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David Sharaz bankrupted by Linda Reynolds in federal court days after his wife Brittany Higgins

Former journalist’s estate be sequestrated after he was ordered in September to pay Reynolds $92,000 for social media posts found to be defamatory

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Higgins abandons appeals over costly defamation loss

Brittany Higgins has dropped her appeals against elements of a court finding that she defamed former senator Linda Reynolds in a series of social media posts.

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Linda Reynolds pursues bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins after defamation win

Former Liberal senator launches claim in effort to obtain more than $1m in damages and legal costs

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Brittany Higgins’ husband David Sharaz to pay $92,000 for tweet that defamed Linda Reynolds, court orders

Sharaz also liable for former defence minister’s legal costs on an indemnity basis, which is expected to exceed $500,000

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Higgins lodges appeal over costly defamation loss

Brittany Higgins is challenging the costs order and damages awarded to her former boss after she lost a defamation battle against the ex-senator.

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Ley, Waters and Pocock condemn government’s emissions call – as it happened

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‘Inconsequential’ texts, leaked letters and expensive clothes: five takeaways from the Higgins v Reynolds defamation ruling

WA supreme court judge releases 360-page ruling finding Higgins defamed her former boss Reynolds in social media posts

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A court has found Brittany Higgins defamed Linda Reynolds. Here’s why

Six years on from the Parliament House sexual assault allegations that spurred a public reckoning, the legal fallout continues. This time, a court has found former Western Australian Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds was defamed on social media by former staffer Brittany Higgins.

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Afternoon Update: Reynolds wins Higgins defamation case; one dead in school bus crash; and the first AFL player to come out as bisexual

Higgins has been ordered to pay Reynolds $315,000 in damages with an additional $26,109.25 in interest

The Guardian - AU

Brittany Higgins ordered to pay almost $350,000 in defamation damages to Linda Reynolds

Former defence minister’s reputation was damaged by social media posts by her former staffer, judge rules

The Guardian - AU

'Cast of thousands' headlined Reynolds defamation trial

Prime ministers, TV hosts, journalists, MPs and staffers were among the who's who of mentions and witnesses in the Linda Reynolds defamation trial.

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Linda Reynolds’ Lawyer Says Brittany Higgins Used Her Trauma As ‘Catch-All Excuse’ For ‘Lies’

Lawyers for Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds have made their closing submission in her defamation case against Brittany Higgins today, where they attacked the former staffer’s “litany of lies” and how she used her trauma as a “catch-all excuse”. The high-profile defamation case between the senator and her former staffer is…

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Phone messages contradict Higgins' claims, court told

A defamation trial pitting a senator against Brittany Higgins has received evidence about the ex-staffer's movements before and after her alleged rape.

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Sharaz position in Reynolds defamation fight unclear

Brittany Higgins's fiance David Sharaz says he can't afford a defamation trial against Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds but he may fight her over damages.

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WA government illegally held three teenage detainees in prolonged lockdowns, court rules

Lockdowns for total of 167 days for three juveniles were effectively ‘solitary confinement’, WA supreme court finds

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Centre damaged in NYE youth detention riot

A disturbance at Perth's troubled Banksia Hill youth detention centre continued into the early hours of the new year.

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Disturbance at WA youth detention centre

Detainees at the troubled Banksia Hill youth detention centre in Western Australia have lit a fire and climbed onto roof tops on New Year's Eve.

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WA Aboriginal Legal Service's Banksia Hill case sees government admit unlawfully detaining children

WA's Supreme Court hears of the 'damaging' impact long periods of confinement are having on children, as the government blames staffing, infrastructure and detainee behaviour.

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Review sought over WA youth jail lockdowns

The Supreme Court in Western Australia is due to hear an application on Friday related to continued lockdowns at a troubled youth detention centre.

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Inmates 'hogtied' at troubled youth jail

An ABC's Four Corners program will expose the harsh treatment of inmates at a youth detention centre in Perth.

AAP

WA youth prison could face more lockdowns

Lawyers will seek a Federal Court injunction on the transfer of children to a standalone unit at a maximum-security adult prison in Western Australia.

ABC News

WA government breaks laws with 'solitary confinement' of youth detainee, court rules

The Supreme Court finds the WA government broke its own laws by locking a boy in his cell for up to 24 hours a day.

AAP

WA juvenile centre lockdowns 'unlawful'

The West Australian Supreme Court has ruled that lockdowns in a youth detention centre, largely because of staff shortages are unlawful.

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