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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

Lehrmann proceedings day 14 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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.

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Brittany Higgins’ parents tell court ‘vivacious’ daughter became ‘withdrawn’ after alleged rape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

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: turbulence in Queensland Labor; Higgins’ mother gives evidence; and man charged over Daylesford pub crash

Queensland deputy premier, Steven Miles and health minister, Shannon Fentiman, are vying for the top job

The Guardian - AU

Lehrmann proceedings day 13 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

'I could not have consented': Higgins to colleague

A court heard Brittany Higgins was a 'broken soul' after being allegedly raped by Bruce Lehrmann and insisted she cannot have consented to have sex with him.

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An alleged rape in Parliament House is in court again – and Australia can’t look away

An allegation of rape, fiercely denied, in a ministerial office is being interrogated by weeks of testimony and cross-examination in a defamation trial brought by the accused

The Guardian - UK

Brittany Higgins in ‘tug of war’ over ‘desperately’ wanting to report alleged rape and wanting to keep job, court told

Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial also hears Higgins was ‘hysterical’ when she heard possibility of media inquiry about alleged assault being raised at Senate estimates

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: heatwave warnings across Australia; Coles caught raising prices on ‘locked items’; and Nick Kyrgios joins OnlyFans

Almost 20 schools closed in western parts of New South Wales as SA fire service warns of ‘unprecedented fire conditions’

The Guardian - AU

Michaelia Cash claims PM denied her right to defend herself before government paid $2.45m to Brittany Higgins

Liberal senator claims she was not allowed to participate in process that led to personal injury settlement between federal government and Higgins

The Guardian - AU

Lehrmann proceedings day 12 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Higgins in 'tug of war' between job and rape complaint

Brittany Higgins felt she could not keep her parliamentary job and go to police with an allegation she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann, her counsellor has said.

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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

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Liberal senator sues ex-ACT prosecutor Shane Drumgold

Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has launched defamation action against the ACT government and former chief prosecutor Shane Drumgold over a letter.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Bruce Lehrmann had ‘bad vibes’, court hears; Israel and Hamas fight house-to-house; and a fruit-and-veg guide for December

An aide to Senator Linda Reynolds tells the federal court Bruce Lehrmann was not the ‘sort of person I would have socialised with’

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Final question time of the year – as it happened

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Morning Mail: Lehrmann’s $450,000 payout, Hamas leader’s house ‘surrounded’, Taylor Swift speaks out

Court documents reveal News Corp and ABC paid damages to former Liberal staffer; Israel says it is closing in on Hamas leadership

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Newcastle Herald

Maintenance should be council's main focus

Council's priority should be maintaining city facilities.

The Guardian - AU

Colleague raised Bruce Lehrmann’s treatment of Brittany Higgins weeks before alleged rape, court hears

Former Liberal staffer Nicky Hamer tells Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial she resigned from Linda Reynolds’ office over alleged behaviour

The Guardian - AU

News Corp agreed to pay Bruce Lehrmann $295,000 to settle defamation claim, court documents reveal

Payment revealed after ABC agreed to pay him $150,000 and remove Facebook video of Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame speech at National Press Club

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: former Liberal staffer gives evidence in Lehrmann defamation case; US to place visa bans on some Israeli settlers; and first summer heatwave

Scientists warn many of the gravest threats to humanity are drawing closer as carbon pollution heats the planet

The Guardian - AU

Seven paying Bruce Lehrmann’s rent exposes the ethical slippery slope of Chequebook Land

Exclusive rights to tabloid TV interviews are hammered out behind closed doors, leaving the public in the dark

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Higgins, Lehrmann 'quite touchy' before alleged rape

Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins were touching each other and kissing passionately before her alleged rape on a senator's couch, a court has been told.

The Guardian - AU

Lehrmann proceedings day 10 – as it happened

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