The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmannâs defamation case against Network Ten has allowed the broadcaster to rely on an expert report from a lip reader who interpreted CCTV footage of Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins on the night of her alleged rape in Parliament House.
An ACT police officer who handled Brittany Higginsâ sexual assault allegation against Bruce Lehrmann has told the court that police encountered significant âpushbackâ in their attempts to secure CCTV footage from Parliament House on the night of the alleged rape.
The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmannâs defamation trial against Network Ten has allowed the accused rapist to rely on a settlement deed between the federal government and Brittany Higgins, saying it was âinconsistentâ with her evidence.
Former 2GB presenter Alan Jones has threatened to bring defamation proceedings over an article accusing him of using his power to prey on young men. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age published an in-depth investigation on Thursday by Kate McClymont outlining the allegations of five men who accuse Jones of indecently assaulting them, groping…
A former personal aide to Senator Linda Reynolds has given evidence in a defamation trial that she spoke with her boss about Bruce Lehrmannâs alleged assault against Brittany Higgins two weeks after the incident and that the ex-defence minister had told her she âfelt sickâ about it.
The ABC and a News Corp unit agreed to pay $445,000 to settle defamation claims by Bruce Lehrmann over allegations that he raped fellow Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.Â
A former Liberal staffer has doubled down on her evidence that Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins were âtouchyâ with one another on the night she was allegedly raped by Lehrmann, a claim which he has denied.Â
Brittany Higgins has denied she tried to derail a criminal retrial of former colleague and alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann in favour of a civil case with a lower standard of proof, as she revealed in court the federal government paid $2.3 million to settle her claims.
Brittany Higgins has been questioned over messages she sent to a friend shortly after she was allegedly raped at Parliament House that are said to contradict her account, with the former Liberal staffer saying she âwasnât readyâ to disclose the truth.
Former Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has brought defamation proceedings against the leader of the state’s Liberal party, John Pesutto.