told a court.