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Reynolds' law change calls have 'victim blaming component': Attorney-General

Shane Rattenbury does not want ACT to 'constrain' victims.

The Canberra Times

Higgins calls out former boss for 'silencing victims'

Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins has accused ex-minister Linda Reynolds of seeking to silence victims of sexual assault.

AAP

Liberal senator makes legal threat to Brittany Higgins

Brittany Higgins says she is considering her legal options after a defamation threat from Senator Linda Reynolds, who is already suing Ms Higgins' partner.

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Afternoon Update: no campaign ad condemned as ‘racist trope’; minister calls Donald Trump Jr ‘a big baby’; and Meta launches Threads

NSW Liberal Matt Kean and federal independents Monique Ryan and Zali Steggall among those who have criticised the newspaper ad

The Guardian - AU

Linda Reynolds says she has ‘had enough’ as she threatens Brittany Higgins with defamation case

Higgins had called on the senator to ‘stop’ after Reynolds confirmed she intended to refer commonwealth’s settlement with Higgins to anti-corruption watchdog

The Guardian - AU

Brittany Higgins accuses Linda Reynolds of targeting her and says it is ‘time to stop’

Higgins has highlighted media coverage of comments by her former boss, saying ‘this has been going on for years now’

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition’s women problem is writ large in a here-we-go-again moment that returns parliament to its darkest days

Talking up the grossness of politics is a losing strategy, and one that has already backfired for the opposition

The Guardian - AU

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Australia’s politicians agree on one thing – it was a shocking week in parliament

Having spent two years trying to do better on sexual violence allegations, the damage will reverberate for some time

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Liberals come a cropper when they try to dig afresh into the Brittany Higgins story

Two women ended up in tears in the Senate this week, as the Higgins imbroglio exploded yet again and in the process claimed a scalp.

The Conversation

Liberal senator urges inquiry into Higgins text leak

A Liberal senator says there needs to be an investigation into how private material from Brittany Higgins' rape investigation was made public.

The New Daily

Coalition, Labor back police inquiry into Higgins leak

As the debate over the Brittany Higgins rape allegations turns "ugly", Liberal and Labor senators have backed a police inquiry into leaked material.

AAP

Former PM has ‘no recollection’ of senator’s claim – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

‘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

The New Daily

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.

The Conversation

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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’

The New Daily

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.

The New Daily

PM blasts claim Gallagher misled parliament as ‘absurd’

Senior Labor members have lined up to defend Finance Minister Katy Gallagher in the wake of allegations she misled parliament.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Liberals embark on political kamikaze mission over Higgins allegations

Reynolds was forced to apologise and pay compensation to Higgins for calling her “a lying cow”.

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The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s wounded feelings over Brittany Higgins will sink debate to new lows

The opposition is out for vengeance over what it sees as ‘collusion’ and ‘weaponisation’ but Labor will no doubt push back

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

Quietest auction week since Easter – as it happened

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The New Daily

Gallagher vehemently denies ‘weaponising’ advance details of Brittany Higgins’ rape complaint

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has denied both misleading parliament over the Brittany Higgins case and politically 'weaponising' the issue

The Guardian - AU

Katy Gallagher denies misleading parliament over knowledge of Brittany Higgins rape allegation

Finance minister says she was in contact with David Sharaz but did not know the full allegations or decide ‘to weaponise’ them

The Guardian - AU

On Higgins and grants, Labor must earn a reputation for transparency – not just declare it

The ghosts of parliaments past haunt this new era of politics. True renewal can’t take place until they’re gone

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