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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

Lehrmann proceedings day 18 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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

Brittany Higgins’ parents tell court ‘vivacious’ daughter became ‘withdrawn’ after alleged rape

Kelly Higgins has told the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case that hearing about the alleged assault was a ‘mother’s worst nightmare’. Lehrmann has always denied the allegation

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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

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

Brittany Higgins wore dress she was allegedly raped in to Liberal function weeks later to ‘reclaim it’, court hears

Former Liberal staffer tells federal court defamation trial she initially thought she could ‘disassociate’ from the alleged rape

The Guardian - AU

Brittany Higgins felt ‘hurt’ and ‘abandoned’ by Liberal party after alleging Bruce Lehrmann raped her

Former Liberal staffer tells defamation trial she was upset ‘all these good people did nothing’ in her time of need

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‘All These People Did Nothing’: Brittany Higgins Speaks Out In Lehrmann Defamation Case

Brittany Higgins has been called to the stand as the star witness for Network Ten as its defence in Lerhmann's defamation trial.

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Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: the six lies he admitted to under cross-examination

The former Liberal party staffer spent five days giving evidence – the first time he has spoken in open court

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann admits in court asking for cocaine on evening Brittany Higgins interview aired and lying twice to boss

Former Liberal staffer’s varying accounts in wake of after-hours visit to Parliament House in 2019 come under intense scrutiny under cross examination at defamation trial

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann Admits To Giving A False Answer To AFP During Brittany Higgins Case Interview

“Those answers to the Australian Federal Police were false?”

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Lies, whisky and an after-hours visit: Bruce Lehrmann admits he didn’t tell police truth during defamation trial cross examination

Former Liberal staffer also tells defamation trial that he didn’t tell Brittany Higgins he was leaving office because he ‘wasn’t even sure she was still there’

The Guardian - AU

Scotland midfielder Fiona Brown looking to defy the odds despite run of form

Despite Scotland's form, midfielder Fiona Brown is keen to defy the odds in the Nations League.

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‘Egregious abuse’: Gallagher turns the tables over Higgins affair

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has described media reports of Brittany Higgins’ leaked text messages are the “most egregious abuse of privacy I’ve ever

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The Conversation

Katy Gallagher says she didn't alert Albanese or Wong to the pending Brittany Higgins' interview

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has categorically denied misleading the Senate over her prior knowledge of the Brittany Higgins interview, but refused to be drawn on what discussion she might have had with Higgins or her partner David Sharaz at the time.

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Morrison denies intending to mislead Parliament over Higgins

Former PM Scott Morrison has denied he intended to mislead Parliament over his government's handling of the Brittany Higgins case.

The Guardian - AU

Katy Gallagher denies misleading parliament as she blasts ‘giddy’ reaction to Brittany Higgins texts

Finance minister tells Senate she has ‘always acted ethically and with basic human decency on all matters to do with Ms Higgins’

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MPs defend conduct over Higgins’ rape allegations

Members of both sides of parliament have sought to defend their handling of Brittany Higgins' rape allegations while accusing each other of playing politics.

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The New Daily

A question of trust? Brittany Higgins leaks bathe Canberra in a new light

The asking of the old question will hang over Parliament as old details in the Brittany Higgins case take on new political importance.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Brittany Higgins story continues its damaging trail, with no end in sight

The Brittany Higgins saga has damaged almost everyone it has touched, or who’s touched it.

The Guardian - AU

Michaelia Cash accuses Labor of ‘weaponising’ Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation

Shadow attorney general says Katy Gallagher has questions to answer about her knowledge of the claim before it became public

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann tells his side of the story in a TV interview – so why did he decline to in court?

Had he been cross-examined at the trial, the questions would likely have been more rigorous than those asked on Seven’s Spotlight program

The New Daily

Linda Reynolds breaks two-year silence on Brittany Higgins scandal

Former Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has broken her two-year silence, saying she has "a very different story" to tell about the Brittany Higgins rape

The Guardian - AU

‘Right to be scared’: Brittany Higgins and the harsh realities about justice and power

Former Liberal staffer’s experience after alleging she was raped is an insight into how powerful institutions react when confronted with such allegations

The National (Scotland)

Scotland topple Venezuela in final women’s international of 2022

SCOTLAND ran out 2-1 victors over Venezuela in their final women's international of the year.

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