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Higgins’ lawyers reveal she won’t give evidence in Linda Reynolds defamation case
In a bombshell dropped on Monday afternoon, Higgins’ lawyer Rachael Young, SC, told the court the 29-year-old would no longer be called to take the witness stand.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Secret medical reports fuel doubts for key witness appearance in Reynolds, Higgins row
There are fresh doubts over whether the then-chief of staff of the office that was the scene of the alleged rape will be fit to take the stand in Reynolds’ defamation row.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Reynolds’ former staffer recounts ‘heated’ call over alerting police
Ex-political staffer remembers call over whether to alert police to the security breach during which Brittany Higgins later alleged she was raped.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘Not certain she would survive’: Reynolds’ parents detail daily toll of Higgins saga
Linda Reynolds’ elderly parents have recalled fearing their daughter would not survive her public breakdown, while revealing they have spent every day since Brittany Higgins’ tell-all interview poring over media coverage.
- by Jesinta Burton
The Project meeting that had Brittany Higgins in tears and put Linda Reynolds in the spotlight
Recordings reveal how Brittany Higgins confided in TV journalist Lisa Wilkinson about her former boss, Linda Reynolds.
- by Michaela Whitbourn and The Visual Stories Team
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‘Utterly false’: Scott Morrison rubbishes Brittany Higgins cover-up claims in explosive testimony
The former prime minister has vigorously defended Linda Reynolds’ handling of Higgins’ rape allegation, and revealed his fears the cover-up accusation would bring fatal consequences.
- by Jesinta Burton
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‘A prisoner in my own house’: Linda Reynolds’ partner reveals impact of ‘media frenzy’
Linda Reynolds’ long-time partner has laid bare the moment she first suspected she was the victim of a “calculated attack” conceived by her former staffer Brittany Higgins and defended his right to attend Lehrmann’s criminal trial.
- by Jesinta Burton
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What I wish Linda Reynolds would say, instead of suing Brittany Higgins
It seems that sometimes the most important question is so often forgotten: what is the most decent thing to do?
- by Julia Baird
‘I carry the guilt’: Reynolds breaks down over airing Kitching warning of political firestorm
Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds also doubled down on claims the political firestorm surrounding former staffer Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape led to the death of Labor’s Kimberley Kitching.
- by Jesinta Burton
Alienation of middle class from litigation a justice system ‘failure’
One of the country’s most prominent judges has labelled the affordability of litigation as a justice system “failure”, revealing he is troubled by a lack of trust in the courts.
- by Riley Walter
National Anti-Corruption Commission raided home of Bruce Lehrmann
Search warrants seen by this masthead show officers were authorised under the Crimes Act to search for “documents concerning any submarine deal”.
- by Olivia Ireland