Lehrmann proceedings day 20 – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2023
WA bushfires destroy at least one home – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2023
Lehrmann a 'fundamentally dishonest' man, Ten says Broadcaster Ten has accused Bruce Lehrmann of making bizarre and absurd lies around his alleged rape of Brittany Higgins, which the network says did occur. AAP · Dec 20, 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
Lehrmann proceedings day 19 – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 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
Higgins 'quite casual' on rape claim, boss says Linda Reynolds' former chief of staff said she couldn't rule it out or in, when asked if she suspected two staffers had sex days before in the senator's office. AAP · Dec 17, 2023
Lisa Wilkinson tells court she was ‘largely out of the picture’ in lead up to Brittany Higgins broadcast Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial also hears Wilkinson wasn’t aware of details of producer’s call with prime minister’s office The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 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
Lisa Wilkinson motivated to tell Brittany Higgins story to be ‘champion for women who are being suppressed’, court documents show Transcript of a five-hour conversation Higgins and David Sharaz had with Wilkinson and The Project producer Angus Llewellyn in 2021 released during defamation trial The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023
Lehrmann proceedings day 17 – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2023
Wilkinson thought senator was 'lying through her teeth' Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has faced a second day of grilling at a defamation trial over a broadcast that aired allegations of a rape in Parliament House. AAP · Dec 14, 2023
Lisa Wilkinson rejects idea she put ‘pride and ego’ before Bruce Lehrmann’s right to a fair trial Broadcaster also hits back during defamation trial at suggestion she was ‘captured’ by Brittany Higgins and had no desire to ‘check or scrutinise anything she said’ The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2023 Afternoon Update: Lisa Wilkinson takes stand in Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial; Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions quashed; and how to age well ‘I feel we investigated the story extremely well,’ Lisa Wilkinson says in court of her reporting of Brittany Higgins’ claims
The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2023 Lehrmann proceedings day 16 – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Dec 13, 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.
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 - AU · Dec 13, 2023 Afternoon Update: Biden calls on Netanyahu to ‘change government’; cyclone Jasper knocks out power for 15k homes; and Kyrgios ‘tired’ of tennis Australia votes with 152 other nations at UN to call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza in rare split from US position
The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2023 Lehrmann proceedings day 15 – as it happened This blog is now closed.
AAP · Dec 12, 2023 'No proof' Higgins would lose job for rape complaint A Ten producer has admitted there was no proof Brittany Higgins would lose her parliamentary job if she told police of her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2023 Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer accuses The Project of not checking ‘credibility’ of Brittany Higgins claims Defamation trial also played two secret recordings, including one in which Michaelia Cash tells Higgins ‘we didn’t know anything’
The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2023 Lehrmann proceedings day 14 – as it happened This blog is now closed.
AAP · Dec 11, 2023 Covert calls and credibility queries amid rape report A Network Ten producer says Brittany Higgins' allegations of parliamentary interference weakened "very strong" claims she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2023 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